【推荐2】The Best High School Study Abroad Programs For 2023

Are you interested in studying abroad while in high school but have no idea where to start? Here is our guide to choosing the right high school abroad program for you.

Best Program For Seniors: Travel For Teens

Location: Multiple Countries

Achieving independence is a key part of growing up, but it doesn’t happen overnight. Teenagers need time to explore their options and figure out what they want from life. This program is designed to help students make the most of their summer vacation, whether they’re looking for a multicultural experience or want to add some adventures to their trip.

Best Program For Language Learning: CIEE

Location: Spain

CIEE allows students to learn Spanish culture and language through educational activities. Students will learn about the history, architecture, and art of Spain through visits to museums and cultural sites. Moreover, the certificate of learning you receive can be used in college applications.

Best Program For Southeast Asia: Travel For Teens In Thailand

Location: Thailand

Thailand has something for everyone. If you want to explore the local cultures, you can visit the floating markets or take an elephant ride through the jungle. If relaxation is more your scene, then there are plenty of beaches just waiting for you to spend a day there!

Best Program For Conservation: Global Works

Location: Costa Rica

Have you ever dreamed of traveling through the canals of Costa Rica, spotting various wild animals along the way? Does hiking to waterfalls and active volcanoes, all while helping support conservation efforts sound like your dream study abroad experience? If so, Global Works has created an experience that will blow you away.

【推荐3】Summer camp games offer physical exercise and help your kids develop sell-confidence, independence, and leadership skills.

Blindfold Obstacle (障碍物) Course

Divide the group into teams. Each team will have one blindfolded person while their teammate gives them instructions on how to get around an obstacle course. You can use other players to be the obstacles that blindfolded teens need to get around.

Balloon Up

Divide the teens into small groups. Each team gets a balloon and has to try and keep the balloon up in the air without using their hands. To make the game harder, players must hold hands in a circle, making moving around more difficult. The team with their balloon up in the air the longest wins.

Capture The Flag

Divide the area where you will be playing in half and split the group into two teams. Give each team a flag that they need to hide in their playing area, and remember that a small piece of the material must be visible for the other team to see. Each team must try to steal the other team’s flag and bring it back to their own side of the field to win the game.

Relay Races

Divide the teens into small groups. A fun twist on a water relay race is to have each player pour water from a cup backward over the head, and the person standing behind them must catch the water into their cup. At the end of the race, the team with the most water in the final cup wins.

Interested in exploring two million years of human history and culture in one place? The British Museum is a good choice. In this guide, find out what you need to know to visit the British Museum. Here’s what we’ll cover:

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From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day (to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays). A booked time slot will get you guaranteed entry.

It’s free to visit the British Museum, but there are also priced special exhibitions. For example, “Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt” is on until February 2023 and tickets cost £18 for adults.

There are more than 60 galleries exhibiting items. Here are our recommendations on what to see.

A knowledgeable guide will cover the exhibits in a more reasonable time so you have a memorable visit.

A variety of themed audio guides in their app are available for anyone interested in self-guided tour.

You can purchase the full bundle per language for £4. 99 (introductory offer) or themed tours per language for£1.99–£2.99.

Great Court Restaurant, Hakkasan and Zeo’s London are museum’s restaurants where you can enjoy delicious food and drinks at a reasonable price. Apart from those above, there are also the Court Café and the Montague Café inside the museum. Also, there are other options not too far beyond the museum gates, in case you are seeking more inspired dining.

【推荐2】Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. A royal home and fortress (堡垒) for more than 900 years, it remains a working palace to this day, and is the official residence of The King.

What to see?

Your ticket to Windsor Castle allows entry to the State Apartments, decorated with the finest works of art in the Royal Collection. Spot masterpieces on display by Holbein, Rubens and Van Dyck, Sèvres china and delicate English and French furniture. Admire Queen Mary’s Doll’s House—the largest dolls’ house in the world—and St. George’s Chapel, where Queen Elizebeth II was laid to rest in 2022.

The Moat Room gives an overview of the castle’s 950-year history, with three largescale bronze (青铜) models showing how the castle looked at different moments in time.

Time your visit for the Changing the Guard ceremony. It takes place at 11 am on select days throughout the year (weather permitting).

Tickets

Tickets must be booked in advance. Alternatively, book onto one of the many day trips to Windsor Castle that include entry to the castle plus stops at other attractions and towns, including Stonehenge, Bath, Oxford, Lacock, Salisbury and Hampton Court Palace.

If you’re short on time, join an afternoon coach tour from London to Windsor Castle, giving you enough time to look around before returning in the evening. You can even combine London’s two royal residences on a Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle Tour.

Prices

Child ticket: £15.50

Young Person ticket: £18.00

Adult ticket: £28.00

Under 5s free. Discounts for families and groups of at least 15.

Opening Times

Monday, Thursday to Sunday.

March to October: 10 am to 5:15 pm (last admission 4 pm).

November to February: 10 am to 4:15 pm (last admission 3 pm).