Overland : summer & semester programs for 10-19 year olds
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Berkshire Adventure
Overland welcomes our youngest students to join us for a week of exploration in the beautiful Berkshires and Green Mountains...
Mountains & Sea Adventure
Please join us for two weeks of hiking, biking, rafting and kayaking as we explore New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee region and Martha’s Vineyard’s sunny beaches on our Mountains & Sea Adventure...
New England Adventure
Please join us for a week of hiking, swimming, biking and rafting, as we explore the best of New England on this introductory program for students finishing 6th grade...
North Country Adventure
Please join us for two weeks of hiking, biking, kayaking, rafting and swimming, as we explore the best of New York’s Adirondacks and Vermont’s Green Mountains on our North Country Adventure...
Teton Adventure
Please join us for two weeks of hiking, canoeing and rafting as we explore Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks on our Teton Adventure...
Cape Cod & the Islands
This classic tour of Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard is always one of Overland’s most popular trips— and for good reason...
Vermont
Famous for its beautiful vistas, quiet roads and small, friendly towns, it’s no secret that Vermont is a perfect setting for a teen bike trip...
New England Coast
Ride from the sandy beaches of Cape Cod Bay to the rocky coast of Acadia National Park on this three-week exploration of New England’s famous coastline...
Nova Scotia & Acadia
Canada’s maritime province of Nova Scotia offers picturesque shorelines, charming harbors and friendly people...
Pacific Coast
Few coastlines in the world can match the magnificence of the beaches, bluffs and bays that stretch between Seattle and San Francisco...
American Challenge
When you get to the Pacific, you will jump off your bike, race across the sand and dive into the water...
New England Explorer
New England's famous peaks and valleys are ideal for summer adventure. For two weeks, we’ll hike, backpack and sea kayak the best of New England by exploring the gentle Berkshires, the legendary Green Mountains, the rugged White Mountains and the scenic coast of Maine...
Blue Ridge Explorer
The Blue Ridge Mountains—tall and inviting—look down on deep valleys with rushing rivers, secluded backwoods and majestic old-growth forests...
Rocky Mountain Explorer
In the spectacular Rockies we’ll hike to over 14,000 feet, raft a great western river and see the best of Colorado...
Northwest Explorer
Offering exciting hikes, spectacular sea kayaking and stunning alpine scenery, the great Northwest is the perfect setting for an Overland program...
Yellowstone Teton Explorer
Yellowstone’s two million acres stretch across a landscape as varied and magnificent as any on the planet, boasting mountains, lakes, waterfalls, geysers and abundant wildlife...
High Sierra Explorer
High and remote, the Sierras sparkle in the California sunshine. For three weeks, we’ll explore this fabled wilderness on an extended hike past alpine lakes, raft an exciting river and challenge ourselves with an ascent of Mount Shasta, one of the world’s most impressive mountains...
Alaska Explorer
Alaska is unequaled in its vast wilderness and spectacular mountains, offering unsurpassed outdoor opportunities for the adventurous teenager...
Alaska Leadership Course
Overland’s Alaska Leadership Course offers demanding wilderness backpacking with on-the-trail instruction in backcountry skills...
New England Service
On New England Service, we’ll work together to make a difference in the lives of those in need by mentoring young readers, harvesting produce for a food bank at a community-supported farm and volunteering at a homeless shelter...
Southwest Service
Through Southwest Service we’ll serve the communities of Santa Fe, discovering the growth and fulfillment that come from helping others as we work side by side with the people of the Southwest...
Hawaii Service
For three weeks, we’ll reach out to the people and the land of Oahu, volunteering with local organizations as we explore some of the most breathtaking landscapes imaginable while enjoying the fun and camaraderie of our Overland group...
Alaska Service
Alaska is monumental with huge mountains, massive glaciers and giant rivers. On Alaska Service, we’ll spend three weeks in this spectacular outdoor setting: first on a backpacking trip, then working on a nine-day trail building project and finally sea kayaking the beautiful Alaskan coast...
Summer Writing Program
No skill is of greater importance in school—and in life—than the ability to communicate clearly and effectively...
College Essay Program
Overland’s College Essay Program offers rising seniors the chance to produce the essays needed for their college applications...
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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.
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