For students currently in grades 9–12
Pre-College
Barcelona
Tokyo
Tuscany
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Barcelona
Yellowstone
French
France
Mandarin
China
Spanish
Ecuador & the Galápagos
Spain
Climate & Conservation

Baja & the Coast of California

Belize

Canadian Arctic

Chile

Iceland

Namibia

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Columbia Climate School Collaboration
Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Youth Summit
Australia & Fiji
Australia, New Zealand, & Fiji
Croatia & Slovenia
Cuba
Faroe Islands & Iceland
Iceland
Italy & Greece
Japan
Kilimanjaro
Norway
Panama & Colombia
Patagonia: Skiing
Spain, France, & Portugal
Switzerland, France, & Holland
Switzerland, Italy, France, & Holland
Argentina
Costa Rica
Ecuador & the Galápagos
Fiji
Hawai'i
Morocco
Nepal
Peru
Puerto Rico
Tanzania
Thailand
Vietnam

2-weeks & under

Campus-Based

Climate & Sustainability

Eligible for rising 9th graders

Intensives & Workshops

New for 2025!

North America Based

Putney Classics

Science & Nature

Intensives
Columbia Climate School Collaboration
Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Youth Summit
MIT
Culture & Art

Canadian Arctic:
Photography

Ireland: Writing

Italy: Farm to Table

Namibia: Photography

Yellowstone: Photography

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Oxford Academia
Science & Business

Barcelona: Sports

Germany: Cars

On the MIT Campus:
Engineering & Robotics

Switzerland: CERN & Science

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For students currently in grades 6–8
Eligible for 8th grade*
Columbia Climate School Collaboration
Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Youth Summit
*These programs are typically for students in grades 9–12, however motivated rising 9th graders will be considered
Grades 7&8
France & Holland
Iceland
Ireland
Italy & Greece
Grades 7&8
France
Spain
Grades 6–8
Costa Rica
Grades 7&8
Dominican Republic
Ecuador & the Galápagos
Hawai'i
Special programs & collaborations
Custom Programs

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Campus-based climate change program for grades 9–12

Pre-College Barcelona

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Cuisine & Culture
From manchego cheese to the iconic jamón serrano (hocks of cured ham) that hang in nearly every bodega and taberna, Spain is a country rich in culinary...
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Spanish Language: Out of the Classroom
Designed for students with at least two years of classroom Spanish, or the equivalent, this language immersion course focuses on group and individual fieldwork...
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Photography & Media: Barcelona
Designed for photographers of all skill levels, this course teaches the basics of photography and composition before diving into more advanced shooting...
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Business & Entrepreneurship: Barcelona
What makes a business succeed in today’s market and what are the steps between identifying a need and opening your doors? In recent years, larger-than-life...
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Art & Architecture: Medieval to the Surreal
From stark Romanesque churches that were the initial staging ground of the Medieval reconquest of Spain, to soaring Gothic and later surrealist cathedrals,...
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