March 18, 2016Urban Sustainability Summer Program | The Green Program
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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, and more.
** Note: All of our programs are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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. We exist to use the world as our classroom in order to give meaning and purpose to education, adventure, and life.
“What really stays with me is knowing and rediscovering my passion for sustainability and believing in myself.”
– Rashmi S., U of Toronto
Redefine your comfort zone
The interdisciplinary nature 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.”
– Peter VF., U of Illinois
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.
“The Capstone Project will reveal your potential and make you realize that you can change the world.”
– 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 by helping implement a number of self-sustaining projects for a local elementary school.”
– 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’s leading industry facilities.
“I 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’d been taught.”
– 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.”
