Summer service isn’t just about working hard. From the steamy jungle highlands of Peru to the rolling plains of the Montana Blackfeet Reservation, our service trips are filled with culture & adventure! Here are nine life-changing experiences your high schooler can have with VISIONS.
Service learning and community service are similar practices, but not all community service work is educational and transformative in the same way our service learning projects are. Let’s dive in!
When searching for service adventures for your teen, asking the right questions is important. It can help you determine if the program is right for you, and also call out any red flags. Here are the best questions to ask a service learning organization!
Service learning & voluntourism couldn’t be more different. Service learning is transformative, empowering and impactful. Meanwhile, while often well-intentioned, voluntourism is ineffective, and can even be harmful. Let’s learn more!
What makes service work meaningful? How does VISIONS ensure our service efforts are impactful, lasting, and an overall positive experience for both local communities and our participants? Let’s learn more!
You’re making a conscious decision to jump out of your comfort zone. With VISIONS, a service learning adventure is a pivotal life moment, one where you choose transformation over belonging, service to others over service to self.
Building a bombproof resume in high school can seem impossible, but don’t stress! Here’s everything you need to know.
Most Americans are familiar with the concept of summer camp. You head off to a frontcountry “camp” in the outdoors, usually staying in tents or cabins with other campers. You’ll probably eat in a mess hall.
Service learning in high school often means meeting traditional academic requirements through service. For example, you might learn about marine ecosystems by organizing a beach cleanup, or learn architectural principles while volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity building site.
Let’s start by focusing on what “service learning” is. In simple terms, service learning is the process of education via community service. But what service learning looks like really depends on who you ask.
VISIONS partner Meagan Lannan, of Barney Creek Livestock, teaches VISIONS students about the importance of regenerative agriculture. Learn more!
Our decisions about dress code are quite simple—we are guests in our host communities, not tourists. We work with elders, nonprofit leaders in their professional settings, indigenous communities that abide by conservative attire, members of religious and spiritual groups, and others whose cultural and professional beliefs abide by conservative and appropriate attire.