Global Works
Vitals
- GYA Accredited Since: Unaccredited by the GYA. Please see the Standards for more information.
- COVID-19 Plans: In-person only
- Enrolling:
- App Deadline:
- Next Available Departure? Apr, 2025
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Mission Statement:
We seek to instill a passion for service work, humanitarian efforts, and environmental preservation throughout the lifetime of a Global Works traveler, to deepen participants’ understanding of social-economic, political, and cultural inequities of our world, and to open their eyes to their role in positive change.
Global Works envisions building a world where:
-Empathetic relationships between people and cultures leads to mutual respect and understanding.
-Confident, positive, and self-reliant students become leaders and bring a global perspective to their city, nation, and world.
-The wonder of travel continues to lead to self-discovery, perspective, and a passion for life. - Level of Independence/Supervision (mouse-over for definition):
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Program Locations
Typical Itinerary
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | |
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W e e k 1 |
Arrival and Orientation | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Rock Climbing Clinic |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | |
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W e e k 2 |
Surf Lessons | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | Home construction service with local community or option of remote learning | begin catamaran multi-night trip |
Peer Reviews
Program Details
- Program Starts: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
- Program Duration: Less than 2 months, Semester, Yearlong
- Program Cost: $6995
- Program Financial Aid: No
Program Learning Outcomes
- Leadership
- Home Construction Community Service Skills
- Personal Growth
- Sustainable Travel
- Self Confidence
- Connection to Global Community
- Teamwork
- Environmental Stewardship
- Cultural Immersion
- Language Learning
Staff Training and Certification
With at least two adult staff on each Gap program, we are able to achieve a sensitive awareness to the needs of our participants and communities. Most of our programs have an additional on-site Country Director to serve as logistical backup for our groups while working closely with the Global Works home base in Colorado. All of our staff are certified in First Aid and CPR; and many hold Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder certifications.
We feel our staff leadership is one of our greatest strengths. Global Works hires skilled, knowledgeable, fun-loving people who organize and lead trips according to high standards of quality, safety and, of course, fun. They are leaders chosen for: experience working with students, flexibility, organization, language skills, a sense of humor, and responsibility. The majority of our staff also works as professional educators and the average age of our staff is 28.