Christchurch School is a global community with more than 30 countries represented in its student body and faculty. The more our students engage with that community, the more they learn about themselves and where they come from. Each day, we ask our Seahorses to share their backgrounds and perspectives while respecting the dignity of their peers.
The Global Education trips are extensions of this learning experience. We want students to be fully immersed in the places we visit. We want them to understand what life is like for people living very differently from how we do within the proverbial white fences. We want them to see connections between economies, political movements, unique environments, religions, and various periods of history. But we also want them to continue to learn about themselves and where they come from as they encounter exotic corners of the world. We want them to feel more a part of the global community.
As we guide our students to become engaged citizens and leaders, we teach them that they must be rooted and adaptable - powerfully self-aware and able to immerse themselves in the places they go and to imagine and make positive impacts. We build all of our travel opportunities and related programs to match this mission.
Whether a student needs a passport for the first time or already has a passport full of stamps, we encourage signing up for one of our core trips. They are unique opportunities to encounter the world and strengthen connections with our CCS community and its core aspirations.
Global Ed
ASPIRATION
As a community, we aspire to be aware of and actively engaged with the international community. To this end, we are committed to building curricular and co-curricular programs that foster a global understanding of learning and living.
We design all of our Global Education experiences in-house and schedule them around our athletic, academic, and community calendars. We return to the same communities and corners of the planet each year, which means our trips are becoming more unique, safe, and enriching over time. Teachers build these core destinations into their classes, and students can plan ahead and come up with unique research and projects in the places we visit.
Our trips are great options for students who need something to do during Thanksgiving, Spring Break, and the beginning of summer. They're also opportunities for academic engagement.
We provide need-based financial aid and take care of passports, visas, and vaccinations to make sure that the experiences are available to and safe for all of our students. Please reach out to inquire about the many ways we work to make travel possible for everyone.
For the 2025-26 school year, we are offering:
THANKSGIVING BREAK - Guatemala Trip (Spanish language learning, an investigation of the impacts of the civil conflict, the chance to learn about life in Guatemala for different aspects of society, and an exploration of environmental issues shaping life there)
SPRING BREAK - Senegal Trip (This year’s trip to Senegal will provide a unique window into life in “The Country of Hospitality.” The itinerary is designed to reveal the history and more current events that have shaped Senegal as a stark contrast to the generalizations of Africa.)
POST-GRADUATION - India Trip (This year’s trip to India will focus on the world’s holiest river system in the northern state of Uttarakhand, the Ganges. Throughout the trip, students will get to meet incredible people, eat some of the best food in the world, ride elephants, and generally benefit from what is undoubtedly one of the most unique countries on the planet.)
VALUE BEYOND TRAVEL
We actively support independent projects, student research, classroom content, and curricular engagement that extends beyond our relatively short time abroad. Our relationships with the world allow it to live within the white fences. During four years with us, students can have impactful experiences that relate to and support much of what they’re learning and doing day-to-day. A trip to Senegal as a 9th grader can relate to a class that in turn inspires a student to travel to India, where he or she works towards an independent project. As a private school, we commit resources to making these connections and supporting deep, rigorous, relevant student learning.
"Experience, travel - these are an education in themselves." - Euripides
