Chinese-American Environmental Leadership Exchange

  China

• Hong Kong: 
Hong Kong
• All Other Areas in China: 
Guangzhou

  United States

• Other Cities in United States: 
Rural Areas

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: 7/11/10 to 7/31/10

Description: Our programs are for exceptional young people who are ready to enthusiastically embrace today's challenges and improve our world.

Our 2010 summer program will develop Environmental Leadership in the context of a field-based program at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. You may be one of twelve American students to work with twelve Chinese students to explore the Champlain Valley and Green Mountains with field scientists. You will visit businesses and manufacturing plants, help remove invasive species, tour the State House with politicians, and learn about the role of state government in conservation. You will work with a Chinese partner to address a current environmental challenge in the region and prepare a public exhibit of your work. All high school students are welcome to apply. Preference will be given to those completing their freshman or sophomore year. Participants will be invited to join our 2011 summer expedition to South China.

In 2011, The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University (Hua Shi Fu Zhong- HSFZ), Guangzhou, China, will design a program for GATP that develops Environmental Leadership in the context of field activities in South China. You will see a part of China through a Chinese lens with Chinese friends that you met in 2010. This is not the China that a tourist sees.

The program is designed to forge enduring relationships among our American and Chinese participants and encourage you to engage in civic and environmental leadership in a world where environmental challenges exist on both local and global scales.

Highlights: You will spend time:

* Exploring the Champlain Watershed in Vermont
* Making friends with Chinese students
* Visiting businesses and municipal sites
* Exploring state politics
* Visiting natural areas in a geographically and biologically rich region
* Exploring local cultural attitudes toward the environment
* Visiting research facilities and science museums
* Meeting with local experts
* Enjoying Burlington, Vermont, one of America's most livable small cities

Cost in US$: 3,000 USD

Transportation to and from Burlington, VT, is not included.

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 12 American & 12 Chinese students, 4-6 instructors, 1 intern

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Green Across the Pacific, Inc.'s Mission Statement: Green Across the Pacific seeks to improve cultural and environmental awareness and cooperation around the world. To this end, Green Across the Pacific conducts exchange programs that function to establish an international community of learners.

Year Founded: 2000