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    • SUNY at New Paltz

    • Latin American Studies in Ecuador

      Students can choose from three programs: The Intensive Spanish Language program, Community Health in a Developing Region of Ecuador or The Ecology of Coastal Ecuador. Internships are also available. The intensive Spanish language and Latin American Studies Program provides students with an opportunity to develop their speaking, listening and reading comprehension and writing skills in Spanish in a concentrated format. It also provides them with opportunities to study and experience Latin American More...
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    • IES Abroad

    • IES Abroad Santiago Summer - Health Studies Program

      Designed for advanced Spanish students in health-related majors, this program offers you valuable insight into Santiago's health care system. Students enroll in two courses: Clinical Observation Internship and Spanish for Health Practitioners. The courses are designed for students to develop medically-related experience through clinical observation or participation in public health care projects, and improve Spanish communication skills as they relate to the medical field.
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    • IES Abroad

    • IES Abroad Quito Summer - Environmental Studies Program

      Organized in cooperation with the Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts and Sciences and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, this program allows you to study issues of environmental management and preservation, while exploring Ecuador's rich ecology. Students enroll in the following courses, taught in English: Environmental Issues- Conservation and Public Policy in Ecuador, Ecuadorian Ecosystems, and Spanish Language.
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    • Projects Abroad

    • Volunteer or Intern in the Galapagos Islands with Projects Abroad

      Founded in 1992, Projects Abroad is the world’s leading short-term international volunteer organization. We provide volunteer projects, internships, and language courses in over 27 developing countries across the globe, with offices in every destination and expert local staff to offer unparalleled support. Choose any day of the year to start and stay from two weeks to a year. Programs are for ages 16+.
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    • CIS - Center for International Studies

    • CIS Intern in Ecuador

      This is a great program for students looking to really give back to their local community. Most placements focus on community development. Past placements have included: Animal Rescue Center in the Amazon to combat illegal wildlife trafficking Early Education Intervention programs to help child workers matriculate from school Placements within Environmental Education and Organic Farming For a small additional cost, you can add an independent Spanish-language course. Please let us know if you are More...
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    • University of Miami

    • Summer in the Galapagos Islands - Faculty Led

      LAS 201 or 501 Introduction to Latin American Studies Dates: May 27 - June 12 This course is an introduction to Latin American Studies. Students will learn the basics of Latin American social, political, and economic development and will be able to translate what they learn in class to the realities they see around them on the islands and will gain insight into some of the more complex political and social issues that play into efforts toward conservation and development. LAS 302 or 503 Special More...
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    • Broadreach

    • Ecuador Spanish Immersion

      Experience the best of Ecuador — spectacular Andes Mountains, rich Incan culture, gracious people and historic colonial towns — on an unforgettable 30-day journey that immerses you in the lifestyles and language of this extraordinary country. The Sierra of Ecuador is one of the world’s best places to learn Spanish, as its friendly inhabitants speak slowly and clearly with a light accent. As our adventure unfolds, you’ll improve your Spanish skills through cultural interaction, service work, formal More...
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    • Sea|mester

    • Sea mester: Summer, Ecuador

      Global Travel; Cultural exploration, Oceanography; Marine Biology; Student Leadership Development; Seamanship; PADI scuba diving and International Yachtmaster Training Sailing certification; American Red Cross first aid and CPR; Community service and Conservation projects.
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    • Broadreach College

    • Galapagos and Amazon Biodiversity

      Students earn 3-4 credits in Ecology through an experiential course which combines collecting data, learning about general biodiversity, ecology, current conservation efforts and future prospects whilst carrying out carrying out marine service projects. Broadreach College has teamed up with the well known Tiputini Amazon research station and the San Cristobal Galapagos research station of St. Frances University in Quito to offer a unique program focusing on the incredible biodiversity and ecology More...
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    • Sea|mester

    • Sea mester: Summer, Galapagos Islands

      Global Travel; Cultural exploration, Oceanography; Marine Biology; Student Leadership Development; Seamanship; PADI scuba diving and International Yachtmaster Training Sailing certification; American Red Cross first aid and CPR; Community service and Conservation projects.
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    • CIS - Center for International Studies

    • Summer in Ecuador

      Summer in Ecuador is housed at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, which offers excellent courses in Spanish as a second language. We do recommend that you have at least 2 years of college-level Spanish before coming. An online Spanish placement exam will help you register for the right courses in either the College of Liberal Arts Spanish Department or Instituto de Lenguas Extranjeras. Tutoring is available if you need extra help with the language.
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    • University of Minnesota

    • Advanced Spanish in Ecuador

      Take one advanced Spanish course (5th semester) and rapidly improve your Spanish skills through conversations with your host family.This program appeals to students who are interested in advancing their Spanish knowledge through an intensive learning experience.One language course is taught over a four-week period and awards 4 undergraduate credits. The Ecuador program offers fifth semester language instruction. The syllabus focuses on language skill development and daily oral practice. Students More...
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    • Institute for Cultural Ecology

    • Avian (Bird) Conservation

      Introduction Bird conservation and study is close to the heart of I.C.E's mission. With habitat destruction pushing more and more songbirds to threatened status, we hope to do our part to ensure the skies will be song-filled for years to come. Our avian internships have three different areas of interest: TRACK ONE: AVIAN CONSERVATION Join leading conservation groups whose primary focus is to increase habitat and diversity for endangered bird populations. We work with groups that focus on both coastal More...
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    • Eco Volunteer UP

    • Ecological Volunteer Program

      Ecuador, while small in size, is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. With rain forests, jungles, mountains, coastline, islands and deserts, this country has it all. In the nine unique bio-systems, there are 1,000s of species of flora and fauna and over 1,500 species of birds. Ecuador is home to two natural UNECSO sites: the Galapagos Islands and Sangay National Park. The Galapagos Islands are isolated in such a way that certain animal life exists only in this location. Sangay More...
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    • Institute for Cultural Ecology

    • Social Media

      The Project The future is here! With the advent of facebook and twitter and the addition of advertising to their formats, businesses are scrambling to figure out how, why and what a "Facebook Landing Page" is. Social Media Companies are specialists are emerging from a variety of fields ranging from marketing, graphic design, IT, web development, among other backgrounds. In these cutting edge internships we place you with companies that are leading the way in educating bussiness on how to reach a More...
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    • Institute for Cultural Ecology

    • Advertising

      The Project Do you envision yourself as a mad man or mad woman as the case may be? We can place you with a high profile firm whose focus on the three P's of Product, Price, and Promotion will help prepare you to enter this competitive field. We have two different ways for you to get advertising experience. TRACK ONE places you with a traditional advertising firm. In this placement, you will be initiated into the formal practice and business of advertising. The product you are marketing will be secondary More...
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    • ActionQuest Summer Programs

    • ActionQuest Summer Programs: Summer, Galapagos Islands

      Worldwide summer sailing and scuba adventures for teenagers (13-19). Participants live-aboard sailing yachts for three weeks, earning sailing and scuba certifications with marine science, water skiing, windsurfing and nautical skills.
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    • Institute for Cultural Ecology

    • At-Risk Youth Mentor

      Travel to the Honolulu, Hawaii to experience living in the Pacific and significantly impact children's lives. The adolescent years of a child's life are invaluable. It is a time in which young adults are able to form their values and personalities, as well as figure out how they fit into the world and gain a sense of what they can contribute. Unfortunately, many children do not have easy access to an environment that fosters their growth. Domestic violence, lower income families, peer pressure, in More...
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    • Institute for Cultural Ecology

    • Public Relations

      he Project We have two tracks for public relations. TRACK ONE places you directly with a high profile public relations firm whose sole duties are to manage public perception of the company that hires it. Some of the duties will include developing and writing media releases, developing and writing resource tools for customers seeking information on the values of the company, PR initiatives, developing best practice processes and templates for the PR and Communications Manager, assisting with the development More...
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    • Isabela Oceanographic Institute (IOI)

    • Service Learning in Galapagos

      Latin American Studies: gain insight into Latin American political ecology, social structure, and inter-cultural relations while using Galapagos as a specific case study for comparison and more in-depth analysis. Qualitative Field Methods: learn to design research, collect and interpret data, and present finding that consider local social, cultural and institutional patterns in order to encourage community participation, leadership and empowerment. target population: Masters students Environmental More...
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    • Travel Alive

    • Volunteer, Cultural Immersion, and Language in Ecuador: Summer

      Volunteer, cultural immersion, language study in Quito, Ecuador. Volunteer projects focus on social services, education, healthcare, and community development.
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    • Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation

    • Service-Learning in Ecuador

      Service-learning provides students the opportunity to learn while engaging with local communities and lending a hand to solve real-world problems. Ceiba's courses combine hands-on field activities and work in communities with lectures and readings to highlight main themes and supplement learning. A variety of courses are offered that emphasize water resource management and links between water quality and human health; environmental education and the improvement of science education in rural village More...
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    • University of Arizona

    • Galapagos Marine Ecology

      Study the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands while living and working with the local people. A unique, ecology based program, designed for teachers or those students with a keen interest in the biology of the Galapagos Islands.
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    • Arizona State University Abroad

    • School of Life Sciences

      Introduction to tropical field biology in the Amazonian rainforest, offering learning and research opportunities at multiple levels from beginner to advanced.
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    • Institute for Cultural Ecology

    • Veterinary Science

      The Project Make a difference in animal lives with an up close and personal placement whose focus is on animal treatment, surgery and recovery. This clinics we work with generally work on both domestic and wild animals. This opportunity will give you a chance to not only connect with animals but with people who have dedicated their lives to assisting them. They are a "different breed" and this is a great chance to find out if working with animals may be your calling or something you may want to volunteer More...
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    • University of California, Davis (UC Davis Summer Abroad)

    • Sustainable Ecuador--From the Andes to the Amazon

      The Amazon tropical rainforest of Ecuador (selva amazónica in Spanish) is a humid evergreen forest that covers the largest portion of Ecuador’s four natural regions: the Andes, the Coast, the Galápagos Islands and the Amazon. For millennia dozens of indigenous peoples have settled these regions of the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes and their rivers developing extraordinary cultural adaptations to its diverse environments and creating a civilization that has been praised as a successful example More...
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    • Eco Volunteer UP

    • Eco Volunteer UP Foundation

      YOUNG MOTHERS VOLUNTEER PROJECT IN ECUADOR In Ecuador, it is not uncommon for women to raise 5 or more children, each with different biological fathers. A sad reality is that it is also common for the mother’s latest companion to rape the eldest daughter, often resulting in pregnancy. One expects a reaction from the mother, but not the sort of reaction that is so common here in Ecuador. As a result of the rape, the mother feels shamed and often times jealous. It is likely that the mother will abandon More...
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