Programs

Our programs are for exceptional young people who are ready to enthusiastically embrace today’s challenges and improve our world.

If you are among these students, click on the links on this page and explore!

Open Enrollment Programs

 - South China Program (2013) Program is closed now- sorry

                    South China 2013 Brochure (PDF)

- Vermont Program (2014) Application forms available fall 2013

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Regional Programs

- Vermont/Tottori Exchange

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Green Across the Pacific at the University of Vermont, 2014

(Projected Dates: 7-13-14 to 8-2-14)

This program develops environmental leadership in the context of a three-week overview of the natural history, and regional economic and political interests that contribute to natural resource management policy in Vermont.  You could be one of twelve North American students selected to work with twelve Chinese students from The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University (Hua Shi Fu Zhong- HSFZ) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.  You are asked to address a current regional environmental challenge or opportunity in this context.

There is extensive field study with visits to:

  • Farms, Factories, and Businesses

  • Natural sites with professional

  • Scientists and State

  • Biologists and Game Wardens

  • The State House with State Representatives and authors of legislation

  • Museums and Science Centers with Artists and Resource specialists 

Cultural experiences include arrangements made by host families for participants.

You may opt for 3.0 college credits from the University of Vermont for your work in this program.

You will:

  • Work to communicate with Chinese students

  • Participate in a public presentation or exhibition

  • Write a position paper about a current regional environmental issue for publication in The Green Dragon

  • Share your experience with your local community during the subsequent academic year

If you successfully complete the Vermont based exchange program, you will be given priority for an expedition to South China during the summer of 2015.

ALL INTERESTED US & CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Admission Requirements

You must have a demonstrable interest in environmental science, business and economics, policy and government, or international exchange. An exceptional level of curiosity, maturity, resilience and perseverance is required. You must be in good standing at your sending school.

 

Green Across the Pacific in South China, 2013

Program is now closed- sorry!

Please consider GATP for Summer 2014

(Projected Dates: 7-9-13 to 7-31-13)

The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University (Hua Shi Fu Zhong- HSFZ), Guangzhou, China, designs programs for GATP that develop Environmental Leadership in the context of field activities in South China.  You may be one of twelve American students selected to work with Chinese students from HSFZ.  You will be asked to study a current regional environmental challenge or opportunity in this context.  You will see a part of China through a Chinese lens, not as a tourist would.

You will spend time:

  • Exploring the Hong Kong and the outlying islands before and after the exchange.

  • Visiting businesses and municipal sites

  • Visiting remote Natural preserves in mountainous or coastal regions

  • Exploring cultural sites

  • Visiting Zoos, University Museums and species breeding and preservation facilities

  • Meeting with local experts

  • Enjoying the hospitality of host families

The program is designed to forge enduring impressions and relationships among our North American and Chinese participants and encourage you to engage in civic and environmental leadership in a world where environmental challenges exist on both local and global scales.

You will:

  • Keep a journal and work to communicate and study with Chinese peers during the program

  • Offer presentations about your experience and research topic in your local communities during the subsequent academic year

  • Complete a reflective paper about your experience and research topic for publication in The Green Dragon

While we consider applications from all high school students, students who participated in GATP at the University of Vermont in 2012 are given preference for admission to this program.

ALL INTERESTED NORTH AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

 

Cost - Financial Information

If you work hard to raise funds, we work hard to make our programs affordable for you.  No one should avoid applying for financial reasons.

  • Program Tuition is $3,000 - housing, meals, local transportation, and program expenses included

  • South China Program 2013 - University of Vermont, 3.0 credits - enrollment is optional - Vermont resident students: $278/credit - Out-of-State students: $701.50/credit - All students: add $10/credit comprehensive fee.

  • South China Program 2013 - Airfare from the East Coast is approximately $2,200

  • We recommend $250 for pocket money

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