Webinars & Info Sessions

Join Maggie O’Brien, founder of Uncommon Futures, and Alex Biddle, Outreach Manager at Where There Be Dragons, for an honest and inspiring conversation about how a gap year can transform your path toward college, career, and life beyond. Drawing from her own story of buying a one-way ticket to Nepal before college, alongside insights from college admissions leaders, Maggie will explore:

• Why achievement culture and burnout are reshaping how we think about school and preparing for your future
• How gap years can build adaptability, creativity, and purpose to meet the growing needs of a rapidly advancing, AI-powered world
• What selective colleges really think about gap years, and how to navigate the deferral process successfully
• A simple framework to design an intentional gap year

This webinar is perfect for high school students, parents, and educators curious about how a well-designed gap year helps you become a stronger candidate for college and future careers, as well as a better human living a more meaningful life. There will also be a chance to learn more about Where There Be Dragons programs, as well as a Q and A.

Join us to learn more about our Summer Abroad and Gap Semester programs in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and North America. Here’s what to expect:

• Watch a short slideshow presentation detailing Dragons program opportunities
• Ask questions regarding a specific program itinerary and/or details
• Find out if Dragons is the right fit for you!

Hosted by Outreach Manager Alex Biddle.

Join us to learn more about our Summer Travel and Gap Year programs, in person! RSVP for a short presentation and Q&A session. Appetizers provided. Hope to see you there!
Hosted by Outreach Coordinator and Instructor, Maddie Melton.

Join us to learn more about our Summer Travel and Gap Year programs, in person! RSVP for a short presentation and Q&A session. Appetizers provided. Hope to see you there!
Hosted by Outreach Coordinator and Instructor, Maddie Melton.

Join us to learn more about our Summer Travel and Gap Year programs, in person! RSVP for a short presentation and Q&A session. Appetizers provided. Hope to see you there!
Hosted by Outreach Director, Eva Vanek.

How can we best prepare students to get the most learning out of each intercultural engagement opportunity? This session presents an effective pre-departure curriculum for intentional tone-setting and effective container building to help students define success, explore purpose, create buy-in, and take ownership of their learning.

Hosted by Director of Strategic Partnerships, Simon Hart.

Join us to learn more about how we partner with schools and teachers. In our webinar series, we will cover our many offerings in the world of school partnerships, including:

• Customized student travel programs for schools and universities
• The process of collaborating and co-creating with us and how our programming is unmatched in the travel industry
• Where and how we travel
• Examples of existing partnership programs with schools & universities
• Professional development opportunities with us to pair with your global programming
• General Q&A

Hosted by Director of Strategic Partnerships, Simon Hart.

Join us to learn more about how we partner with schools and teachers. In our webinar series, we will cover our many offerings in the world of school partnerships, including:

• Customized student travel programs for schools and universities
• The process of collaborating and co-creating with us and how our programming is unmatched in the travel industry
• Where and how we travel
• Examples of existing partnership programs with schools & universities
• Professional development opportunities with us to pair with your global programming
• General Q&A

Hosted by Director of Strategic Partnerships, Simon Hart.

Join us to explore a practical framework that integrates crisis management principles, scenario-based learning, and considers trauma-informed leadership practices. Our session presents a check-list for ensuring that you are prepared in case of a critical incident on global programs at your school. Our session will balances foundational content ideas for interactive simulations, reflective dialogue, and actionable planning.

Hosted by Director of Strategic Partnerships, Simon Hart.

Does your institution partner with third parties to deliver cross-cultural student experiences? Join us for a practical review of partnership alignment strategies that include: mission, vision, staff, risk management policies, program quality, and more! Participants come away with a checklist and talking points for vetting parters and aligning goals to ensure the right fit.

Hosted by Director of Strategic Partnerships, Simon Hart.

Join us to learn more about how we partner with schools and teachers. In our webinar series, we will cover our  many offerings in the world of school partnerships, including:

• Customized student travel programs for schools and universities
• The process of collaborating and co-creating with us and how our programming is unmatched in the travel industry
• Where and how we travel
• Examples of existing partnership programs with schools & universities
• Professional development opportunities with us to pair with your global programming
• General Q&A

Hosted by Director of Strategic Partnerships, Simon Hart.

Join us as we guide you through a three-phase program design process used to build student experiences in the field that lead to student empowerment, holistic growth, and learning. We employ a values-based approach and backwards planning to ensure that our itineraries result from focused outcomes, bringing intention and depth to the student experience and alignment between student activities, and projected learning outcomes.

Hosted by Director of Strategic Partnerships, Simon Hart.