The Hotchkiss School is pleased to host its 2020 Summer and Gap Year Opportunities Fair on Friday, Jan. 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Programs in attendance include:

*Also offer gap year programs

Abbey Road Programs
www.goabbeyroad.com
Abbey Road’s mission is to provide quality academic summer programs that facilitate cross-cultural understanding, personal growth and academic enrichment. We offer our students the sophisticated experience of a savvy traveler, rather than that of a tourist shuffling among the masses. Because of our connections to each host community, comfortable group sizes and flexible scheduling, our students are able to experience true culture and language immersion abroad and exceptional pre-college preparation in the U.S.

ARCC Programs
www.arccprograms.com 
ARCC offers 17 summer programs and six Gap Year programs on six continents. Our summer travel programs for teens take place between June and August and last from two to four weeks. We work diligently to ensure the sense of discovery and adventure is genuine throughout all our summer programs. By traveling to locations rarely visited by outsiders, we are able to provide unique, immersive, and educational experiences for our students.

ARCC offers three distinct styles of programming for our summer offerings:

• Cultural Immersion Programs
• Focus Programs
• Service Learning Programs

The Gap Year Programming focuses its curriculum around five global themes:

• Literacy and education
• Public Health
• Urbanization and the movement of peoples
• Environment and Conservation
• Microfinance and economic growth

Camphill Village USA, Inc.
https://camphillvillage.org/volunteer
On 615 acres of wooded hills, gardens, and pastures in rural upstate New York, adults with developmental differences and volunteers live and work together as equals in extended family homes throughout Camphill Village. Volunteers are essential to the well-being of Camphill Village. As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to our life, and to carry your invaluable experiences with you when you leave.

CET Academic Programs*
www.cetacademicprograms.com
CET Academic Programs offers high school and pre-college summer abroad courses for college credit in 10 countries. Topics include global health and development, environmental sustainability, politics, pop culture and more, as well as language study. Gap year students participate in intensive language programs available in Arabic, Chinese, Italian, and Japanese. A semester fieldwork course in rural China is open to both high school and gap year students. 

China Discovery @ Keystone Summer Archway
www.keystoneacademy.cn
Keystone's Summer Archway is Beijing's premier language immersion program, serving Chinese students studying English and Western students mastering their command of Mandarin Chinese.  Our talented staff of Chinese Language, Civilization, and Art teachers has created a unique approach to immersing students in language and culture.  In three weeks, we will explore the past, the present, and the future of this exciting and influential city while strengthening the communication skills of Chinese language learners.  

CIEE High School & Gap Year Abroad*
https://www.ciee.org/go-abroad/high-school-study-abroad
CIEE offers 3-4 week summer programs in more than 30 destinations around the world. Students can choose to focus on language learning, service and leadership, or content studies. CIEE also offers gap programs in 15 cities across the globe. Students can build their perfect pre-college experience and focus on language learning, service, or professional development.

Global Leadership Adventures
https://www.experiencegla.com/ 
Life-changing Travel Programs for Teens in Africa, Asia, Europe & Latin America
Volunteer and travel experiences for teens featuring leadership, community service, immersive learning & adventure. 

Global Routes
www.globalroutes.org
Be more than a traveler. Global Routes pioneers innovative, value-driven, experiential international education and is the most immersive international program open to high school students. The New York Times calls us “one of the most respected organizations in the field.” Over 10,000 students have had transformative experiences through our industry-leading approach to authentic cross-cultural immersion, purposeful community service, and immersive travel.

Global Works
www.GlobalWorksTravel.com
Now in their 30th year, Global Works international trips are the bridge for meaningful cultural exchange with people around the world. Choose from international travel programs that focus on Spanish, French, Pre-Med & Public Health, Wildlife & Environmental Sustainability, Working with Children, Building Initiatives, or Human Rights & Social Justice. Our destinations include Costa Rica, Fiji Islands, France, New Zealand, Morocco, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Spain - Travel with Purpose! 

Great Books Summer Program
www.greatbookssummer.com
Great Books Summer Program is a pre-college experience for intellectually curious readers, debaters, and writers in middle and high school. Students engage in college-level seminars grounded in lively Socratic discussion to develop their close reading and critical thinking skills. With sessions on the campuses of Amherst, Northwestern, Stanford, Oxford, Edinburgh, and Beijing as well as dedicated Writer’s Workshop weeks. Experience literature brought to life in our new Tall Ship Adventure or American West programs.

NOLS
www.NOLS.edu
NOLS is a nonprofit global wilderness school that seeks to help you step forward boldly as a leader. We believe that anyone can be a leader; it’s our role to provide the environment and training to help you discover your full potential. We do that in classrooms close to home and in remote wilderness areas around the world. We’re an organization with heart, expertise, and wildness, and these qualities help us support powerful, authentic experiences. 

National History Academy
www.historycamp.com
National History Academy is a 5-week residential summer history program. We explore the places where history actually happened by visiting Presidential homes, National Parks and Battlefields, Smithsonian Museums, historic villages and towns and provide a strong classroom experience, learning about the foundations of American History and Government. Based in Middleburg, Virginia, students are housed in dorms on the campus of a private boarding school.

National Geographic Student Expeditions
www.nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic Student Expeditions offers high school and middle school students the opportunity to embark on programs focused on the missions of the Society through the themes of Photography, Wildlife & Conservation, Filmmaking, Community Service, Marine Biology, and more. On University Workshops, students work alongside National Geographic Explorers on themes such as Technology and Innovation, Engineering and Robotics, and Multimedia Journalism, while experiencing life on a college campus.

The New York Times Student Journeys
https://www.nytimes.com/times-journeys/students/
New York Times Student Journeys offers opportunities for high school and middle school students to travel to newsworthy places and explore themes prominent in Times coverage—from community health in Rwanda and diplomacy in Moscow, Beijing, or Brussels, to aerospace technology and space exploration in D.C. and Houston and arts criticism in London. Each program is joined by a New York Times journalist or Times-selected expert, allowing students to benefit from the organization’s special understanding and insider’s view as they dive into topics and destinations that capture their interest. 

The Oxbow School*
www.oxbowschool.org
The Oxbow School in Napa, CA offers engaging residential art-immersion summer, semester, and gap year programs that inspire teens to discover and develop their art practice and sense of self. Eat, breathe, speak, dream, explore, and make art with us!
 
Oxbridge Academic Programs 
https://www.oxbridgeprograms.com/
Oxbridge has been welcoming intellectually adventurous students to summer study programs since 1984. Professor James Basker designed these programs for students in grades 7-12 with the goal of giving them the opportunity to live and study in historic centers of learning. Today we offer programs in England, France, Spain, and the United States. Students choose two subjects in which to immerse themselves - a major and a minor - from a range of over 200 courses. Popular options include Medicine, Law, Business, and Psychology. 

Putney Student Travel
https://goputney.com/
Since 1951, Putney Student Travel has offered high school, middle school, and elementary school students the opportunity for unique cultural engagement, friendship and fun. Our programs range from one to five weeks and include pre-college enrichment, service, language immersion, career inspiration, and cultural immersion. We are particularly excited this year for our new innovative high school additions such as Sports Management in Barcelona, Sustainability in Borneo, Mandarin language immersion in China, and a Pre-College program in Berlin.

Rustic Pathways*
https://rusticpathways.com/
Explore the world through Rustic Pathways' 100+ immersive service and adventure programs in 17 countries around the world! Help build a school in rural Fiji, advocate for women’s rights in Peru, backpack through Mongolia, or learn Spanish in Costa Rica. Rustic offers summer and spring break programs, gap year semesters, and group travel experiences that will allow you to explore other cultures, see the world’s most beautiful places, discover your passions, and develop lifelong friendships.

Sail Caribbean
www.sailcaribbean.com
With 40 years under our belt, students age 11-18 learn sailing and seamanship while living coed with their own age group aboard 50-foot yachts and cruising the British Virgin and Leeward Islands. Scuba certifications, snorkeling, watersports and island exploration. Marine biology and up to 30 service hours are built into every program. No prior experience is required. HS academic credit available.  

Sea Education Association/SEA Semester*
https://www.sea.edu/
Sea Education Association (SEA), is an internationally recognized leader in ocean education. Since 1971, we have equipped over 10,000 high school, gap, and undergraduate students with the tools to become environmentally literate leaders prepared to address the defining issue of the twenty-first century: the human impact on the environment.

Sea | mester Study Abroad and Gap Year*
https://www.seamester.com/
Sea|mester offers full-time, live-aboard experiential education voyages around the globe with University of South Florida accredited academics in marine science, practical seamanship, and leadership. Research projects, sailing and scuba certifications, and shore expeditions are integral to the program. Self-reliance and confidence soar as students rise to the daily challenges of life at sea.  

Summer Discovery & Discovery Internships
www.summerdiscovery.com
Summer Discovery and Discovery Internships has spent 54 years focusing on academic programs for middle school and high school students alongside our 14 university partners across the US, UK, and Singapore. All courses are taught by university instructors and students live on campus, exploring university towns for a robust pre-college summer experience. Some of our top campus locations include UCLA, UCSB, University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Cambridge University, and Yale-NUS in Singapore.

The Experiment in International Living
https://www.experiment.org/
The Experiment in International Living is the most experienced provider of summer abroad programs for high school students. For more than 85 years, our immersive programs have allowed participants to explore the world in an authentic and impactful way while developing enduring friendships through cultural experiences and homestays. Experimenters are challenged to develop cultural, leadership, language, and interpersonal skills that help them thrive and prepare them to succeed in college and in future careers.

The Girls Leadership Academy for Service & Sport (GLASS)
www.beyondsportsglass.com
The Girls Leadership Academy for Service & Sport (GLASS) is the premier international leadership development program for high school female athletes. Hosted in Costa Rica, our mission is to empower young women through sports, service, and global engagement. Each eight or ten-day session includes sport-specific training, service-learning projects, leadership development workshops, mentorship from former college athletes, and culturally-immersive adventure. 

Travel For Teens
https://www.travelforteens.com/
Our mission is authentic travel with unique experiences to inspire and teach teens to be savvy travelers. Every program uses a hands-on approach to discover what it means to live like a local in each place we visit.

Verto Education* 
www.vertoeducation.org
Verto offers the only international first-year experience that partners with colleges to give full class credits so you can graduate in four years. 

Where There Be Dragons*
https://www.wheretherebedragons.com/
Dragons offers authentic cultural immersion through Summer Abroad, Gap Year, and College Study Abroad programs. Small student 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.

David Thompson, director of international programs, is happy to help students navigate summer opportunities, and Josh Smith, senior associate director of college counseling, provides guidance on gap years.