Community Service Teen Trips

About Community Service Teen Trips

Community service teen trips take students all over the world to participate in community building, environmental conservation, and other worthy service projects. The type of service project depends on the trip that each student chooses; popular themes include constructing houses and buildings, teaching underprivileged children, saving wildlife habitats, and providing medical care to communities in need. Accommodations typically include camping, youth hostels, dorms, and home stays. While community service teen trips are available everywhere, the most popular destinations include Costa Rica, the United States, the Dominican Republic, the Galapagos Islands, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Many community service trips for teens provide a certificate of completion that may allow the student to use the program towards high school and/or college service requirements.

Ages, Dates, Trip Length, and Tuition Rates of Community Service Teen Trips

Most community service teen trips offer departure dates in June, July, and August. Community service teen trips can be as short as 14 days and as long as 35 days (about 2 weeks to 5 weeks in length). Some community service teen trips can be combined with pre-college, academic enrichment, and outdoor education programs. While each trip varies, most trips welcome travelers between the ages of 12 and 18.

Community service teen tours can range in tuition from $2,500 to $9,000. In most cases, airfare and insurance is not included in the tuition price. It's important to check with each tour provider to see if there are additional costs involved.

Choosing the Best Community Service Teen Trip

There are many important factors to consider when choosing a community service teen trip. What are the accommodations like? How many community service hours are earned during the program? What cities, landmarks, and sights are seen? Do travelers need to be in good physical shape to participate in service activities? What are the trip provider's emergency procedures? What costs are not included in the tuition price? Do campers need to bring special equipment or clothing? What kind of experience and training do staff members have before the trip?

To help match families with the perfect teen trip or teen summer camp, Choice Camps offers free consultations with trip placement experts. Call our office at 617-264-0939 and we would be happy to help your family find a great community service teen trip this summer!