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A Student’s Perspective on Applying to Sustainable Summer

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Hi, I’m Watts! I participated in Sustainable Summer in 2019, at Dartmouth. I lived in Colorado and graduated high school in Spring 2020. I currently attend Yale where I study Mechanical Engineering. I am especially interested in architectural engineering, combustion analysis, and energy systems. My participation in Sustainable Summer helped encourage me in this direction,… Read More

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What are the best summer abroad programs for high school students (Reviews/Ratings)?

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How to Choose a Summer Abroad Program There are a lot of summer abroad programs for high school students. Teens have never had as many options for a summer abroad experience. From one-week service-oriented programs to months-long cultural immersion experiences, there are literally thousands of different possibilities. Just for teens. In the summer. Abroad. So,… Read More

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Who Are Sustainable Summer Students?
Who Are Sustainable Summer Students?

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Anyone who has been to college will tell you their fellow students were every bit as, if not more, important as their professors, classes, and other aspects of the college experience. In other words, the students make the school, not the other way around. We’ve long maintained one of the things that makes Sustainable Summer… Read More

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Summer 2014 Programs Ready to Launch
Summer 2014 Programs Ready to Launch

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Our first summer program kicks off in just 9 days. We have our outstanding trip leaders arriving for staff training shortly. Students have been completing their pre-program coursework and working through their packing lists. Our partners in Latin America are excited to receive our groups. In short, all systems go for launch. We’ll be checking… Read More

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Who Are Sustainable Summer Students?
Who Are Sustainable Summer Students?

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Anyone who has been to college will tell you their fellow students were every bit as, if not more, important as their professors, classes, and other aspects of the college experience. In other words, the students make the school, not the other way around. We’ve long maintained one of the three things that makes Sustainable… Read More

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What are the best summer abroad programs for high school students (Reviews/Ratings)?
What are the best summer abroad programs for high school students (Reviews/Ratings)?

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How to Choose a Summer Abroad Program There are a lot of summer abroad programs for high school students. Teens have never had as many options for a summer abroad experience. So, how do you choose from all of the different summer abroad programs out there? We’ve worked in this field for a long time… Read More

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High School Film Intern Wanted
High School Film Intern Wanted

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Summer Film Internship in Ecuador for One Lucky High School Student Sustainable Summer (www.sustainablesummer.org) is accepting applications for a film intern to direct and shoot a series of short videos about our summer program in Ecuador for high school students. Sustainable Summer is an environmental study abroad program that teaches high school students about sustainability…. Read More

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What is the best Galapagos summer program?
What is the best Galapagos summer program?

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With more than 15 different organizations offering Galapagos summer programs for high school students, you might be asking yourself which one is the best. Of course, “best” is a subjective term and there are a variety of different criteria you may want to consider if you, like many high school students, want to see the… Read More

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Rafting, La Ruta de las Cascadas, and Micro-Hydro
Rafting, La Ruta de las Cascadas, and Micro-Hydro

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Here’s a quick post summing up our final 4 days in Ecuador. We closed out a fantastic 15 days in Ecuador’s Oriente with a highwater rafting trip on the mighty Rio Jatunyacu, a visit to the Runa Foundation, a couple of fun-filled days in Banos, and a site visit to a proposed micro-hydro project in Salasacas…. Read More

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Ready to Launch Ecuador Summer Programs
Ready to Launch Ecuador Summer Programs

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Sustainable Summer’s 2013 Ecuador summer programs are ready to launch! In just over two weeks our first group of high school students will travel to Ecuador for three weeks to study environmental sustainability, experience life in a developing country, and work together to acquire enhanced understanding of sustainability issues, global perspective, and critical thinking and… Read More

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