Welcome to Overland 2010

For 25 years Overland has given thousands of students the opportunity to explore the world.

But it wasn’t until I watched my son, Luke, go off on an Overland trip that I fully understood the intense and often conflicting range of emotions that parents experience. You’re so proud of your child’s independence, so eager for him to embrace the world’s opportunities and so hopeful for his success. And yet, you worry about a lot of things—safety most of all—but also about the quality of his leaders, and the wholesomeness of his group.

My promise to you is this: I will plan your child’s trip and prepare your child’s leaders as carefully as if I were doing so for a child of my own. I have always believed in the value of the Overland experience… now I know it firsthand and value it even more. I invite you to do the same.

Sincerely,

Tom Costley
Director

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Summer and Semester Programs

Overland Programs offers more than 40 different trips including New England summer camps and hiking adventures for tweens (5th graders and 6th graders), hiking trips for teens, teen bike trips in Europe and America, and teen summer service programs. Whether you're looking for a language immersion program, summer programs abroad or service programs abroad, summer writing programs, environmental studies programs, teen adventure travel trips, a field studies program, or even a gap year semester in Spain, you're sure to find a program here which will create lasting memories, capture the imagination, and strengthen physical, emotional and social skills. Overland is not simply a summer or semester-long experience—it's a life experience with value and resonance that extends far beyond the boundaries of a young person's time with us.

Elite Leaders

Overland leaders are students and recent alumni from top colleges and universities, including many schools in the Ivy League and NESCAC as well as other elite schools across the country. Overland leaders are campus leaders, varsity athletes, sports captains, peer counselors, outdoor guides, and honors students. All leaders are First Aid, CPR, and lifeguard certified.

Programs and Adventures Since 1984

Overland Programs, also known as Overland Summers and even as Overland Adventures, is proud to have ACA accredited summer programs, teen summer camps, teen summer adventures, teen travel, teen summer programs, teenage camps, teen adventure programs, teen adventure trips, summer camp programs, summer programs abroad, language immersion courses abroad, teen bike trips, teen bicycle tours, teen summer service programs and New England camps which are held to the highest safety standards. Overland is not a teen tour or a summer camp, our trips and programs are carefully crafted and designed to challenge our students, who are always in small groups with superlative leadership.