The Road Less Traveled Reviews

-Family atmosphere: the supervisors are involved, aware, experienced, caring, emphasize positive participant experiences; staff are diverse, experienced, very committed and professional -Excellent training: safety is #1, review WFR skills, returning staff do training sessions, detailed, trip leader staff is about 60 and there's time built in for relationship building...yay; fantastic training manual -Detailed and thorough: logistics are organized, detailed, and RLT is willing to get your feedback -Meaningful and challenging: programming is rewarding because it's mostly service work, you reflect with your kids on the experience/impact -Time in-between sessions: time to rest (but you're also doing paperwork) -Preference on trips for returners after you've done 1 summer -Plethora of programs all over the world (divided by 12-14 yo and 15-18 yo) with a focus on language, cultural immersion or service-learning (and directors have traveled there personally--have I mentioned it's a family?) -Participants submit an application essay, references and do an interview--chances are you're going to get some great kids! -Great pay (DOE, they pay for your flight home, paid room/board in between trip sessions, partial reimbursement for your WFR course, pro deals)