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Experience
Academic Treks is the academic adventure and community
service division of Broadreach Summer Adventures. Together
over the past 15 years, we have taken over 6500 teenagers
on hundreds of trips to every corner of the world.
Our experience gives us a keen understanding of the
challenges and complexities of successful planning,
scouting and operating programs abroad. We have the
critical know-how and skills to make our educational
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Course Design
We believe strongly in the value
of experiential education, community service and the
benefits that come from hands-on learning within a field
of study. Our courses are carefully designed to achieve
our primary objectives: real world educational experience,
cultural awareness, environmental stewardship, personal
growth, fun and exploration of our world. AT programs
provide opportunities for individuals to learn, grow
and gain insights in ways not possible in a traditional
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Our Approach to Learning
Our interdisciplinary approach
to education combines the best of academic, experiential
and service learning while taking students out of the
classroom and into real world environments. To maximize
the experience, we intertwine our studies with practical
applications in the natural environments and cultural
framework of the places we travel. Our goal is to make
education interesting, inspiring, challenging and fun. [Back
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College Credit
Academic Treks benefits from
a special partnership with Lesley University. The course
design, academic focus and high quality of AT’s
programs allow our students to earn up to three academic
college credits through Lesley University.
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Strengthen Your College
Applications
AT students earn academic college credit and community service hours while developing skills and knowledge that will be invaluable both in college and beyond. They also add an extraordinary journey to their life experiences and demonstrate a commitment to learning and community service that sets them apart from other applicants in the competitive college application process. [Back
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Community Service
While making a real contribution
to the communities we visit, service work provides rich
opportunities for learning, personal growth and cultural
understanding. Projects
are carefully chosen to complement the program focus
and range from Habitat for Humanity work to marine research
to working at orphanages. Our students often tell us
that the service work was the most meaningful and rewarding
part of their trip, offering them remarkable perspectives
on other people and places, as well as their role in
the world. [Back
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Knowledgeable Staff
Our instructors are hired for
their expertise in their particular field and their genuine
enthusiasm for teaching, volunteer work and working with
young adults. With two instructors on each trip, plus
the in-country educators and guides, the student to staff
ratio is very low. See Our Staff for more information
on our staff, their qualifications and our intensive
staff training. [Back
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Safety
Although no company can guarantee
safety, we are proud of our excellent safety record.
Our comprehensive risk management plans, thorough scouting
and planning, intensive staff training and years of experience
in running programs abroad allow us to focus on a high
level of safety that many high school and college trips
cannot. [Back
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Small Groups
Each group is limited to 9-12
participants. This group size promotes a highly supportive,
non-competitive atmosphere that allows each person to
be an integral part of the team and adventure. The flexibility
permitted by traveling in a small group allows us to
take advantage of more opportunities and gives us the
ability to accommodate the different goals and dynamics
of each group. [Back
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Program Locations
We've chosen some of the
world’s most spectacular natural environments and
cultures for our adventure classrooms. Trip locations
are chosen for their optimal mix of educational, cultural,
service and adventure opportunities and are off the beaten
path.
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Cultural Exchange
AT programs provide rare opportunities
to truly experience different cultures. By working and
living alongside locals in foreign countries, our participants
receive a level of cultural education that cannot be
gained in any other way. On our language immersion courses,
home-stays are part of the program design. [Back
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Fun, Adventure and Personal
Growth
AT courses are not only designed
to be highly educational, but also exciting and fun.
We balance learning, community service and hands-on experience
with adventure and travel, and our students have a blast
together
exploring
the corners of our world. Living in small groups, traveling
in foreign lands and taking on unique challenges provide
opportunities for introspection and laughter, hard work
and open adventure, personal growth and lifelong friendships.
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