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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The benefits\nthat you get from volunteering abroad<\/a> are incredibly vast. As a student,\nyou will gather life-changing experiences that you can incorporate into your\nfuture studies. We\u2019ve listed a few of these benefits here for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering helps you explore your career choices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When you join a volunteer trip abroad you will be inspired the\nindividuals you work with. You can join any one of a number of various projects\nthat may help you find your passion in life. For example, working in a\nconstruction project may introduce you to a newfound love of architecture or\nworking on a farm may inspire\nyou to pursue a career<\/a> in sustainable agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering will expand your mind <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Joining an overseas\ncommunity service trip for high school students, you will experience a\nnew way of life in your host country outside of textbooks. You get an amazing\nchance to get acquainted with new cultures, traditions and festivals as you\nwork in a completely new country. This will change your perception about the\nworld and expands your horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering\nchallenges you to step outside of your comfort zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering abroad is a great way to challenge yourself.\nLeaving your comfort zone, you will head towards a new destination. This is a\nunique chance to overcome the challenges that you may face during your\nadulthood because you will develop new skills that allow you to be more\nflexible, empathetic, and open minded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering\nmakes a direct impact on peoples\u2019 lives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your experiences and knowledge during you summer service opportunity for\nhigh school students will be significant in making a change for people\nin need. After joining a volunteer project abroad, you can share your skills\nand talents, helping the disadvantaged people live a life of peace and harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering\nboosts your resume<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your selfless work tells your employer that you are willing to\nwork for a good cause, leaving monetary benefits. Volunteering on your resume will\nhelp you find lucrative jobs in the future.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a minute to complete the form and we will be in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE offers an amazing opportunity to experience the most\naffordable and life-changing volunteer programs. These projects are especially\ndesigned to cover a variety of different passions, goals, destinations and\nbudgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Costa Rica is rich in its biodiversity, marine life and\nnatural beauty. However, illegal fishing, ongoing construction, and tourism\nthreatened marine species and ecosystems. Sea turtles and their eggs are\nconsidered a delicacy in Costa Rica, and they are often hunted and poached by\nlocal. Sea turtles in Costa Rica are in danger and need your help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n This program allows you to work in collaboration with local\nsea turtle conservationists. Your role as a volunteer may include protecting\nthe area where turtles lay eggs, working in the hatchery, cleaning the beaches\nand more. You will also get to learn about the marine life and contribute to\nlocal outreach efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participating in this conservation project will give you the\nexperience of a lifetime. You will gain practical experience working with\nturtles and making a difference in the livelihood of these beautiful species.\nApart from volunteering, you will also get to experience vibrant Costa Rica culture,\npractice your Spanish, and explore Costa Rica\u2019s natural beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are a high school student with a strong passion for\nconservation and marine life, then this turtle project in Costa Rica may be the\nright high school\ncommunity service trip experience for you! To\nlearn more about this amazing opportunity to help sea turtles, please follow\nthis link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to explore summer community service trips\nfor high school students in Costa Rica, such as teaching English,\nworking with indigenous tribes, or supporting healthcare efforts, just follow\nthis link to read about all the opportunities IFRE offers:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Although Peru is a well-known\ntourist destination, more than half of the population lives on less than $2USD\na day. This leaves thousands of children in desperate need for basic care and\ndestined to live in a vicious poverty cycle. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n This project aims to provide homes,\neducation, and love to these children. The orphanage has an atmosphere of a\nlarge family and the local staff are there 100% of the time to support and\nnurture the children. This program asks that volunteers teach English, help\nchildren with their homework, and lead extracurricular activities that help the\nchildren express themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By providing love and attention\nthese orphaned children who desperately crave and deserve it, you let them know\nthat they are not worthless and deserve a bright future despite their rough\nbeginning. Your support will also have\nlong-term results in building social skills and creating awareness of the\nopportunities available both in Peru and beyond its borders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a great opportunity for you\nto share\nyour passion, expertise and love with children in need<\/a>. If you feel moved\nto help these children through a cheap service learning trip for high schoolers, please contact\nIFRE today to start arranging your trip to Peru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to learn about\nother community service trips\nfor high school students in Peru such as working with teenage mothers,\ncaring for street children, or assisting in healthcare or dental projects, please\nfollow the link below<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guatemala remains one of the poorest countries in Africa due\nto various tragic circumstances. Thousands of Guatemalan children are left as\norphans due to extreme poverty, abuse and alcoholism. There is a constant\nscarcity of sufficient resources and manpower to take care these orphans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As a volunteer\non a high school service trip in this Guatemala project, you will\nsupport kids as a mentor and friend, depending on your skills and interests.\nYou will also be helping them with their homework and practicing English skills\nto help them improve. You will also organize workshops and playtime activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This orphanage project in Guatemala intends to make a change\nto the desperate circumstances of these disadvantaged children by providing\nthem with love, care and attention. Your contribution to this project helps\nkeep these kids off the street, and show them that they are worthy of the love\nand attention they so desperately deserve. You will build their confidence and\ngive them hope for a brighter future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you feel called to work with orphaned children in\nGuatemala, please\ncontinue reading program details by following the link.<\/a> You can also reach\nout to IFRE for more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to see other opportunities for community service trips for high\nschool students, please review\nour other programs<\/a> such as working with street children, empowering women\nthrough handicrafts, and supporting children in orphanages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a minute to complete the form and we will be in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Though an amazing place to visit,\nArgentina is recovering from a its difficult past; over one third of the population lives in poverty. Children\nlack access to quality education, which make it harder for them to support\ntheir families so they can leave the vicious poverty cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you volunteer through a community service spring break\nor summer trip for high school students, you will work with rural\nschools to teach conversational English. You will also engage with children by\nplanning fun, recreation activities. You may be asked to assist with\nadministrative work or fundraising campaigns as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n English is a valuable skill which\nwill help these kids grow up to get well-paying jobs in the lucrative tourism\nindustry. They will not only have brighter futures in\nlucrative career industries, they will have a whole new country to learn about\nand a group of people they can connect with. You\u2019ll\nget experience teaching in an international classroom while helping children in\nneed and making a huge positive impact in their lives! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Create a better future for\ndisadvantaged kids and gain\nvaluable teaching experience<\/a> while on the adventure of a lifetime by\ncontacting IFRE today to get started with your summer service trip opportunity for high school!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other opportunities to share your\npassion with underprivileged communities in Argentina include working with\nlocal NGOs, providing professional support, assisting in dental projects, and\nmore. To\nlearn about these alternative projects in Argentina, please follow this link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n While Ecuador is rich in both\nnatural and manmade features, many people living in this fascinating country\nare very poor. One population affected greatly by poverty is children. Sadly,\nEcuador has over 200,000 orphans living within its borders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you join our orphanage program\non a summer or spring\nbreak service work for high school students, you provide love and\ncompassion to children who desperately\nneed attention. Some of your volunteer responsibilities include helping serve\nfood, teaching children about hygiene, organizing games, and planning day trips\nor outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The time you devote to these\nchildren will empower them, showing them that they can have a bright future\ndespite their rough beginnings. You will demonstrate that they are worthy of\nlove, which will help them go on to lead prosperous lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Working with orphans is one way to\nmake a huge impact. If you want to provide love and care to abandoned and\noverlooked children in Ecuador, then contact IFRE today or visit\nour program page to learn more<\/a> about this lifechanging opportunity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE Volunteers offers a variety of community service trips for high school students\nin Ecuador. To learn about these other programs, such as teaching English,\nworking in conservation, and caring for street children, please\nfollow the link<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n One of Brazil\u2019s most prevalent social issue is it\u2019s high\npoverty rates. Many local youths in favelas (shanty towns) are deprived of\neducation. They get involved in drugs, theft, and other unlawful activities.\nThis project in Brazil is designed to help those youths participate in\ndifferent sports that will help them gain social, physical and emotional development\nand keep them off the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a high\nschool student participating in this service-learning program, you will\nbe working with local schools and organizations to organize and participate in\nsporting events, like skateboarding, volleyball and other athletic sports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your time working with the youth will give them access to an\nexciting and fun pastime which will stay with them for their rest of their\nlives. They will get to embrace their new passion for sports and join their\ncountry in this fulfilling national pastime. Youth\nwill learn the value of teamwork and hard work<\/a> while developing\ncommunication and athletic skills that will greatly enriching their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are you interested in enriching the lives of these\nyouths while exploring Brazil and gaining invaluable life experiences, contact\nIFRE today! We will guide you through the rest of your Brazilian\nservice-learning adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other high school student service-learning trips in\nBrazil include childcare, teaching computer skills, teaching English, and more.\nTo learn\nmore about these alternative projects, please visit this link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a minute to complete the form and we will be in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some community service trips for high school students like\nhealthcare, medical, and teaching English do\nhave specific requirements.<\/a> To work in healthcare, you must be a pre-med\nstudent, and to teach English you must be a fluent speaker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Otherwise, the only requirement in\ngeneral to participate in these volunteer opportunities is that you have an\nopen-mind and passion for the project you are supporting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn more about specific program\nand project requirements, please follow this link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All programs start on Mondays,\nalthough we will work with you if there\u2019s a travel conflict. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE is a non-profit organization\ntrying to change the world. We promote global humanitarian efforts and\nvolunteer experiences at the most affordable rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In general, IFRE asks for a $299\nregistration fee which goes toward paying for local support, airport transfers,\nprogram donations, etc. You will also be asked to pay a weekly program fee\nduring your summer high\nschool service trip which is goes directly to your host family and\nservice project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even with low program prices, IFRE\nmaintains outstandingly high-quality volunteer programs. We do everything we\ncan to ensure safe, fun, and meaningful volunteer abroad experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn about program\nfees, please follow this link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The housing and food accommodations\nyou receive depend on your project and country. Most volunteers stay with at\nleast one other same-gendered student with one of our wonderful host families.\nHowever, you may also be asked to stay in a shared volunteer house, hostel, or cabin.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whichever overseas high school community service trips\nyou decide to join, our outstanding field staff will ensure that you are happy\nand comfortable in whatever type of accommodations you receive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To\nlearn more about specific accommodation and food, please follow this link or\nconsult your project of interest\u2019s webpage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a minute to complete the form and we will be in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteer applications for high schoolers community service\ntrips abroad are quite straightforward. Apply online and submit your\napplication to us. Once we receive your completed application, we will reach\nout to you within 24 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To\nlearn more about our application process, please read more here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE Volunteers is a well-respected\nglobal non-profit whose goal is to make a real and lasting impact on the world\nthrough our volunteer programs. We are an experienced and honest organization.\nEstablished in 2006 and trusted by more than 22,000 volunteers, our community service trips for high\nschool students encourage community growth and change individuals\u2019 lives\ndaily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you volunteer with IFRE, you know\nwhere your money goes because you pay your program fees directly to the locals\ninvolved in your project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite being the most affordable\nprogram in the world, we still deliver impeccably high-quality and\noutstandingly safe programs. When you volunteer with IFRE, you\u2019ll form strong\nbonds with our unparalleled field staff and heart-warming host families, who\nwill enrich your experience and make your time abroad worth so much more than\nyou expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about why you\nshould volunteer with IFRE here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can volunteer abroad with a group by contacting IFRE\ndirectly. We will work with you to select and customize a project that suits\nyour groups\u2019 interests, needs, schedule, and budget. Learn more\nhere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a minute to complete the form and we will be in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE Volunteers is one of the top\nvolunteering program providers in the world. We offer amazing volunteer\nprograms in 20 countries across Latin America, Asia and Africa. If you are\ninterested to volunteer in other countries than mentioned above, check out our\nbest affordable programs in Nepal<\/a>,\nIndia<\/a>, Sri Lanka<\/a>, Bali<\/a>, Cambodia<\/a>,\nThailand<\/a>,\nGhana<\/a>, Kenya<\/a>, South\nAfrica<\/a>, Tanzania<\/a>,\nUganda<\/a>,\nZimbabwe<\/a>\nand Morocco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out A Complete Volunteer\nAbroad Guide: Everything You Need To Know<\/a> to learn more about what is\nvolunteering abroad. If you want to know how to volunteer abroad for free, go\nthrough our Volunteer Abroad for\nFree<\/a> article. If you\nare a college student and searching for meaningful summer volunteering\nprograms, check out our popular articles Community Service Trips\nFor College Students<\/a> and Summer Volunteer\nPrograms For College Students<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n High\nSchool Volunteer Abroad<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Costa Rica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sea Turtle Conservation Project (Pacuare)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Peru <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Work In An Orphanage (Cusco)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Peru<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Guatemala<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Orphanage Project in Guatemala<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Teaching English In Rural Schools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Argentina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ecuador <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Orphanage Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Youth Project in Brazil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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