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  Australia

• Melbourne: 
Melbourne
• Sydney: 
Sydney
• Adelaide: 
Adelaide
• Brisbane: 
Brisbane
• Great Barrier Reef: 
Great Barrier Reef
• New South Wales: 
Byron Bay
• Queensland: 
Cairns,  Port Douglas
• Northern Territory: 
Alice Springs,  Ayers Rock
• Victoria: 
Ballarat

  Fiji

• : 
Nadi,  Rural Areas

  New Zealand

• Auckland: 
Auckland
• Wellington: 
Wellington
• Christchurch: 
Christchurch
• All Other Areas in New Zealand: 
Dunedin,  Nelson,  Rotorua,  Tauranga
• Queenstown: 
Queenstown

Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: Fall and Spring

Description: This program begins with volunteering in Fiji with the local villagers in a fairly isolated part of the island. From there, you'll travel to New Zealand for the next 5 weeks and volunteer working on an organic farm, volunteer working with a Maori community environmental project, engaging in "free travel," and taking part in a weeklong outdoor leadership course. From there, we'll travel to Australia and volunteer in the outback, live with Tibetan nuns for a week studying Buddhism, and getting SCUBA certified on the Great Barrier Reef.

This program is three months of small-group dynamics where students will learn a great deal about themselves and their world. We'll explore the authentic sides of the cultures we visit and through appropriately pushing comfort zones you'll be challenged to grow.

Type of Programs: Adventure Travel, Community Service / Volunteerism, Cultural Exploration and High School Study Abroad

Language: English

Cost in US$: 9,900

Cost Includes: Excursions, Food, Housing, In-country orientation/Training, In-country staff support, Pre-departure orientation/Training, Travel while in host country, Written materials abroad and Written materials pre-departure

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer Projects: agriculture, animal welfare, anthropology, appropriate technology, building maintenance, building schools, community centers, community development, community organizing, conflict resolution, consciousness-raising, conservation, culture, cutting wood, digging, eco-tourism, education, environment, geology, global warming, human rights, indigenous issues, minority groups, natural resources, organic farming, parks, pastoral work, peace, planting, reforestation, restoration, self help, social services, social work, trail building, tree planting, volunteering, wildlife surveying, women and youth

Age Range: 17 - 22

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. .

Typical Living Arrangements: Dormitory, Group living, Home-stays, Independent living and Other

Participants Travel to Australia in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of up to 12

Scholarships Are Available. - FAFSA through Portland State University

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time Is 2 business days

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

Year Founded: 1997