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The Traveling School's Semester in the Western US
The Traveling School's Semester in the Western US
The Traveling School
The Traveling School
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Location
  • United States of America
Length
4 - 26 weeks
Program Categories
Adventure Travel Cultural Immersion Language Immersion Service Learning
Health & Safety
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Program Details

Program Type
Faculty Led
Timeframe
Academic Year Fall Spring
Housing
Dormitory Host Family Hotel Lodge Tent
Language
English
Age Min.
15
Age Max
18

Pricing

$33,350
Price Details
We offer need-based scholarships for each of our programs. The impact of attending an immersive, high-value Traveling School program extends beyond the semester and builds future changemakers. We believe any motivated young woman – regardless of her family’s financial standing – should have the opportunity to amplify her voice and develop her confidence.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Meals Transportation
What's Included (Extra)

All textbooks, novels, group cooking gear, tents, lodging, transportation during semester, 3 meals/day + snacks, outfitter costs (raft guides, rock climbing leaders, etc.), transcripts + academic/mentor comments

What's Not Included
Airfare Domestic Airfare Airport Transfers Visa
What's Not Included (Extra)

Airfare to/from Montana and Arizona at the start/end of the program.

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About Program

Unleash your inner explorer and discover the western United States alongside an intimate cohort of passionate students and teachers. Our interdisciplinary curriculum will ask you to confront the intersection of historical and contemporary issues through a variety of lenses. Navigate booming rapids while contemplating the social and economic effects of hydroelectric energy. Stargaze in the desert while discussing the injustices of dispossessed Indigenous homelands. Backpack through the Rocky Mountains while considering the geological, political and cultural forces that shape them.

This 15-week semester will develop your critical inquiry skills, broaden your understanding of power, privilege and identity in the US, help you pursue outdoor challenges and strengthen your community-based leadership principles. You will finish the semester feeling inspired to form your own opinions, deeply connected to your tight-knit cohort and empowered to confront the beauty and complexity of the US.

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Program Highlights

  • Scale red rock slabs, raft through deep river canyons, or trek on 2.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock
  • Develop new leadership skills to enact positive, ethically-minded change in local and global communities
  • Explore Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Arizona, unplugged from technology
  • Fall semester runs August 26 to December 8; Spring semester runs February 5 to May 20
  • Earn a full semester of high school credit through this 105-day-long semester with 3 Honors-level courses

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Traveling School students explore Utah canyons

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About The Traveling School

The Traveling School offers teenage girls ages 15-18 the opportunity to explore the world and learn about themselves through academic, physical, and cultural challenges. Sixteen motivated young women and four inspiring teachers travel to a unique region of the globe for 15 weeks. Students earn full credit, immerse in new cultures, develop outdoor...

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