The Global Works Difference
What differentiates GLOBAL WORKS from the other summer teen programs? Read on!
PROGRAMMING THAT SETS GLOBAL WORKS APART! Global Works core philosophy is that COMMUNITY SERVICE gives us the “purpose” for traveling to a destination. While performing community service (“with” and not “for” communities), we earn their trust and good will and create opportunities for fun and engaging CULTURAL EXCHANGE activities. Through cultural exchange we become authentically engaged in LANGUAGE IMMERSION and SKILL-FOCUSED experiences.
THE GLOBAL WORKS DIFFERENCE: “THE BLEND” Global Works has developed it’s own unique and special ‘blend of programming’ that combines: community service, cultural exchange, exciting adventure activities, and language immersion learning and other skill focused options such as science, soccer, surf, sailing, and photography.
SAFETY Safety is the most important aspect to any Global Works trip. Planning, prevention, and vigilance are key. Our Home Office staff and leaders continue to attend risk management conferences, medical trainings, and our risk management systems and training programs are seen as a model for the industry.
OUR STAFF Quite simply we believe our staff to be the best in the industry. We expect a lot out of them, and we look after them. Our average return rate over the past three years is 70%. That means there are ALWAYS veteran Global Works leaders on each and every trip. We hire experienced, knowledgeable staff, who are mostly teachers, ages 23 and older; we do not hire college students. We take great care in hiring people we feel will make outstanding instructors, role models and friends.
GROUP SIZE AND SUPERVISION Our leader-student ratio is 1:7. We are committed to small group travel. Each trip has a minimum of 3 adult leaders in the event that a leader needs to provide temporary individual attention to a participant.
STAFF ESCORTED GROUP FLIGHTS Global Works arranges group flights and our staff leader(s) travel WITH students on international flights from the group departure airport.
WE’RE ALWAYS THERE Our home office staff is available 24-hours a day during the duration of our programs. You will always have the ability, day or night, to reach your son/daughter through our hotline.
SEE AND EXPERIENCE MORE! Global Works itineraries take students to visit three to five different communities within each country, providing students with a cross-section of the culture and landscape.
MEANINGFUL AND DOCUMENTED SERVICE HOURS Ten to 15 hours per week of meaningful community service work is completed and documented. Global Works was built around the importance of community service and service learning; this is, and has always been, one of our core values. A Certificate of Participation is sent to each student at the end of each trip.
