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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Travel through volunteering is a great way to explore a career\nthat you might be interested in while visiting a new country and contributing\nto a good cause. Although everyone\u2019s experience from a program like this will\nvary, the benefits\nyou get while volunteering abroad<\/a> are undeniable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Immersed\nin the new culture and expand your mind:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You will spend time in an exciting new country where you will\nhave the opportunity to get acquainted with the local culture. This opportunity\nhelps you expand your mind, broaden your world perception, and open your eyes\nto a different way of life. This will promote positive personal growth and\nallow you to return home with amazing stories and memories that will be a part\nof your life forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shape\nyour career:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n International volunteer\nopportunities for high school students offers a\ngreat way to explore a career<\/a> that you might be interested in.\nYou will gain practical experience in your chosen field, and make a significant\ndifference in the lives of those who are less fortunate than you. Such\nexperience looks exceptional on a college or career resume. Volunteering also\nlooks good on your resume. It clarifies that you are willing to work for a good\ncause, leaving monetary benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn new\nskills and boost your self-confidence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering abroad provides you with a great opportunity\nto learn and develop valuable skills<\/a> that will boost your self-confidence.\nAs a volunteer, you will work in a new country with volunteers from around the\nworld. While working with them, you get to learn interpersonal skills,\nrelationship skills, teamwork skills, problem-solving skills, leadership skills\nand more. These skills you learn as a high school volunteer will develop your\nconfidence and help you achieve your goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Makes you\nmore social and a better person:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Helping and making a change in underprivileged people and\nanimals life also helps you leave negative thoughts and become a more mentally\nhealthy person. By joining one of IFRE\u2019s volunteer abroad projects, you get to\ndevelop a variety of skills that build a better foundation for your social and\nprofessional life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE has an awesome selection of affordable, reputable, and\nwell-organized volunteer programs that are suitable for any students\u2019 needs and\ninterests. Please take a look through some of our most popular program below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Costa Rica is rich in its biodiversity, marine life and natural\nbeauty. However, the illegal fishing\nindustry, ongoing construction works, and tourism have seriously\nthreatened marine life and nature. Sea\nturtles in Costa Rica are in danger and need a lot of help to help the\ndeclining numbers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our summer program allows you to work in collaboration with\nlocal sea turtle conservationists, and when you join this project, you will\nwork together with staff to offer protection and care to the marine life in\nCosta Rica. Your role as a volunteer includes protecting the area where turtles\nlay eggs, catching turtles for tagging, cleaning the beaches and more. You will\nalso get to learn about the marine life, including sharks, turtles, crocodiles\nand more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Embarking on and being part of the conservation project gives\nyou an experience of a lifetime. You will gain practical experience working\nwith turtles and making a difference in the livelihood of these beautiful\nspecies. Apart from volunteering, you will also get to experience the vibrant\nlocal culture, traditions and pristine beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are a high school student with a strong passion for\nsaving threatened turtles, then this turtle conservation project in Costa Rica\nmay be the best budget\nsummer volunteer for high school students program 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 other\noptions for volunteer work in Costa Rica, such as teaching English, working\nwith children, supporting healthcare efforts, or more just follow\nthis link to read about all the opportunities IFRE offers:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Peruvian healthcare system gives\nmedical care to all citizens regardless of income, but still over one third of\nthe population still does not have access to basic healthcare. Because of this,\ndeaths from treatable and preventable diseases and illnesses are surprisingly\ncommon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you embark on one of the best budget summer volunteer\nprograms for high school student as a medical volunteer, you will work\nin local hospitals and clinics to shadow and assist medical professionals.\nOther responsibilities may include assisting with lab work, distributing\nmedicine, administrative work, or treating and diagnosing patients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This volunteer opportunity will\nallow you to have a direct impact on the patients you treat. In addition to\nserving the community by assisting with medical needs, you will also impact the\ncommunity by helping individuals become more culturally aware. As a volunteer in\nCusco, Peru, you will also be contribute your energy toward something much\nlarger than yourself, helping the world become a better place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn more\nabout how you can use your summer to take advantage of this incredible\nopportunity, please follow this link:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to learn about\nother programs in Peru for high school students, such as working with teenage\nmothers, teaching English, working in an orphanage or more, please\nfollow the link<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Women in rural and poorer areas of Guatemala are being trapped in the endless cycles of abuse, torture and poverty. The life of these women has been quite challenging for a long period of time. This is mainly because these women are uneducated, and don\u2019t have the skills required to produce an income, meaning they have to depend on their male partners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the best\nvolunteer abroad programs for high school students that IFRE offers is\nGuatemala\u2019s women\u2019s project. As a project volunteer, you will work with disadvantaged\nwomen in rural communities to providing essential education and support that\nthese women may not have on a regular basis. This includes teaching them about\ntheir rights, handicraft skills, accompanying women to court trials, helping\nstaff with planning, and helping with educational workshops on reproductive and\npreventive health<\/p>\n\n\n\n This project aims to empower underprivileged women and make\nthem independent. Your encouragement will help these women create thriving\nbusinesses in their community, generate additional income for their family, and\nhelp them develop confidence and self-esteem as individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to embark on one of the best cheap volunteer abroad\nprograms for high school students in Guatemala by working with\ndisempowered women, please\nfollow the link to learn about more project details today.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The number of English-speaking tourists visiting Guatemala increases every year. In order to compete globally and locally for lucrative jobs, Guatemalan youth must speak English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Responsibilities\nof student volunteers in this program include assisting local educators and\nlanguage institutes with pre-established English curriculums involving younger\nstudents throughout Guatemala. Volunteers can expect to offer their expertise\nwith the design of language activities for younger learners, support in\nadministrative tasks, teach personal hygiene, and plan out extracurricular\nactivities for younger learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nEnglish teaching volunteer\nopportunity for high school students in Guatemala aims to support the\ncountry\u2019s youth. When children learn English, they have a greater opportunity\nof getting a good job to support their families in the future. When you\nvolunteer with this program, you will be extending this opportunity to young\nstudents, making a lasting impact in their lives by providing them with\nresources they otherwise would not have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n English\nprograms are not strong, which is why this volunteer opportunity in Guatemala\nis so important. If this program sounds like the right fit for you, please read more program details through this\nlink:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Other Guatemala\nvolunteer opportunities\nfor high school students includeworking\nwith street children, supporting orphanages, women\u2019s projects, and more. Click the link to learn more about these\nalternative projects in Guatemala:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a minute to complete the form and we will be in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Poverty prevails throughout much of Argentina. Many parents are unable to sufficiently provide for their children. Children grow up without an adequate nutrition, education, companionship, guidance and personal attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the best budget summer volunteer programs for high school\nstudents IFRE offers is volunteering with the Argentina Children and\nYouth Outreach project. During this project you will participate in the\nDisadvantaged Children\/At-Risk Children Program, supporting children\neducationally, emotionally and physically to give them a change to live healthy\nand productive lives. You will also assist care centers with various tasks such\nas preparing meals, helping children with their homework, and implementing and\ndeveloping activities to enhance and promote creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In association with a number of Argentinean\nnon-profit organizations, municipalities and schools, IFRE places volunteers in\n“buddy roles” in an attempt to provide love, friendship, support and\ncare for underprivileged children. Through your support, children will be off\nthe streets and away from negative situations, which are counter-productive to\ntheir education and brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While this project requires patience and dedication,\nit is one of the best\nvolunteer abroad programs for high school students as you will have a\nunique and unforgettable experience while making a positive impact on the lives\nof the children who need it the most. For more program\ndetails please follow this link:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Other opportunities to share your passion with\nunderprivileged communities in Argentina include working with local NGOs,\nproviding professional support, assisting in dental projects, and more. To learn about\nthese alternative projects in Argentina, please follow this link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n San Cristobal Island is home to a variety of flora and fauna, but due to several adverse effects, it is now listed on the World Heritage list of endangered places. Human development on the famous Galapagos Islands has led to a destruction of the fragile habitats and an introduction of invasive species that threatens to disrupt the delicate balance of this ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE\u2019s\nconservation team works hard to preserve and maintain the natural diversity of\nthe area and invites high\nschool students looking for budget summer abroad volunteer programs to\ncontribute. You will work on the island of San Cristobal to promote sustainable\nagriculture, low-impact tourism, and preservation\/reforestation of the natural\nenvironment. You\u2019ll help out with trail maintenance, collect and classify\nseeds, and help establish much needed biological corridors throughout the\nisland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your time\nat this project will make your dream of visiting the Galapagos come true, and\nalso have a huge impact on protecting and saving this natural wonder of the\nworld. As you fight invasive \u2018mora\u2019<\/em> and educate locals and tourists\nabout the importance of sustainable agriculture and conservation, you feel\nproud to protect this unique island ecosystem. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\nare a nature and animal lover, this Galapagos conservation project in Ecuador\nis the best. Follow the link below to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE\nVolunteers offers a variety of other opportunities in Ecuador. To learn about\nthese other programs, such as teaching English, working with orphans, working\nwith street children, and more, please follow the link<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of our best volunteer abroad programs for high school\nstudents do not require specific\nskills or qualification<\/a>. They only require a good attitude, compassion, and\nan open mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, there are still some programs where a\ncertain level of skills to volunteer abroad. Medical programs require that you\nare at least be a pre-med student, and English teaching program quire fluency\nin English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE Volunteer programs start on\nMondays. If you have a travel conflict, we will work with you to select a start\nday that works with your plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a minute to complete the form and we will be in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since 2003, IFRE has been the most\ntrusted and respected volunteer abroad organization in the world, and also the\nmost affordable. We\u2019re dedicated to providing the highest quality volunteer abroad programs for\nhigh school students at the lowest fees, which make it possible for\neveryon , especially students, to volunteer internationally and make a positive\nimpact in the lives of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We believe in 100% transparency.\nRest assured; we never use middlemen. Your one-time registration fee of $299\ncovers our administrative costs. The low weekly program fee is paid in the host\ncountry directly to your service project (via country coordinator), and\nincludes housing, food, and minor expenses. IFRE is a non-profit organization,\nso your program fees are tax deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn more about\nvolunteer abroad fees, please visit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your housing and food will depend on\nyour specific project. Most of our best volunteer abroad programs for high school students have\nstudents stay with one of our wonderful host families, who provide three meals\nper day in the style of traditional cuisine. Some student volunteers, however,\nmay be asked to stay in a cabin, hostel, or home with other volunteers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n No matter what type of accommodation\nyou receive, IFRE will ensure that you are happy, comfortable, and safe because\nwe know that your living environment can make or break your experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To\nlearn more about food and housing, please follow this link:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can apply online. The process is\nstraightforward. Just fill out the application and send it back to us. We will\nbe in direct contact with you within 24 hours of your application submittal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To\nlearn more about the application process, please follow this link:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE\nVolunteers is a global humanitarian non-profit who has partnered with over\n22,000 people and hundreds of local organizations since 2006 to facilitate\noutstandingly significant and\nincredibly safe volunteer and intern abroad experiences.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n We offer the most affordable international volunteer abroad programs for high\nschool students, and we use the tax-deductible registration fee to\nsupport your experience and enhance local projects while the program fee gets\npaid directly to your service project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During your abroad experience you will to create\nlong lasting connections with your home-away-from-home host family, project\ncoordinators, and fellow volunteers. If for any reason you feel uncomfortable\nduring your time abroad, our unparalleled support staff will do everything they\ncan to improve your situation and ensure that you have a good experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IFRE Volunteers understand the importance of\nvolunteering abroad with a group<\/a>. Please contact IFRE directly to customize\nyour group travel and dates. We will work with you to find the perfect project.\n<\/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>, India<\/a>, Sri\nLanka<\/a>, Bali<\/a>, Cambodia<\/a>, Thailand<\/a>, Ghana<\/a>, Kenya<\/a>, South\nAfrica<\/a>, Tanzania<\/a>, Uganda<\/a>, Zimbabwe<\/a>, Morocco<\/a> and Brazil<\/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 School Volunteer Abroad <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n High School Student Travel Programs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n International Camps for High School Students<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Turtle Conservation in Costa Rica <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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