Where There Be Dragons
Dragons has been facilitating authentic cultural immersion in Asia, Africa, and Latin America for over 25-years. Our Summer Abroad, Gap Year, and College Study Abroad programs take small student groups to remote communities with the best educators in the industry to ensure personalized mentorship and meaningful engagement. Each program is custom-crafted with 9 program components including homestay, language study, and service learning. Our goal is to help participants develop the self-awareness and cross-cultural competencies to be active participants in the world.
Listing Details
Organization Name
Where There Be Dragons
Organization Mandate
Dragons offers authentic cultural immersion programs to students, educators, adults, and schools in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Small groups travel to remote communities with the best educators in the industry to ensure personalized mentorship and meaningful community engagement. Our goal is to help participants develop the cross-cultural competencies to be active participants in the world.
Address
741 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO, USA, 80302
Telephone
(303)413-0822
Non-profit organization?
No
Faith-based?
No
Duration
2 weeks - 1 month, 1-3 months
Age (min)
15
Age (max)
22
Age notes
Varies based on program
Price range
>$5000
Price incluces
Accommodation, Airfare, Airport pick-up, Entrance Fees, Ground Transport, Insurance, Language classes, Meals, Orientation, Tuition, Tutoring
Academic Subjects
Experiential education. Each program features nine program components, including: rugged travel, home-stay, trekking and wilderness exploration, service learning, survey of development issues, internship and/or independent study project, language study, introduction to philosophy and comparative religion, and focus of inquiry.
Application process and requirements
Rolling admissions process. Please apply via our website: http://www.wheretherebedragons.com/apply.php
Language
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish
No language skills required
Funding information
Need-based financial aid available. Reach out to hilary@wheretherebedragons for more information.
Student status required?
No