Volunteer OverseasShort-term Voluntary Work Experience Placements for 16-19 Year Olds
Join us for the adventure of a lifetime! Are you in the 16 to 19 age group? Interested in travelling to exciting places, meeting new people and making a difference? Our High School Specials are the ideal opportunity to do all of this and more. Get involved in one of our structured two, three or four week volunteer placements overseas and make this a summer to remember.
Not aged 16-19? See our full range of projects for anyone aged 16-75 here
These summer projects are also a great way to gain valuable work experience, which will contribute massively to your CV or UCAS form. Your time away with us will include a mixture of taught sessions, hands-on activities and observational work.
Live and work alongside small group of fellow-students in an exotic destination. You’ll also have the chance to get involved in cultural and social activities, as well as amazing weekend excursions.
Download our High School Specials leaflet or contact us on 01903 708300 to request a printed version
Every year, thousands of High School Special volunteers actively make a difference around the world. During their time abroad, they contribute towards achieving long-term goals and make a long-lasting positive impact on the communities where they work. If you want to know more about their achievements, read our 2016 High School Specials Impact Report.
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Our list of projects to choose from is growing each year and there really is something for everyone to get involved in.
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June 10th 2018
Care & Community in Jamaica (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Nepal (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Care & Spanish in Argentina (4 weeks)
Dentistry in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Human Rights & Spanish in Argentina (4 weeks)
Medicine & Spanish in Argentina (4 weeks)
Medicine in Nepal (2 weeks)
Medicine in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Physiotherapy in Nepal (2 weeks)
Public Health in Jamaica (2 weeks)
Shark Conservation in Fiji (2 weeks)
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June 17th 2018
Care & Community in Cambodia (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Ghana (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Tanzania (2 weeks)
Care & Community with French in Togo (2 weeks)
Care & Conservation in Ecuador (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Belize (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Human Rights in South Africa (2 weeks)
Incan & Wari Archaeology in Peru (2 weeks)
Medicine in Ghana (2 weeks)
Medicine in Tanzania (2 weeks)
Public Health in Belize (4 weeks)
Public Health in Cambodia (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
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June 24th 2018
Care & Community Village Project in Fiji (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Care & Community in China (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Kenya (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Madagascar (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Nepal (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Care & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks)
Conservation & Spanish in Mexico (2 weeks)
Conservation in Kenya (2 weeks)
Conservation in South Africa (2 weeks)
Dentistry in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Human Rights & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks)
Medicine & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks)
Medicine in Kenya (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Medicine in Mongolia (2 weeks)
Medicine in Nepal (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Medicine in Peru (2 weeks)
Medicine in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Physiotherapy in Nepal (2 weeks)
Public Health in Philippines (2 weeks)
Shark Conservation in Fiji (2 weeks)
Projects Starting
July 1st 2018
Care & Arabic in Morocco (2 weeks)
Care & Community Village Project in Samoa (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Cambodia (3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Ethiopia (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Jamaica (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Morocco (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Peru (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Samoa (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Sri Lanka (4 weeks)
Care & French in Morocco (2 weeks)
Care & Pandas in China (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Cambodia (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Costa Rica (2 weeks)
Conservation in Peru (2 weeks)
Conservation in Thailand (2 weeks)
General Building Projects in Jamaica (2 weeks)
Incan & Wari Archaeology in Peru (2 weeks)
Medicine in Bolivia (2 weeks)
Public Health in Belize (2 weeks)
Public Health in Jamaica (2 weeks)
Projects Starting
July 8th 2018
Building & French in Senegal (2 weeks)
Care & Community Village Project in Fiji (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Cambodia (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Ghana (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Kenya (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Madagascar (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Nepal (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Senegal (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in South Africa (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Tanzania (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Vietnam (2 weeks)
Care & Conservation in Ecuador (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Costa Rica (4 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Madagascar (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Thailand (2 weeks)
Conservation & Spanish in Mexico (2 weeks)
Conservation in Costa Rica (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Conservation in Thailand (4 weeks)
Dentistry in Sri Lanka (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Football in Ghana (2 weeks)
General Building Projects in Nepal (2 weeks)
General Building Projects in South Africa (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Human Rights in Ghana (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Human Rights in South Africa (2 weeks)
Law & Business in China (2 weeks)
Medicine in Ghana (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Medicine in Nepal (2 weeks)
Medicine in Peru (4 weeks)
Medicine in Sri Lanka (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Medicine in Tanzania (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Physiotherapy in Nepal (2 weeks)
Public Health in Cambodia (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Public Health in Mexico (2 weeks)
Shark Conservation in Fiji (2 weeks)
Projects Starting
July 15th 2018
Care & Community Village Project in Samoa (2 weeks)
Care & Community in China (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Ecuador (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Jamaica (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Togo (2 weeks)
Care & Community with French in Togo (2 weeks)
Care & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Belize (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Costa Rica (2 weeks)
Conservation in Kenya (2 weeks)
Conservation in Peru (2 weeks)
Conservation in South Africa (2 weeks)
General Building Projects in Jamaica (2 weeks)
Human Rights & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Incan & Wari Archaeology in Peru (2 weeks)
Medicine & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Medicine in Kenya (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Public Health in Belize (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Public Health in Jamaica (2 weeks)
Public Health in Philippines (2 weeks)
Projects Starting
July 22nd 2018
Care & Arabic in Morocco (2 weeks)
Care & Community Village Project in Fiji (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Care & Community in Ethiopia (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Ghana (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Madagascar (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Mongolia (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Morocco (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Nepal (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Care & Community in Peru (4 weeks)
Care & Community in Samoa (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Tanzania (2 weeks)
Care & French in Morocco (2 weeks)
Care & Pandas in China (2 weeks)
Classical & Medieval Archaeology in Romania (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Cambodia (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Madagascar (2 weeks)
Conservation & Spanish in Mexico (2 weeks)
Conservation in Thailand (2 weeks)
Dentistry in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Equine Therapy & Community in Bolivia (2 weeks)
Football in Ghana (2 weeks)
General Building Projects in Nepal (2 weeks)
General Building Projects in Philippines (2 weeks)
Journalism in Romania (2 weeks)
Medicine in Bolivia (2 weeks)
Medicine in Ghana (2 weeks)
Medicine in Mongolia (2 weeks)
Medicine in Nepal (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Medicine in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Medicine in Tanzania (2 weeks)
Physiotherapy in Nepal (2 weeks)
Public Health in Mexico (2 weeks)
Shark Conservation in Fiji (2 weeks)
Projects Starting
July 29th 2018
Building & Care in Myanmar (2 weeks)
Building & French in Senegal (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Cambodia (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Care & Community in Ghana (3 weeks)
Care & Community in Kenya (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Senegal (2 weeks)
Care & Community in South Africa (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Vietnam (2 weeks)
Care & Conservation in Ecuador (2 weeks)
Care & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Thailand (2 weeks)
Conservation in Costa Rica (3 weeks)
Conservation in Peru (2 weeks)
Dentistry in Sri Lanka (3 weeks)
General Building Projects in South Africa (2 weeks)
Human Rights & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks)
Human Rights in South Africa (2 weeks)
Law & Business in China (2 weeks)
Medicine & Spanish in Argentina (2 weeks)
Medicine in Ghana (3 weeks)
Medicine in Kenya (2 weeks)
Medicine in Sri Lanka (3 weeks)
Public Health in Belize (2 weeks)
Public Health in Cambodia (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Public Health in Tanzania (2 weeks)
Projects Starting
August 5th 2018
Care & Community in Jamaica (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Nepal (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Peru (2 weeks)
Care & Community in Togo (2 weeks)
Care & Community with French in Togo (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Costa Rica (2 weeks)
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Dentistry in Sri Lanka (2 weeks)
Incan & Wari Archaeology in Peru (2 weeks)
Medicine in Mongolia (2 weeks)
Medicine in Nepal (2 weeks)
Medicine in Peru (2 weeks)
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Equine Therapy & Community in Bolivia (2 weeks)
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Care & Conservation in Ecuador (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Belize (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Cambodia (2 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Costa Rica (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Madagascar (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Conservation & Community in Thailand (2 weeks)
Conservation & Spanish in Mexico (2 weeks)
Conservation in Costa Rica (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
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Medicine in Mongolia (2 weeks)
Medicine in Nepal (2 weeks & 3 weeks & 4 weeks)
Medicine in Peru (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Medicine in Sri Lanka (2 weeks & 3 weeks)
Medicine in Tanzania (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
Physiotherapy in Nepal (2 weeks)
Public Health in Belize (2 weeks & 4 weeks)
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