For students currently in grades 9–12
Baja & the Gulf of California
Belize
Canadian Arctic
Chile
Iceland
Namibia
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Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Youth Summit
Australia & Fiji
Australia, New Zealand, & Fiji
Croatia & Slovenia
Iceland
Italy & Greece
Japan
Kilimanjaro
Norway
Patagonia: Skiing
Switzerland, France, & Holland
Switzerland, Italy, France, & Holland
France
China
Ecuador & the Galápagos
Spain
Valencia & the Pyrenees
Costa Rica
Ecuador & the Galápagos
Hawai'i
Morocco
Nepal
Peru
Tanzania
Thailand
Vietnam
Barcelona
Tokyo
Tuscany
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France & Holland
Iceland
Ireland
Italy & Greece
France
Spain
Costa Rica
Ecuador & the Galápagos
Hawai'i
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
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Travel programs with the Smithsonian Institution for grades 8–12

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Campus-based climate change program for grades 9–12

Winner of 2022 Putney Alumni Video Contest

We’re excited to announce Hannah M. as the winner of this year’s Alumni Video Contest! Hannah and her peers explored six different regions of France on this language immersion program while documenting their experiences along the way. Her video does an amazing job of capturing the full breadth of the Language France experience. Congratulations Hannah, and well done!


Our runner up comes from Ayla G., who traveled on our Language Ecuador & the Galápagos program last summer! Check it out here:


Thank you and congratulations to all of our alumni who submitted this year! We had so many fantastic submissions and are proud to share them below:

https://vimeo.com/760483124

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARFGz7P0_g

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yl8iG5q0g

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Canadian Arctic
Chile
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Namibia
Australia & Fiji
Australia, New Zealand, & Fiji
Croatia & Slovenia
Iceland
Italy & Greece
Japan
Kilimanjaro
Norway
Patagonia: Skiing
Switzerland, France, & Holland
Switzerland, Italy, France, & Holland
France
China
Ecuador & the Galápagos
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Valencia & the Pyrenees
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Ecuador & the Galápagos
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Vietnam
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Tokyo
Tuscany
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Italy & Greece
France
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Ecuador & the Galápagos
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