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A place-based high school semester program.

The Traveling School amplifies student voices through transformative education to ignite positive change.

Place-Based Education

An inclusive, collaborative learning environment allows students to focus on academic growth and leadership skills in a supportive community.

Global Perspective

Living out of backpacks and duffels, students engage in communities, learning firsthand about the real-life impacts of global issues such as climate change, indigeneity, race, power and privilege.

Next Generation Leaders

Empowering our students to take action and spark positive change. When young people build leadership skills, they become tomorrow’s changemakers.

The semester continent is up to you.

Fall 2023 & Fall 2024

Southern Africa

Zambia | Botswana | Namibia | South Africa

Travel across the sun-kissed terrain of southern Africa, experiencing all it has to offer. Float Botswana’s Okavango Delta, explore Namib desert’s diamond ghost towns and engage in local communities throughout the region.

Spring 2024 & Spring 2025

South America

Ecuador | Peru | Bolivia

Delve into the jungle with naturalists to explore plants, animals and waterways of the Amazon Basin. Watch as your classes are brought to life through field visits, community projects and multi-day backpacking trips.

Fall 2023 & Fall 2024

Southern Africa

Zambia | Namibia | Botswana | South Africa

Travel across the sun-kissed terrain of Southern Africa, experiencing all it has to offer.  Float Botswana’s Okavango Delta, explore the Namib deserts’ diamond ghost towns and engage in local communities throughout the region.

Spring 2024 & Spring 2025

South America

Ecuador | Peru | Bolivia

Delve into the jungle with naturalists to explore plants, animals, and waterways of the Amazon Basin.  Participate in community projects with indigenous Quichua families.

Semester Options

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

Alumni

My Traveling School semester is the single, richest, experience that I have ever had. It built my confidence, channeled my curiosity, encouraged me to consider my impact on the world and empowered me to make that impact positive. It launched me into my adult life and the person I had always wanted to become.

Shannon - The Traveling School Alumni
Shannon, Fall & Spring 2010 Alumna

The Traveling School

Journal

Q&A with TTS24 Alumni, Ava Swanson

An interview with Chloe Loeffelholz, TTS Development Manager and TTS26 Alumni Ava Swanson (she/her) is a performer and songwriter based in Nashville. You can keep up with her sound and story via Spotify and Instagram. Ava also works at The MLC, a non-profit...

An Announcement from The Traveling School Team

We’ve got big news – The Traveling School has a revised mission and vision, and a new strategy statement!  The Traveling School’s historic mission and vision focused on female voices and female leaders. Over the past two years, we have been evaluating our language in...

Southern Africa Adventures with Jennifer & Aunge

Aunge Thomas, Academic Dean, and Jennifer Royall, Executive Director, recently packed their bags, put on their flexible pants, and headed to southern Africa to re-engage with communities and people who bring the magic to life for our students. Check out what Aunge has...

A Peek into Learnings from the Western US Program at the Southern Border Wall

What do we mean when we say that we engage in "place-based, experiential education," "community engagement," and "critical thinking" at The Traveling School? Enjoy this blog straight from our current semester, Traveling School Semester 38, and get a glimpse into some...

How We Prepared for Getting Back to School – Traveling School style

At The Traveling School, our back-to-school list looked a smidge different than your average student’s. Over the last month, families and students frequented office supply stores to check off their school supply lists. Meanwhile, Traveling School students frequented...

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