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Travel programs with the Smithsonian Institution for grades 8–12

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High school youth summit focused on public health, climate change, and equity

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Nepal

Village Immersion, Monasteries, & Trekking in the Everest Valley

June 24 — July 15
July 15 — August 5
$7,890 + airfare

Nepal

Village Immersion, Monasteries, & Trekking in the Everest Valley

June 24 — July 15
July 15 — August 5
$7,890 + airfare

Immerse yourself in a remote village at the base of Nepal’s Everest Valley and collaborate with locals on meaningful projects. During your student travel program in Nepal, help with construction of a community building and teach English to Sherpa youth and young Buddhist monks. Rest and reflect in a monastery, collect stories of the Dalai Lama from Tibetan refugees, and trek through Himalayan villages on this high school summer service program.

• Help build a community building and teach English to local youth
• Trek between villages in the picturesque Everest Valley
• Learn to meditate on a retreat with young Buddhist monks
• Follow the monkey calls to the temple of Swayambhunath
“All [students] were from a lot of different backgrounds and everyone was super inclusive. I would go back to Nepal with all of them in a heartbeat.”
—Fiona R., St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Apple Valley, MN