Spring Break Mission Trips For High School Students
Have you ever considered volunteering abroad as a way to fulfill your passion for helping other and see the world at the same time? Are you a high school student looking for new opportunities?
When you join spring break trips, you will develop skills like flexibility, empathy, and open-mindedness as you dive into an experience in cultural immersion. You will learn about your own values while contributing to a cause greater than yourself. You will also make a positive impact in the lives of individuals every day while supporting your project.
IFRE offers a variety of international programs in over 18 different countries that will fit any high school spring break mission trip for students’ needs, interests, schedule, and budget. Programs like teaching, street children care, community development, women empowerment, and youth projects will help you feel rewarded while advancing your career. We hope to connect you with an organization where you can utilize your skills and passion to make a real difference in your host country.
IFRE Volunteer invites you to start your abroad volunteer adventure today by learning about the different projects we off and contacting us for more information.
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Benefits of Spring Break Mission Trips For High School Students
Volunteering abroad allows for so many personal and professional benefits. There’s no doubt that when you travel abroad, you will enrich your life in many ways. We’ve even listed a few here for you to review. Volunteering can…
Help us feel fulfilled:
Donating your time to serve others is a fun way to discover your life’s passions. Exploring your interests outside of work and family commitments can help you feel more relaxed and energized. Even more importantly, when our passions are fulfilled, we have a greater sense of purpose and stronger sense of self.
Connect us to our community:
When you volunteer your spring break as a high school student to volunteer abroad on a mission trip, you help multiple communities create more positive environments. Volunteering also creates stronger bonds with your friends and family while working toward one clear and beneficial communal goal.
Make you feel like you have more time:
When you volunteer your time to something meaningful rather than wasting your time doing something unproductive, you tend to feel like your time has more value, you’re using it more wisely, and that you have more of it.
Promote emotional stability:
Even if you are an emotionally stable person, working as a volunteer can help you or other individuals in your host-country’s community lessen symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, low self-esteem, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Support your career:
If you utilize your existing skills, you could develop new skill sets and talents that can help you toward your dream career. The benefits of volunteering do not have to be limited to only helping other people.
Popular Spring Break Mission Trips For High School Students
IFRE Volunteers is here to connect you with the perfect project. We offer over 200 programs across 18 countries and feel confident that there is volunteer work that can match any persons needs or interests. Start by browsing through some of our most popular programs for spring break mission trips.
Costa Rica
Teaching English
In Costa Rica, English is a required subject, but many rural and urban schools cannot adequately teach it because there are no funds for specialized teachers. What’s so important about learning English? Tourism brings in over 2 billion dollars a year into Costa Rica, only about 10% of the population currently speaks the English language they need to communicate with those tourists. With over a million people living in poverty, this lack of education is preventing hard-working Costa Ricans from improving their financial situation.
This project equally aims to provide quality English language classes to local schoolchildren. When you volunteer in San Jose on a mission trip spring break for high schoolers, you will be asked to instruct Basic English, both conversational and grammar, to the local schoolchildren and involve them in various fun-learning, sports, creative, arts and extracurricular activities. Your assignments will be given as according to your interests and skills.
By volunteering in Costa Rica, you will pave the way for a bright and successful future for your Costa Rican students. More job opportunities will be available to them as they grow older, breaking the cycle of poverty their families have become stuck in. Although you may not see them go on to get jobs, you can feel good about your work because the vocabulary lessons they learn from you will be steppingstones for their future language proficiency.
Do you want to partner with IFRE for your mission trip in San Jose for your high school spring break? If so, read more program details by following the link or contact us directly to let us know your interest.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Costa Rica
Other projects that may interest in you Costa Rica include working in healthcare, supporting abandoned children in orphanages, and working with underprivileged children. To learn more about these program opportunities, please follow the link
Peru
Medical/Healthcare Project (Cusco)
The Peruvian healthcare system gives medical care to all citizens regardless of income, but still over one third of the population still does not have access to basic healthcare. Because of this, deaths from treatable and preventable diseases and illnesses are surprisingly common.
When you partner with IFRE for a spring break mission trips for high school students, you will work in local hospitals and clinics to shadow and assist medical professionals. Other responsibilities may include assisting with lab work, distributing medicine, administrative work, or treating and diagnosing patients.
This volunteer opportunity will allow you to have a direct impact on the patients you treat. In addition to serving the community by assisting with medical needs, you will also impact the community by helping individuals become more culturally aware. You will also contribute your energy toward something much larger than yourself, helping the world become a better place.
Other Opportunities in Peru
If you would like to learn about other programs in Peru for high school students organizing spring break mission trips, such as working with teenage mothers, teaching English, working in an orphanage or more, please follow the link:
Guatemala
Work In An Orphanage
Unfortunately, poverty, abuse and alcoholism have left many children in Guatemala without families, depriving them of the parental love and care they need. There are a few orphanages trying their best to stop this problem by offering a safe environment where the kids can grow up and get an education, but they are chronically underfunded and undermanned, leaving them in desperate need of volunteers like you.
As a volunteer in orphanage projects in Guatemala on spring break high school mission trips you will typically teach English (4-5 hours a day) either at the orphanage or the day school the children attend. You will assist with day-to-day skills such as dressing properly, personal hygiene and travelling to school safely. In addition, you will be required to organize games, art lessons, singing, dancing as well as other creative, educational and fun extracurricular activities for the children.
By signing up to volunteer in a Guatemalan orphanage it will be an opportunity for you to change these children’s circumstances by providing love and care and nurturing them through both work and play, and since many orphanages are understaffed you will provide much-needed relief to the local workers, allowing them to care for and support even more children. Your assistance helps keep these children off the street and provides them with a happy and productive childhood.
Do you want to fulfill your love and passion for kids while changing their lives in the process?
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Guatemala
You may also want to work in Guatemala with a difference project, like teaching children, empowering women, and assisting doctors in healthcare projects. To learn about these alternative projects in Guatemala, please follow this link:
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Argentina
Volunteering With Underprivileged Children
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.
A good option for spring break mission trips for high school students is partnering with the Argentina Children and Youth Outreach project. During this project you will participate in the Disadvantaged Children/At-Risk Children Program, supporting children educationally, emotionally and physically to give them a change to live healthy and productive lives. You will also assist care centers with various tasks such as preparing meals, helping children with their homework, and implementing and developing activities to enhance and promote creativity.
In association with a number of Argentinean non-profit organizations, municipalities and schools, IFRE places volunteers in “buddy roles” in an attempt to provide love, friendship, support and care for underprivileged children. Through your support, children will be off the streets and away from negative situations, which are counter-productive to their education and brighter future.
While this project requires patience and dedication, it is one of the best options for high schoolers on mission trips as you will have a unique and unforgettable experience while making a positive impact on the lives of the children who need it the most. For more program details please follow this link:
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Argentina
Other opportunities to share your passion with underprivileged communities in Argentina include working with local NGOs, providing professional support, assisting in dental projects, and more. To learn about these alternative projects in Argentina, please follow this link:
Ecuador
Teach English In Rural And Urban Schools
Despite tourism being a leading source of government revenue, many Ecuadorians don’t have the opportunity to learn English, which limits their opportunities for work. Schools in Ecuador are underfunded, and even though English is required, there are a limited number of staff who are qualified to teach it.
Volunteers in this service project will work 4-5 hours per day on weekdays. You will teach basic English in local primary schools, and the rest of the day you will plan and lead extracurricular activities, health education, and potentially even contribute to teaching other subjects like math and science.
This community project for high school students on mission trips allows you to help you bridge the gap – providing children with English skills and a brighter future. Your support will improve the level of English education in Ecuador and allow disadvantaged children to pull themselves and their families out of poverty.
If you are interested in providing incredibly valuable English skills to underprivileged children in Ecuador, contact IFRE for more information today or view program details by following this link:
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Ecuador
Other projects that collaborate with spring break mission trips for high school students include working with street children, teaching English, working in conservation in the Galapagos, and more. To browse these other Ecuador programs, follow this link:
Brazil
Youth Project in Brazil
One of Brazil’s most prevalent social issue is it’s high poverty rates. Many local youths in favelas (shanty towns) are deprived of education. They get involved in drugs, theft, and other unlawful activities. This project in Brazil is designed to help those youths participate in different sports that will help them gain social, physical and emotional development and keep them off the streets.
As a high school student participating in a spring break mission trip with this project, you will be working with local schools and organizations to organize and participate in sporting events, like skateboarding, volleyball and other athletic sports.
Your time working with the youth will give them access to an exciting and fun pastime which will stay with them for their rest of their lives. They will get to embrace their new passion for sports and join their country in this fulfilling national pastime. Youth will learn the value of teamwork and hard work while developing communication and athletic skills that will greatly enriching their lives.
If you are you interested in enriching the lives of these youths while exploring Brazil and gaining invaluable life experiences, contact IFRE today! We will guide you through the rest of your Brazilian service-learning adventure.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Brazil
Other high school student spring break mission trip opportunities in Brazil include childcare, teaching computer skills, teaching English, and more. To learn more about these alternative projects, please visit this link:
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Skill and Qualifications
Most programs you may attend do not require specific skills or qualification. They only require a good attitude, compassion, and an open mind.
However, there are still some programs where a certain level of skills to volunteer abroad. Medical programs require that you are at least be a pre-med student, and English teaching program quire fluency in English.
The Start Date(s)
IFRE Volunteer programs start on Mondays. If you have a travel conflict, we will work with you to select a start day that works with your plans.
The Fee
Since 2006, IFRE has been the most trusted and respected volunteer abroad organization in the world, and also the most affordable. We’re dedicated to providing the highest quality opportunities for spring break volunteering trips for high school students at the lowest fees, which make it possible for everyone, especially students, to volunteer internationally and make a positive impact in the lives of others.
We believe in 100% transparency. Rest assured; we never use middlemen. Your one-time registration fee of $299 covers our administrative costs. The low weekly program fee is paid in the host country directly to your service project (via country coordinator), and includes housing, food, and minor expenses. IFRE is a non-profit organization, so your program fees are tax deductible.
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Housing and Food
Your spring break mission trip with your high school, your housing and food will depend on your specific project. Most students stay with one of our wonderful host families, who provide three meals per day in the style of traditional cuisine. Some student volunteers, however, may be asked to stay in a cabin, hostel, or home with other volunteers.
No matter what type of accommodation you receive, IFRE will ensure that you are happy, comfortable, and safe because we know that your living environment can make or break your experience.
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How can you apply?
You can apply to a volunteer program through a straightforward online application. We will be in direct contact with you within 24 hours of your application submittal.
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Why go with IFRE Volunteers?
IFRE Volunteers is a global humanitarian non-profit who has partnered with over 22,000 people and hundreds of local organizations since 2006 to facilitate outstandingly significant and incredibly safe volunteer and intern abroad experiences.
We offer the most affordable opportunities for spring break mission trips for high school students, and we use the tax-deductible registration fee to support your experience and enhance local projects while the program fee gets paid directly to your service project.
During your abroad experience you will to create long lasting connections with your home-away-from-home host family, project coordinators, and fellow volunteers. If for any reason you feel uncomfortable during your time abroad, our unparalleled support staff will do everything they can to improve your situation and ensure that you have a good experience.
How can you go as a group?
IFRE Volunteers understands the importance of volunteering abroad with a group. Please contact IFRE directly to customize your group travel and dates. We will work with you to find the perfect project.
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IFRE Volunteers is one of the top volunteering program providers in the world. We offer amazing volunteer programs in 20 countries across Latin America, Asia and Africa. If you are interested to volunteer in other countries than mentioned above, check out our best affordable programs in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bali, Cambodia, Thailand, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Morocco
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