CCS offers the best, safest, and most immersive volunteer abroad experience for high school students. As a teen volunteer abroad, you will engage in meaningful volunteer work, learn about complex social issues, connect with people from different cultures, and journey to places you’ve only read about in a textbook or seen on Instagram. Get ready to volunteer with new friends alongside local people and explore one of these amazing destinations: Costa Rica, India, Peru, Ghana, and Guatemala.
What makes a Cross-Cultural Solutions experience different is the opportunity for you to make a difference. Engage in meaningful volunteer work to make a real, positive impact in the lives of others. Students earn 25 community service
hours per week.
You have the chance to experience another culture in thrilling ways. Zipline through a rainforest, hike the Himalayas, join a Ghanaian dance circle, or speed down a sand dune in a sand buggy. In all that you do, be bold—be daring!
Our future world leaders must have 21st century skills, such as critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity, as well as deep character traits, like personal responsibility and open-mindedness. This experience will help you become a stronger leader in all areas of your life.
High School Volunteer Abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions
Whether you're teaching the English alphabet, leading students in a song, or giving a math lesson, your service will support local youth and educators. Apply your passion to make an impact that will resonate for generations to come!
Nurturing future generations begins with a single lesson, a simple smile, or just a bit of extra attention. When you volunteer with child care centers, daycare centers, community centers, and other organizations, you are working towards strengthening a community's greatest asset: their children.
By trading stories with an elderly friend, serving meals, or lightening the burden of an administrator, your service will connect you to your new community in a very special way. By offering an elderly person attention and love, you’ll build bridges between cultures and across generations.
In many communities, individuals with disabilities face harsh social stigmas and are left with few resources. Work alongside our partner organizations to bring joy to the lives of people with disabilities as they strive to live each day to its fullest.
Our High School Volunteer Abroad programs are purpose-driven: teens who travel abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions aren’t merely joining a tour group and observing another place; they engage in genuine cultural immersion, meaningful volunteer work, and other transformative experiences with the amazing people they meet. Here are four core components of every Cross-Cultural Solutions program.
We understand parents may have a few hesitations about sending their teens abroad, especially if it is their first time traveling abroad. While this might seem a little frightening, it is also incredibly exciting! We’re here to give you the information you need to feel confident about this important decision for your child’s future.
Get more information here »Are you a teacher or guidance counselor wanting to provide a real-world international experience for your students? Want to inspire them to become local and global change agents? Your students can volunteer abroad individually, or you can go with them (for free!). Discover how you can bring your classroom to the world!
Get more information here »Want to know what it’s like to volunteer for a month in Costa Rica with Cross-Cultural Solutions?
The following samplings from my journal/blog clearly depict my amazing experience volunteering abroad in Cartago with CCS.
