LEAPYEAR Group Semester Abroad
"...a journey to new places in the physical world can encourage a journey within to places where that mind has not been before."
-Laurens van der Post
During the first semester of a LEAPYEAR, students travel in groups of 8-12 with two experienced adult leaders. During the 2008/09 LEAPYEAR, students can choose between groups that travel to India or South America. The groups travel together for a total of 10 weeks, and the emphasis is on breadth of experience - immersion in the language, sampling of diverse short-term internships, social service work, trekking, work with endangered animals or on behalf of the environment, and completion of short-term contemplative retreats. During these group travel months, students learn skills they will need to live, travel and work independently during the second semester solo internship. Click on the photos below for a more detailed description of each group learning adventure.
