Boomers Abroad

Highlights

* Community Service

- Boys & Girls Clubs: Run programming and arts and crafts for the kids, bringing smiles to their faces
- Boston Rescue Mission: Help prepare and serve food and sort donations to help Boston's homeless and disadvantaged
- Seabury Resources for Aging: Assist the elderly with daily chores including house cleaning, painting and yard work

* Recreation Activities

- Bike the Freedom Trail
- Canoeing on the Charles River
- Zorbing
- Jet Boating
- Explore Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, Boston Common and Harvard Square
- Trendy Georgetown
- Blue Man Group & Major League Baseball Game
- Washington Monument & Lincoln Memorial
- Smithsonian Museum
- Ocean City Boardwalk
- Boston Duck Tour
- Six Flags America & Hurricane Harbor

* Campus Life

- Enjoy living on the amazing campuses of Boston University and American University. You will have access to fitness centers, soccer fields, swimming pools, student union buildings and campus bookstores (to buy great hoodies). You'll get a true taste for what it is like to be a student living on campus.

* Boston Service Partners and Projects

The goal of the Boys & Girls Clubs is to provide a positive and enriching space to encourage youth as they grow. We join Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston for 3 days to play an active role in all areas of the club it is remarkable how quickly our participants become role models to the children, helping the club achieve its goals of providing a safe environment for programs in character development, health and life skills, arts, sports and recreation.

With a proud history of helping for 109 years, the Boston Rescue Mission assists homeless and disadvantaged women, men and families towards self-sufficiency by providing basic life necessities such as food and shelter as well as social service programs. For 2 days, our group will help prepare and serve food, sort donations in the warehouse, and assist with daily operations.

* Boston Adventure and Touring Highlights

Stay at Boston University and take advantage of its athletic facilities. Explore Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, Boston Common, and Harvard Square. Cycle the Freedom Trail to visit landmarks of the American Revolution. Travel back to the future while zorbing, the latest adventure craze rolling in a giant rubber ball. Enjoy the famous Blue Man Group!

* Ocean City Adventure and Touring Highlights

Enjoy two days at Ocean City where we explore the boardwalk, take a jet boat adventure, and chill at the beach before heading to the nation's capital for our meaningful service opportunities.

* Washington, DC Service Partners and Projects

Seabury Resources for Aging has been providing personalized services and affordable housing options for seniors in greater Washington, DC since 1924. The organization relies on over 2,000 volunteers to achieve its mission of helping seniors age with independence and dignity. We assist members of this community for a day through yard work, house cleaning, and painting and learn greatly from our intergenerational exchanges.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington provides us an additional opportunity to help children while deepening our understanding of the challenges facing youth without safe homes or role models. Your 3 days here and relations

* Washington, DC Adventure and Touring Highlights

Get a preview of college life on campus at American University. Visit trendy Georgetown and check out its unique shops. Admire the Capital from atop the Washington Monument and explore the Smithsonian. Take a trip to Baltimore Harbor and catch a game at Camden Yards if the Orioles are in town. Be thrilled at Six Flags America while riding the Apocalypse, their newest roller coaster that travels at 55 miles-per-hour and then cool off at Hurricane Harbor in one of the world's largest wave pools.

Travel Types

• Canoeing
• Cycling (Road/Touring)
• Heritage Tourism
• Student Tours
• Volunteering

Qualifications

Participants on our community service programs should be prepared to work as a team. You are committing yourself not only to hard work on service days (from 6-8 hours) but also to your fellow volunteers and those we will be assisting. In sharing this rewarding experience, you are guaranteed to form lasting friendships and will no doubt take away much more than you give. You will receive a certificate of completion recognizing 30-80 hours (depending on the program) of service and listing projects accomplished.

Type of Programs

• Community Service / Volunteerism
• Cultural Exploration
• High School Study Abroad
• Student Tours

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

10 days- 2,599 12 days - 3,099 21 days - 4,699

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

* Accommodations: Stay in lodges, hotels and one night under the stars during our ATV adventure.
* Certificate of 60 hours of service & a list of projects accomplished is issued after the trip.
* Everybody participates together in each project.

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types

• arts
• childcare/children
• elderly
• food
• homelessness
• painting

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Other

Participants Travel to United States

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other

360 Student Travel's Mission Statement

360 Student Travel will allow you the opportunity to step in a new direction. Travel, volunteer, or improve your foreign language skills we are here to help you take that new step by helping you keep your other foot planted. Regardless of travel style, all programs are created with the understanding that no matter what you want to accomplish during the summer, it is still summer, and the challenges and experiences should be enjoyable as well as rewarding. On our Community Service Program you'll be making the world a better place and discovering the world at the same time - ziplining in Costa Rica, exploring a glacier in Alaska, or marveling at the "Big 5" in Africa. If you're open-minded and interested in achieving goals, volunteering, and helping others, then this will be a meaningful and adventurous summer for you. If you're thinking of studying Spanish or French and want the excitment of travel join us in either Spain, Costa Rica or France. On most of these language programs, we study at multiple locations within a country so you experience its full diversity. On our Pre-College Enrichment program get a sneak peek at college life while being immersed in the culture and excitement of Barcelona. We have teamed up with the renowned International House School, centrally located just steps from Plaza Cataluna, to bring you exciting courses from Creative Writing and International Business to Spanish Language, and SAT prep with Princeton Review. Join us on our Global Adventures if adventures are for you. We offer the most unique variety of activities imaginable that encourage individual growth and character.

Year Founded

1982