Our Summer Programs
Connecticut – Sailing in the Wake of our Ancestors
5-Day Program for Rising Tenth Graders and Teachers
New Mexico – Develop Your Personal Leadership Vision
6-Day Program for Rising Eleventh Graders and Teachers
Costa Rica – Experience Models of Environmental Sustainability
11-Day Program for Rising Twelfth Graders and Teachers

Learn, Lead and Sail
Learn about our 4 pillars from inspirational GYLI coordinators and speakers.
Lead by taking helm over the five day experience.
Sail aboard a historic tall ship: Mystic Whaler, a schooner in Mystic, CT.
Integrate, Climb and Reflect
Integrate and work with other who practice diverse religions and outlooks.
Climb from Lama Foundation at 8,000 ft above sea level in Taos, NM.
Reflect through meditation, a labyrinth walk, music making, or a solo experience that will help you develop your voice and leadership from within.


Cultivate, Grow and Live
Cultivate friendships with students from all over the U.S. and Costa Rica.
Grow through inspirational speakers and students from EARTH University and UWC.
Live with rural farmers in La Argentina region of Costa Rica.