December 17-31, 2007
Tuition: $6599

• Look for Africa’s “Big Five” – elephant, lion, leopard, rhinoceros, and water buffalo – with the help of expert guides.
• Be a part of positive change in South Africa when you spend a day with The Homestead, an organization dedicated to helping street children rebuild their lives.
• Learn about life as a tribe member when you join an African drumming circle.
• See Robben Island – a political prison-turned-museum that held dissenters like Nelson Mandela – through the eyes of your guide, a former inmate.
• Explore private game reserves that are committed to breeding lions and caring for orphaned and injured wild animals.
• Soar over Cape Town in a revolving cable car that rises to Table Mountain’s summit.
• Understand South Africa’s dramatic history and the birth of its democracy during an orientation of the Apartheid Museum.
• Witness the diversity of South Africa’s heritage in the Lesedi Cultural Village.
• Enjoy an unforgettable experience when you interact with young people from the underprivileged Soweto community.

The details
Age range – Participants must be in at least the seventh grade and no older than 18 by the departure date.
Program dates – The delegation will convene at JFK International Airport in New York on to be announced date between December 17 and December 18, returning to JFK on December 31, 2007 through January 1, respectively.

Academic credit – As on your previous Ambassador programs, you can earn high school credit for your participation through the Washington School of World Studies. The cost for this credit is included in your tuition.