STEM: New Zealand

13 DAYS | 11 NIGHTS

Days 1–3

Fly to Auckland

• Enjoy a walking tour of Auckland, led by your Tour Director. • Visit Mount Eden, the highest natural point in Auckland. • Spend time at Muriwai Beach and learn how wild winds and large waves shaped the coastal landscape. • Daily reflection and group discussion.

Day 4

Auckland

• Travel to the Waitakere region to explore beaches, streams, and rainforests and learn of the natural water systems that operate all around us. Visit the Arataki Visitor’s Centre and receive an introduction to rainforests and their importance.

Day 5

Auckland to Tauranga

• Visit the Bombay Hills fruit stall. • Travel to Taranga on New Zealand’s North Island. • Take a guided walking tour through the Karangahake Gorge. • Visit Martha Hill Gold Mine in the town of Waihi.

Day 6

Tauranga

• Study macro environments, the water cycle, and forests and rivers by completing a stream discharge measurement, using biological indicators to determine water quality, identifying the habitat role of a rainforest, and understanding water as renewable energy at

McLarens Falls Park and the Wairoa River.

Day 7

Tauranga

• Study recreation rivers and estuaries by looking at sediment deposit from the Wairoa river, examining plankton, and exploring inter-tidal marine ecology. • Enjoy a leisurely kayak down the Wairoa River. • Spend time in Waimarino Adventure Park. • Visit the Tauranga Historic Village and take a tour of Kuaka Native

Plant Restoration Base.

Day 8

Tauranga

• Participate in a service project to restore a natural wetland and plant a native tree to offset carbon emissions. • Enjoy free time to explore Taranga City.

Day 9

Taranga to Rotorua

• Visit a kiwi orchard and learn about sustainability practices at Comvita, the producer of Manuka honey. • Travel to Rotorua. • Enjoy a cruise on Rotoiti Lake and spend the afternoon in the geothermal pools.

Day 10

Rotorua

• Visit Te Puia, a geothermal reserve owned by the Maori. • Participate in a craft workshop and learn the Haka, a Maori war dance. • Take in views of the city from the Mt. Ngongotaha skyline gondola and enjoy a luge adventure ride.

Day 11

Rotorua to Waitomo

• Enjoy free time to explore Rotorua. • Travel to Waitomo. On the way, visit Arapuni Hydro Electric

Scheme and take an aerial walkway above the power station.

Days 12–13

Waitomo to Auckland

• Take a guided walk through the Waitomo Caves. • Visit a Kiwi bird hatchery and learn more about the endangered species. • Travel to Auckland. • Final reflection and group discussion. • Day 13: Return home and complete your online Global

Perspectives course.

TOUR EXPERIENCE GUARANTEE

TOUR DIRECTORS

Trained to lead off-the-beaten-path excursions full of actionpacked adventures and cultural activities, our enthusiastic Tour Directors help students squeeze the last ounce of learning and fun from every program.

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Customized programs that cultivate global citizenship

Language Immersion

Living and learning among native speakers supercharges language learning. And isn’t conjugation more fun with a croissant? Students emerge from these in-depth study programs with superior speaking skills in addition to newfound confidence in the language and knowledge of the culture.

Service-Learning

Community service is about more than giving back. It’s about connecting unique people and cultures for an improved understanding of the world. By reflecting on social issues, working side-by-side with local communities, and collaborating as a team, students come home with new respect for cultural differences and a stronger commitment to becoming true world citizens.

Leadership & Community Engagement

Through our unique partnership with Camps International field study centers in nine developing countries, expedition-style adventures become transformative experiences in personal discovery, leadership-building, and design-thinking as students build essential skills that will serve them forever.

“There has never been an educational travel program that has aligned with our mission as much as our WorldStrides Global Competence trip. I started asking the students where they would like to go next year—they told me that they want to come back so that they can continue to help the community and see the work that they have done and [how it has affected] the locals!” Program Leader from Delaware