The Beach Bum is happy to be in an article in Family Vacation Critic called “Amazing Family Vacations That Will take you outside of your comfort zone.” Pack your bags! More and more families are eager to get outside of the “gilded cage” of the all-inclusive resort. Often, someone in the family is eager to get “off the beaten path” and see how others live. To Travel Deep. A great way to do that is by volunteering in our Punta Cana summer English volunteering starting 2019 in a program backed by two Rotary clubs and the Puntacana Group Foundation.
We believe that a family vacation with the BeachCorps model will be GREAT for families with kids of all different ages. Depending on the country and the kind of activity and the area visited, family volunteer vacations can be safe for all kinds of families, even those with small children. A child basically should be old enough to listen to instructions and not require a leash to avoid wandering off. There are tons of activities that are great for kids, easy and educational, from giving the gift of English to children to improve their future job prospects, to putting on a bi-cultural musical for a great nonprofit cause, to working with locals to pick up litter on a beach.
Even older millennial children are HUGE fans of volunteer vacations, so families of many generations can take part. But returning to the idea of non-adult children, here are the general benefits of a volunteer vacation for families, particularly with the BeachCorps model.
- Many kids in junior high and high school need community service hours, and volunteer vacations can provide those hours plus interesting experiences that can show colleges an applicant is engaged and committed.
- Families who volunteer in general tend to have closer relationships.
- Kids who come from privileged backgrounds tend to appreciate the gifts of their lives more when they see others with less.
- Cultural exchanges with people-to-people connections and create global citizens who think globally and act locally and are FAR less likely to ever intolerant of others not like them.
- Worthy nonprofit causes focus on empowerment, not begging, which helps show wealthy kids that anyone can overcome adversity with hard work and support from their community–so wealthy kids look down less on others who aren’t wealthy. Wealthy kids who learn not to look down on the poor may see the hidden potential in the poor in their own homes and around the world, which is good for everyone.
- Another important trend are grandparents and parents traveling with their adult children or grand children. Volunteering on vacation is a great cross-generational experience!
We are so confident that families are going to love our volunteer vacations that want to give away our impact travel services for free! BeachCorps is giving away our travel advisory services so you can pick your own hotel or sustainable lodging and just pay the excursion provider and a donation to a great cause.
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