HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEER ABROAD
If you're a teen looking for an off-the-charts, world-rocking high school volunteer abroad experience, you came to the right place.
CCS teen summer service trips are for high school students ages 15-17. The High School Volunteer Abroad program offers you an awesome opportunity to volunteer side-by-side with local people and new friends on a teens-only group volunteering project in our dedicated Costa Rica, India, Peru, Ghana, and Guatemala Teen Home-Bases. You'll participate in tons of cultural activities and supervised excursions during the week and on weekends, so if you're looking to pick up some Latin American dance moves or have been daydreaming about splashing around in an African waterfall, we got you covered.
Join the adventure of a lifetime for a chance to effect some real social change and expand your perspective in ways you never dreamed possible. Build your confidence. Find your sense of adventure. Develop leadership skills. Strengthen your college resume. And your parents thought you were going to spend your summer in front of the TV? Come on, mom and dad! We've got bigger plans for the planet! See what sets our high school volunteer abroad programs apart from the rest.
Safety and Supervision
Your safety is our number one priority. With a comprehensive safety and security strategy that is constantly being reviewed and improved upon by our expertly trained team, we leave nothing to chance. We’ve got guidelines, policies, and procedures for handling anything that may come up while you’re on the high school volunteer abroad experience of a lifetime.
Here are some the of unique CCS safety and supervision features that you’ll benefit from during your time in-country:
- CCS teens on high school volunteer abroad programs enjoy the added level of supervision and structure that comes with 24/7 supervision by professional in-country staff.
- Home-Base is designed for your safety. We’ve got hundreds of different safety and security standards – and we check each one on a regular basis to ensure that it’s up to our high standard. From regularly inspecting the tire pressure on our vans and making sure that each home is equipped with working fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and smoke detectors, to providing all high school volunteers with personal lockers for valuables, we’ve taken every possible measure to ensure your safety and comfort.
- We provide delicious, healthy cuisine, bottled water, and plenty of snacks in between. The CCS cooks are trained in food safety so that you can happily enjoy all of the delicious local cuisine.
- All of our teen volunteers are provided with travel medical and evacuation insurance.
- We have a thorough list of in-country policies and protocols that all of our teens must agree to. This ensures that every volunteer is safe, happy, and having the best high school volunteer abroad experience possible.
- There are always at least two fluent English speaking CCS staff members -- one male and one female -- on duty with our teens. This means that no matter what, there is always somebody available to answer questions and support you in your new home away from home.
Volunteer in
Orosi, Costa Rica
Live la pura vida when you enroll on a summer volunteer abroad program to help improve education for local children or assist with the care of children in Orosi, Costa Rica. Whether you spend your days pouring over craft projects with children with disabilities, planting a lush, sustainable garden at an elder care center, or letting your inner artist shine as you paint murals at a local orphanage, you’ll be able to effect real social change while being completely immersed in a new culture and welcoming community.
If you’re looking to visit local markets, scale mountains, and shake hands with howler monkeys, you can do it in Costa Rica. Your exclusive Teen Home-Base is located in one of the most beautiful valleys in the country, Orosi is absolutely brimming with picturesque landscapes, lakes, rivers, mountains, and volcanoes. And this safe and beautiful location is a perfect starting point to experience it all! Whether you’re learning how to cook Costa Rican gallo pinto, summiting the Irazú Volcano, or practicing español at your weekly lesson, your local CCS staff will be there to lead the way, translate, and answer all your questions.
Volunteer in
Hohoe, Ghana
Explore all that Ghana has to offer when you choose a high school volunteer abroad trip to help improve education for local children or assist with the care of infants and children in Hohoe, Ghana. Whether you spend your days pouring over craft projects with children, planting local sustainable garden, or organizing a game of soccer for the local kids, you’ll be able to effect real social change while being completely immersed in a new culture and welcoming community.
During your stay at the exclusive Teen Home-Base in Hohoe, you’ll find a unique richness everywhere you look. From the country's cultural history to its varied expanses of wilderness and coastline, volunteering among this welcoming community will open your eyes and heart to new cultures and real connections. Known for its exceptionally warm national character, options for exploration and cultural exchange in Ghana are absolutely endless, and you’ll have a chance to do it all! Whether you’re learning how to cook fufu, hiking the Wli waterfall, or exploring the stalls at a local market, your CCS staff will be there to lead the way, translate, and answer all your questions.
Volunteer in
Tecpán, Guatemala
Once you participate in a summer volunteer abroad program to help improve education for local children in a Mayan community, you'll quickly understand why so many people have a special place in their heart for Guatemala. Whether you spend your days letting your inner artist shine as you paint a mural on a school, leading English lessons, or organizing a game of soccer for local kids, you’ll be able to effect real social change while being completely immersed in a new culture and welcoming community.
In Guatemala, you’re exclusive Teen Home-Base is located in a vast and lush volcanic valley surrounded by all of the natural beauty that Guatemala has to offer. With opportunities to visit local artisans, zipline through a natural reserve, and hike around a coffee plantation, you can spend plenty of time in this Central American country and never run out of new adventures. Whether you’re learning how to prepare homemade corn tortillas, exploring ancient Mayan ruins, practicing español at your weekly lesson, or learning about local history and culture, your local CCS staff will be there to lead the way, translate, and answer all your questions.
Volunteer in
Lima, Peru
Volunteer in Peru to help improve education for local children or assist with the care of infants and children to experience firsthand, all that this cultural melting pot has to offer. Whether you spend your days pouring over craft projects with children with disabilities, planting a sustainable garden, or letting your inner artist shine as you paint murals at a local school, you’ll be able to effect real social change while being completely immersed in a new culture and welcoming community.
Your exclusive Teen Home-Base in Peru is located in a safe, quiet, and lovely residential neighborhood in Lima offering you and your group a great place to begin all of your high school volunteer abroad adventures. As you explore its ancient ruins, you'll understand, Peru is quite literally, the stuff of legend. Whether you’re learning how to prepare Peruvian empanadas, practicing español during your weekly lesson, learning traditional Peruvian dance, or climbing through catacombs, your local CCS staff will be there to lead the way, translate, and answer all your questions.
Volunteer in
Himalayas, India
Spend your high school volunteer abroad program in the mists of the majestic Himalayas when you volunteer to help improve education for local children or assist with the care of infants and children in India. Whether you spend your days planning fun craft projects with local schoolchildren or organizing a game of soccer with the neighborhood kids, you’ll be able to effect real social change while being completely immersed in a new culture and welcoming community.
Your exclusive Teen Home-Base in Dharamsala is situated in the misty Himalayan community that also serves as a home to a vibrant and welcoming Indian community, as well as several thousand Tibetan refugees and monks in exile (including the Dalai Lama). Your new neighborhood in the Himalayas offers plenty of opportunities for exploration and real cultural exchange. Whether you’re learning how to prepare homemade naan, embarking on an epic hike through the mountains, or visiting Tibetan and Hindu temples, your local CCS staff will be there to lead the way, translate, and answer all your questions.
Dates & Fees
Choose the year you would like to start, then choose how long you'd like to volunteer with us. We'll show you what's available. Pro-tip 1: One week programs are rare, so if you expand your duration, you'll find even more options. Pro-tip 2: Volunteers love their CCS experiences, but we hear one thing over and over: "I wish I stayed longer!" Try a longer duration of stay, and reduce the cost per week of your experience.
What's Included
What’s Not Included
- Visas, Passports, Flights
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