Lifeworks: Galapagos & Ecuador Session One

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Backed by over 30 years of experience, Lifeworks offers international community service projects that combine cultural immersion, travel, and outdoor adventure. Grounded in experiential education, Lifeworks is a non-competitive hands-on community service learning program where students can give back to the international community. The program strives for positive change in the world and transformational experiences for all those who participate.

The community service projects that students undertake range from human aid to environmental conservation to community development and any combination. By maintaining small groups of participants, students leave with a great feeling of accomplishment from having completed things themselves, and their self-reliance and confidence soar as a result. Volunteering, living, and learning as part of a small team provides a perfect environment to develop skills such as leadership, compassion, and communication. For teens ready to give something back to the international community while growing tremendously as an individual, Lifeworks will provide an experience of a lifetime.

Trip Description

Known as the Darwin voyage, students earn approximately 40 hours of community service in the Amazon and the Galapagos with increased touring and adventure activities split between mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Adventure activities include white-water rafting, horseback riding, hiking, and scuba diving. Students tour all the best this country has to offer, from the Amazon basin to the high Andes to the capital Quito and, of course, the Galapagos Islands.

Staff Overview

The Lifeworks staff consists of avid world travelers, highly qualified professionals, and experienced facilitators and educators. The average age of the staff is 28 and all are first aid certified. Staff skills are program specific, such as holding a maritime license on ocean adventures, or having a background in teaching English.

Setting & Accommodations

Most nights will be spent in comfortable, clean, and safe hotels or hostels. Lifeworks has longstanding relationships with many local hotel owners, who consistently provide warm, welcoming hospitality and delicious food!

Safety Standards

All Lifeworks staff members are trained first aid responders. Additionally, in the BVI, Emergency Medical Technicians sail full time with participants. In all locations, medical care is always relatively close at hand.