Global Leadership Adventures

GLA aspires to be much more than just a way to volunteer abroad. Students say it’s a life-changing experience…parents tell us their kids come back transformed.

Our programs use a methodology called ‘service-learning’ which combines community service with different kinds of hands-on learning: learning about social and global issues and personal leadership.

In other words, it frames the volunteer work within a larger context – against the backdrop of the local community, the country or the world.

We believe that community service is a way not only to gain a deeper understanding of another country, but it also allows the student to understand their place in the world and their ability to change it. Our unique program design produces what many students call a life-changing experience, not just a summer program.