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EDUCATIONAL VACATIONS

Teach & Travel: Thailand www.cmu.teachtravel.org
Language Institute, Chiang Mai University
239 Huay Kaew Road
Suthep, Muang
Chiang Mai 50200 THAILAND
Tel: +66 (0)53 943761
Email: info@teachtravel.org

Destinations: Thailand – Chiang Mai, Mae Sariang, Krabi,
                      Bangkok, Ayutthaya.

A unique 30-day volunteer teaching and experiential travel program that offers you the opportunity to be more than just a tourist. We give you a taste of everything: volunteering, learning, cultural immersion and travel throughout Thailand. We provide the teaching materials, training and all travel arrangements; no previous teaching experience necessary. All you need is a sense of adventure, a passion for education and a willingness to help. In addition to T&T, we also offer individual volunteer placement and customised study and volunteer tours.

TRAVEL ALIVE – a truly fulfilling, year round travel experience with Spanish language classes, home-stay, and volunteer opportunities for all ages and backgrounds. Forge friendships, create goodwill, and perform meaningful service in communities throughout Nicaragua and Ecuador. Dedicated staff provides support throughout your program to create a personalized, unforgettable experience. www.travelalive.com.

Since 1993 Creativity Workshop has been opening doors to imaginative, curious, creative thinking through writing, storytelling, drawing, and personal memoir. These acclaimed vacation-length programs offered in New York City and many of Europe's most desirable destinations guarantee the most energizing holiday of your life. www.creativityworkshop.com.

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center: All-inclusive educational, cultural and volunteer dig vacations on its inspiring campus in southern Colorado's Mesa Verde region. Crow Canyon also offers unforgettable domestic and international travel adventures for people who love to explore other cultures and delve into the mysteries of the human past. With nearly 25 years’ experience in conducting archaeological and cultural tours in the American Southwest and beyond, Crow Canyon delivers a premier educational travel experience. www.crowcanyon.org.

Now 30 years young, Elderhostel, www.elderhostel.org, is the world’s largest educational travel organization for adults 55 and over, providing exceptional learning adventures with over 8,000 programs a year in all 50 states and more than 90 countries. As a more recent offshoot of Elderhostel catering to a slightly younger, more active, independent-minded educational vacationer, Road Scholar is developing its own following with 29 programs. With a common age of 50 to 60, these are more up-scale and less structured than Elderhostel programs which generally attract the 65 to 75 age bracket. www.roadscholar.org.

Learn Spanish at our respected Institute in Bilbao while experiencing the rich culture, cuisine, music and dance of northern Spain. Volunteer opportunities to enrich connections and practice the language are also available in social work, tourism, cultural programs or monument restoration. www.institutohemingway.com.

With 20 years of experience, Routes to Learning Canada (formerly Elderhostel Canada) is Canada’s first and largest educational travel organization for adults 55 and over with a priority on high-quality, best-value learning travel experiences. Participants have direct access to leading scholars and experienced field staff that provide expert knowledge and thought-provoking activities. Explores every part of Canada as well as such destinations as China, France, the US, New Zealand and Ecuador. www.routestolearning.ca.

VOLUNTEER VACATIONS

Teach & Travel: Thailand www.cmu.teachtravel.org
Language Institute, Chiang Mai University
239 Huay Kaew Road
Suthep, Muang
Chiang Mai 50200 THAILAND
Tel: +66 (0)53 943761
Email: info@teachtravel.org

Destinations: Thailand – Chiang Mai, Mae Sariang, Krabi,
                      Bangkok, Ayutthaya.

A unique 30-day volunteer teaching and experiential travel program that offers you the opportunity to be more than just a tourist. We give you a taste of everything: volunteering, learning, cultural immersion and travel throughout Thailand. We provide the teaching materials, training and all travel arrangements; no previous teaching experience necessary. All you need is a sense of adventure, a passion for education and a willingness to help. In addition to T&T, we also offer individual volunteer placement and customised study and volunteer tours.

TRAVEL ALIVE –a truly fulfilling, year round travel experience with Spanish language classes, home-stay, and volunteer opportunities for all ages and backgrounds. Forge friendships, create goodwill, and perform meaningful service in communities throughout Nicaragua and Ecuador. Dedicated staff provides support throughout your program to create a personalized, unforgettable experience. www.travelalive.com.

Globe Aware: Volunteer vacations in Peru, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Nepal and Brazil. One week adventures in service focus on cultural awareness and sustainability. About 25% of volunteers are 50 to 80 years old, with an exciting emphasis on multi-generational family groups. All tours are family-friendly. www.globeaware.org.

Global Volunteer Network: Flexible and affordable volunteer vacations in community projects around the world. Opportunities include assisting in a Romanian orphanage, raising awareness about AIDS in Uganda, teaching English in China, and helping with school and community maintenance in Nepal. Sign up for free monthly newsletter by email. www.volunteer.org.nz.

Habitat for Humanity (U.S. and International Programs): Volunteer vacations in over 100 countries, building homes for low income families around the world. www.habitat.org.

Oceanic Society Expeditions Enjoy and explore the natural world while contributing to its preservation! OSE serves over 5,000 individuals annually through international natural history journeys, volunteer research expeditions and California whale watching trips. www.Oceanic-Society.org.

The International Center for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEHA) is a non-profit US-based organization leveraging Western physicians and nurses who volunteer to transfer their expertise on HIV care and infectious diseases to clinics in resource-poor settings around the world. www.iceha.org.

SENEVOLU is a not-for-profit organization based in Senegal, West Africa, founded to promote community tourism & volunteer work. SENEVOLU offers a variety of programs and services, including: homestays, volunteer opportunities, language programs, trips, workshops. www.senevolu.mypage.org.

Operating throughout British Columbia, Canada, The Land Conservancy [TLC] is a charitable Land Trust whose mission is to protect ecologically significant environments as well as properties with historical, cultural, scenic or recreational value. TLC offers inexpensive, memorable "conservation holidays" in locations ranging from small islands to large ranches to ecoforestry sites. www.conservancy.bc.ca.

Visit Thailand in a whole new way with Voluntourists Without Borders! Help rural Thai and ethnic minority hill tribes alleviate poverty, protect their forests, create nature trails, promote and develop a sustainable eco-tourism network under a nonprofit initiative.
www.voluntourists-without-borders.com.

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