Rustic Pathways

Rustic Pathways has been operating student travel programs for more than 36 years. We offer summer travel for middle and high school students, customized teacher-led trips for school groups, and gap year programs for recent high school grads.

Education. Travel. Philanthropy. Rustic Pathways has been the leader in global teen adventure travel and community service programs since 1983. Through purposeful design, we create culturally-immersive travel programs for students ages 12 to 22, customizable teacher-led trips for school groups, and gap year semesters for recent high school grads. Mission Rustic Pathways empowers students through innovative and responsible travel experiences to positively impact lives and communities around the world. Vision Rustic Pathways is committed to creating a world where: Travel is accepted as an essential part of every education. Travel is a model of sustainable development. All people are connected by a shared humanity and all decisions are made with a global perspective. Gap Year and Group Travel We wanted to give more students the opportunity to have life-changing experiences with Rustic. Gap year programs, which we introduced in 2007, allowed us to expose high school graduates to experiences that last up to three months, which provide important learning and growth opportunities before they head to college. Creating Group Travel in 2012 gave us the ability to partner with teachers who wanted to provide immersive educational experiences to their students as a supplement to traditional classroom learning.

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