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March 18, 2016 Urban Sustainability Summer Program | The Green Program

Remember CollegeBoard? You may have used this platform聽for kickstarting your initial college search, looking into financial aid options, or preparing for the SATs. Our team certainly does!

They recently posted a blog on how to聽聽We couldn鈥檛 agree more! But here’s the thing:

You can do it all. In just 10 days.

Join us in Peru, Iceland, & Philadelphia to gain hands-on industry exposure, check adrenaline-rushing adventure excursions off your bucket list, experience an exciting indigenous culture, receive academic credit, supercharge your resume, rediscover your passions,聽and more.

** Note: All of our programs are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.聽

Apply as soon as possible.

 

 

Find your passion

Our program attracts students who are curious about the world and seek opportunities to adventure, break out of their comfort zone, and stand out among their peers as global citizens.聽We exist to use the world as our classroom in order to give meaning and purpose to education, adventure, and life.

鈥淲hat really stays with me is knowing and rediscovering my passion for sustainability and believing in myself.鈥澛

– Rashmi S., U of Toronto

Redefine your comfort zone

The interdisciplinary nature聽of The GREEN Program empowers our students to grasp creative leadership, teamwork, personal growth, and to step outside their comfort zones.

“[GREEN] gives you the ability to surprise yourself and others with insatiable curiosity and equips you with the tools to keep doing so after the program.鈥

– Peter VF., U of Illinois聽

Jumpstart your career

Student-driven Capstone Projects are framed as entrepreneurial ventures catered to students’ interests and academic pursuits. Capstone Projects are presented to faculty and industry professionals at the end of every program.

鈥淭he Capstone Project will reveal your potential and make you realize that you can change the world.鈥澛

– Alyssa A., UNH

Volunteer & get involved

Engage and work alongside members of local community and schools to bring sustainable development solutions to life. Join us in our mission to make a difference.

“[I] applied my sustainability & renewable energy knowledge聽by helping implement a number of self-sustaining projects for a local elementary school.”聽

–聽Shane C., NYU

Receive credit & real-time experience

Engage in co-developed GREEN-specific courses with our academic partners & complement these classes with exclusive access to the destination鈥檚 leading industry facilities.

鈥淚 gained invaluable hands-on experience of our classroom learning through site visits where I could ask questions to industry professionals and gain a full understanding of what we鈥檇 been taught.鈥澛

– Tom N., U of Edinburgh

Get your adrenaline going

Our bucket-list adventures foster leadership and personal development while our itineraries are packed with authentic cultural experiences.

“[The GREEN Program] is packed with countless adventures that will make you feel alive.鈥澛

– Erin G., Penn State