Travel is proven to broaden the mind, enrich the soul and educate us about new places and other cultures. The Saint Mary's School educational travel program is designed to provide students with experiential opportunities that build empathy and compassion for others. In turn, when students return to campus their experiences enrich our Saint Mary's community.
"We believe these experiences build important skills like cross-cultural intelligence, communication, growth mindset and create globally competent leaders for today and tomorrow," says Caroline Costello, educational travel coordinator. "The program is designed to provide students with a range of experiences from which students may choose, including service trips, academic exchanges, cultural excursions and history trips."
Trips are offered throughout the academic year and during the summer. Most of our educational travel offerings are school-sponsored trips, however there are also trips organized in partnership with other schools or sanctioned by Saint Mary's.
Deadlines for all 2018-2019 travel opportunities come in the early fall, so planning ahead is important when considering a travel experience.
For more information about our educational travel program, please call or email our educational travel coordinator, Caroline Costello, at ccostello@sms.edu or 919-424-4051.
2018-2019 EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES (Click here for details.)
Ethiopia Cultures and Service Trip with Cherokee Gives Back
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Open to 11th and 12th grade students
March 9 - 17, 2019 (Spring Break)
Approximate cost: $2,500-$3,000
Young Women's Leadership Summit
Dominican Republic
Open to 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students
January 31 - Feb. 4, 2019
Approximate cost: $2,950
Australian Educational Exchange, Saint Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Perth, Australia
Open to rising 10th grade students
Five weeks in Perth, July-August 2019
Five weeks hosting in N.C. August-September 2019
Approximate cost: $3,000-$4,000
Science in London (Registration closes October 17)
London, England
Open to all students
May 29 - June 4, 2019
Approximate cost: $3,800
French Language Exchange
Lyon, France
Open to French students in any grade
Approximately two weeks
June 2019
Approximate cost: $2,500-$3,000