High School travel Abroad

Traveling Abroad

Shape International focuses on empowering students to learn from experiences around the world and gain independence. We send participants to volunteer abroad, immerse in language study, take on leadership roles and travel with friends. It’s a journey that combines academic challenge, growth in community and self-awareness. High school is the perfect time to travel the world and find yourself!

Thinking about travel

When most high school students are planning their summer vacations, you're thinking about your next big adventure. You may have traveled around the U.S. Maybe you've even caught the travel bug from international trips and vacations. If so, you know there is a whole world out there to see — but did you know that there are more ways to gain this global experience than your typical foreign exchange or study abroad program?

Travel with us

Shape International expose students to new cultures, environments and ideas. Our international trips provide students with a variety of real-life experiences away from their own culture, helping them make the connections that will allow them to grow personally and professionally beyond anything they’ve yet achieved

Science tells us to explore

Helps with Mental Health

Traveling is an exciting, challenging and rewarding experience that can take you across the world or just down the street. There are many benefits to traveling, including boosting your brain function and improving your mental health.

Stress Reliever

Traveling creates a break from the stresses of life and allows us to relax. One study revealed that just three days after taking a trip, travelers report feeling less anxious and more rested. The benefits from a trip, actually stay with you even after returning home!

Promotes Happiness

If you love to travel, be sure to plan your next adventure. It's not always easy to find time in your schedule, but research from Cornell shows that planning a trip will actually make you happier. So start planning and counting down the days until you board that plane!

Creates Empathy for the World

There is no better way to learn about and appreciate culture than traveling. Travel opens up a variety of ideas, new ways to look at things, and provides the best on-site learning a person can get. The internet can only explain so much about a place; doing it in person will give you a true understanding of how places work and why they are the way they are. Exploring a new country helps us understand that there are differences between all people, but ultimately we all want to be happy and live safe lives.

Personal Growth

Traveling can be uncomfortable and it is often that unexpected moments that stick with you. The people, the food, and the culture are all part of the experience that help you make memories and understand different ways of life. When you're traveling, it's not what you see that matters, but rather what you experience. You absorb the world around you, which gives you an appreciation for cultures and norms different from your own. No matter where you go, there's always something new to learn.