Volunteering & Service-Learning
in Spain, Cuba & Puerto Rico
Customized educational volunteering & service-learning programs with rich transformative learning through action
Volunteering & Service-Learning: what we offer
A volunteering or service-learning program focuses heavily on experiential learning thanks to student action within local communities
Alandis’ fully-customizable volunteering and service-learning programs are hands-on service projects with dynamic workshops and cultural immersion activities that go beyond the classroom. Our certified and highly-experienced team works with local community partners to identify service projects that align with your school’s goals and values.
Workshops may include relevant topics such as leadership, teamwork, and intercultural communication. All exercises are designed to complement the service projects and give students a comprehensive experience alongside more traditional immersion activities with local students and schools. This provides an opportunity for students to practice language skills.
Alandis’ volunteering and service-learning programs will benefit your student’s future academic and professional endeavors while making a positive impact on the community. Students will develop valuable skills and acquire knowledge through experience.
What to expect when customizing your school trip
The Alandis Travel Promise
- Safety guarantee: our greatest priority is your students' safety, which is why we have one of the best developed protocols in the industry.
- Bespoke itineraries: you tell us your budget and program objectives and we'll give you various options to help you understand what you can fit on your trip.
- No-obligation quote: with 50+ years building custom programs and excellent client satisfaction, we know you will love our client service and proposals.
- Tour & site coordinators: our tour coordinators receive and accompany your groups throughout the journey, while our site coordinators are responsible for the well-being of your students throughout their trip, and will be there to accompany them and resolve any issues 24/7.
- Teacher planning resources: unsure what to include? We're happy to share promotional, organizational and safety resources to help you plan your trip accordingly.
- Free travel for teachers: we typcally include teacher & chaperone travel for free in the pricing.
What can be included?
- Program and course delivery available in both English and Spanish
- Spanish language or content-based classes & materials, such as culture & history
- Service-learning opportunities on a variety of themes, such as environmental sustainability, social justice, or healthcare, among others.
- Certificate on completion
- Language exchanges with local students
- Cultural encounters: discover new sports & hobbies such as kayaking, sevillanas dance classes, local cinema trips, flamenco shows, local cooking classes, local music concerts, and ceramic workshops
- Day trips: discover the local region with short excursions to neighbouring hotspots rich with Christian, Jewish and Moorish culture
- Religious activities: optional religious activities are available such as mass, holy week, and more
- Residential accommodation
- Transportation
- Health insurance & 24/7 emergency support
Our programs are entirely customizable and adaptable to your specific preferences and needs.
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Benefits of Alandis' high school trips
💡Cultural immersion
💡Education/career opportunities
💡Academic enrichment
💡Personal growth
💡Global citizenship
💡Cultural immersion
- Students immerse themselves in a new way of life, learn a new language, and gain a better understanding of the world around them.
- Boost cultural encounters from flamenco dancing to guitar building and other local activities to discover culture and have genuine authentic interactions
- Students hold regular conversation exchanges and social meetups with local students
- Students see and experience an alternative way of life first-hand with the opportunity to try things they never would without the exchange relationship
- Students find it considerably easier to build relationships in a setting specifically engineered for this purpose
- Students often create long-lasting relationships with their exchange partner and their family for many years
💡Education/career opportunities
- Studying abroad can enhance a student’s resume and increase their chances of being accepted into a prestigious university or landing a job in a global marketplace. Employers value candidates with international experience and language skills.
- Students experience a different educational system and values to compare with their own
- Study the same topics and themes as at home but from a different perspective/cultural bias
- Students boost their CV with courses in Spanish and personal & visual presentation opportunities in Spanish too
- Students build a network of international contacts that they will stay in touch with for many years
💡Academic enrichment
- Students who participate in exchange programs have the opportunity to study subjects that may not be available at their home school. They also get to learn from new teachers and experience different teaching styles.
- Learn real, colloquial Spanish used day-to-day, and learn formal alternatives in your Spanish courses for a comprehensive approach to improving your Spanish
- We offer the option to level test students before and after their exchanges to measure their language improvement
💡Personal growth
- Living in a new country and attending school in a different environment can be challenging, but it also helps students develop independence, self-confidence, and problem-solving skills. They learn to adapt to new situations, make new friends, and navigate unfamiliar surroundings.
💡Global citizenship
- By studying abroad, students gain a better understanding of global issues and become more aware of their role as global citizens. They learn to appreciate diversity, respect other cultures, and develop a sense of empathy for people from different backgrounds.
Alandis made our high schoolers' trip to Spain seamless! The staff at Alandis is absolutely wonderful. We, as teachers in the US, exchanged many emails for many months with Laura. She always responded with great detail, having checked into all of our questions and concerns thoroughly. Rocío, our trip leader took care of the things on the ground with local guides, and Michelle and Ramon were so welcoming and generous. We would absolutely plan a trip with them again.
I worked with Alandis Travel, an academic travel company
that put together an intensive itinerary
custom-tailored to my quirky interests. I couldn't have been happier. See trip review
Alandis Travel has been a stellar partner in organizing our exchange program with a school in
Seville. The staff is dedicated to creating a rich experience for our students and provides us
with ongoing support throughout our entire stay. Due largely to the efforts of Alandis Travel, this exchange program has become very popular among our students, and the campus in Seville is considered an extension of our campus in the U.S., focusing on experiential learning and language immersion.
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