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An Alternative Spring Break Program means students immerse themselves in a new culture, allowing them to see the world from a new perspective and learn about a variety of issues ranging from education to the environment, while simultaneously taking part in meaningful service projects. Students are exposed to social and cultural issues through direct service, experiential learning, group discussions, and personal reflection.
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Alternative Spring Break: Amazonian Indigenous Community
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Project Description - - Starting & Ending Date: GROUPS: Flexible dates for groups; INDIVIDUALS: See dates below; suggested 8-day package
- - Location: Pastaza Province (Amazon), Ecuador
- - Price: $769 (all-included, excl. flight to/from Ecuador)
- - Dates: Session 1- March 10-18, 2012
The Alternative Spring Break Program in Santa Ana seeks to support and help an indigenous Kichwa community. The community is located in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest, where it has been isolated from many important services and community infrastructure that other parts of the country have been able to enjoy. This Alternative Spring Break Program connects volunteers with local residents to contribute to development projects and ideas initiated by the community.
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Alternative Spring Break: Traversing The Andes
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Project Description - - Starting & Ending Date: GROUPS: Flexible dates; INDIVIDUALS: See dates below; suggested 8-day package
- - Location: Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
- - Price: $699 (all-included, excl. flight to/from Ecuador)
- - Price: Session 1- March 10-18; Session 2- March 24-April 1
The condition of the education system in Ecuador is dramatically lacking, particularly in the most impoverished regions of the country. The persistent rates of illiteracy result from low education levels, high repetition rates and desertion rates, poor quality of education, and lack of educational structure and learning material.
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Alternative Spring Break: Wild Amazon Experience
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Project Description - - Starting & Ending Date: GROUPS: Flexible dates; INDIVIDUALS: See dates below; suggested 8-day package
- - Location: Pastaza Province (Amazon), Ecuador
- - Price: $769 (all-included, excl. flight to/from Ecuador)
- - Dates: Session 1- March 3-11; Session 2- March 24-April 1
One of the most threatened natural resources in the Amazon Rainforest is the wildlife, which can suffer from habitat destruction, unsustainable hunting, and traps set by illegal animal hunters. Orchids, parrots, monkeys, and more than 20 thousand exotic animal and plant species have distinguished Ecuador as one of the countries with the most biodiversity in the world.
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Alternative Spring Break: Beach Conservation on the Coast
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Project Description - - Starting & Ending Date: GROUPS: Flexible dates, INDIVIDUALS: See dates below; suggested 8-day package
- - Location: Puerto Lopez, Manabí Province, Pacific Coast
- - Price: $769 (all-included, excl. flight to/from Ecuador)
- - Dates: Session 1- March 3-11, 2012
This Alternative Spring Break Program takes place in the community of Puerto Lopez on the coast of the Manabí province of Ecuador’s Pacific Coast. The Manabí coast is an area rich in unique flora and fauna, including humpback whales, monkeys, and a multitude of bird species. Off the coast, one can visit the famous Isla de la Plata, an island with species similar to those of the Galapagos, including the blue-footed booby. The region also includes dense forests, which put the area in great danger of deforestation because of logging interests as well as efforts to expand agricultural and pastoral lands.
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