Marine Biology Adventure
Academic Treks (a divison of Broadreach)
 

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Program Terms • Summer Program Participants • Teenagers • High School Subject Areas • Biology • Environmental Science • Environmental Studies • Marine Science		Quick Look • Location: San Salvador - Bahamas • Language of Instruction: English • Academic Credit Available: Yes Overview Academic Treks, a division of Broadreach, offers college-accredited summer adventures abroad for high school students. Backed by sixteen years of experience in running educational programs for thousands of teenagers, Academic Treks combines the finest elements of experiential learning, traditional classroom learning and service learning with wilderness adventure, international travel and cultural exchange to create extraordinary expeditions. Join us this summer for an unforgettable adventure. Bring a thirst to learn and have fun, and a desire to open your heart and mind to new people, places and experiences. See the world in a different light, achieve things you never thought possible, make lasting friendships, and learn by doing and experiencing with incredible environments as your classrooms. If you're fascinated with the underwater world or interested in becoming a marine biologist, join us on our Marine Biology Adventure. We work at the world renowned Gerace Research Center in the eastern Bahamas to learn about the marine world and intricate reef systems firsthand, with the reefs, seagrass beds and beaches of San Salvador as your classrooms. The sheltered waters of Graham’s Harbour are immediately accessible to the Center, with nearby seabird rookeries and patch reefs. Other study areas close by include hypersaline lagoons filled with ancient stromatolites, mangrove channels and fringing reefs that are home to an abundance of colorful marine life big and small. Under the instruction of professional marine biologists, the curriculum is designed to anchor traditional learning with immediate real-world application and hands-on experience. The combination of dive training, field experiments, lectures, exams and marine surveys provides a comprehensive overview of tropical marine biology. Academic Credit Academic credit is available.  Accredited by Lesley University. May transfer as 3 Marine Biology, Biology, or Elective credits. Eligibility Teens finishing grades 9-12 are eligible for this program and will be grouped into separate trips of 10-12 participants by age, no minimum GPA requirement. Financial Aid Yes. We offer some financial aid through our Broadreach Foundation. Applications are due by May 1 and will be awarded on May 15. Dates Dates Available for 2009 are MBA 11: June 26 - July 16, MBA21: July 22 - Aug 11 Dates may change so please call or check our website to confirm. Deadlines Applications accepted on a rolling basis until June 1 Contact Broadreach and Academic Treks 806 McCulloch Street Suite 102 Raleigh, NC 27603 USA Tel: 919-256-8200 Fax: 919-833-2129 Email Send Email Web Visit Website
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