Overland : summer & semester programs for 10-19 year olds
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12th Grade
Paris to the Sea
From the châteaux of the Loire to the villages of Provence and the sparkling blue waters of the Mediterranean, Paris to the Sea offers the perfect month of biking, friendship and fun...
Pacific Coast
Few coastlines in the world can match the magnificence of the beaches, bluffs and bays that stretch between Seattle and San Francisco...
European Challenge
Ride across a continent, from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, from the Netherlands to Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, France and Spain...
American Challenge
When you get to the Pacific, you will jump off your bike, race across the sand and dive into the water...
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...
European Explorer
From the Pyrenees to the French Alps, Europe’s mountains offer magnificent valleys, stunning passes and quaint villages...
Alpine Challenge
For over 20 years Overland has hiked the Alps—through deep green valleys and over rocky passes, across snowfields and along glacial lakes...
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...
Costa Rica Service
Costa Rica combines all that we look for in a teen summer service program abroad: a safe, stable country with great physical beauty, welcoming people and service opportunities where our efforts can make a real difference...
Virgin Islands Service
The Caribbean is a beautiful paradise right in our own backyard. Virgin Islands Service offers teens the chance to see the Caribbean as few people ever do: by serving its communities and ecosystems in need...
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...
Language Immersion & Service Peru
With staggering natural beauty and a rich history, Peru is an ideal location for language immersion, cultural engagement, outdoor exploration and service...
Language Immersion & Service Costa Rica
LIS Costa Rica offers an unbeatable combination of language study, service, cultural engagement and active exploration in a country of great natural beauty...
Language Immersion France
To learn French—and to enjoy it, to be comfortable in the language—there is no substitute for studying in France, a gorgeous country with a rich culture and a beautiful language...
Language Immersion Spain
Studying in Spain offers the excitement of learning a language while discovering the richness of an ancient culture and exploring the beauty of a remarkable country...
Field Studies: Tanzania
From the crowded streets of Dar es Salaam to the vast expanse of the Serengeti, from the warm waters of the Indian Ocean to the snows of Kilimanjaro, Overland's Field Studies: Tanzania will immerse you in the vibrant life, sublime beauty and terrific promise of this remarkable land...
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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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