Service Learning Trip to Boston
- Guided walking tour of Harvard University
- Team building activities
- Attend a Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball game at Fenway Park
- Work with Habitat for Humanity
- Participate in Community Service Work with local organizations like:
- American Red Cross
- Community Servings
- Cradles to Crayons
- The Food Project
- Greater Boston Food Bank
- Interfaith Social Services
- Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services
- Zoo New England
One of the oldest and most storied cities in the U.S., Boston has a long history and strong community. Lend a hand and learn about community service, gain experience and find new skills you didn’t know you had before!
Evolve Boston’s community service trip teaches your students about compassion, new strengths and a broader perspective on the world around them.
All Evolve Tours itineraries are completely customizable for your groups desires and needs.
Day 1 - Arrive in Boston
Depart for Boston. We can arrange activities on route, depending on where you are travelling from!
Upon arrival, enjoy a guided walking tour of Harvard University with a local student with free time to explore campus. Have dinner as a group in Harvard Square and participate in a team building activity.
Day 2 - Community Service in Boston
Split into our volunteer groups for the day and depart for community service work and one or more of the following places:
- American Red Cross
- Community Servings
- Cradles to Crayons
- The Food Project
- Greater Boston Food Bank
- Interfaith Social Services
- Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services
- Zoo New England
Day 3 - Community Service in Boston
In your teams, depart to local Habitat for Humanity sites around the Greater Boston Area. Help out with:
- Critical repairs or maintenance to buildings
- Building new houses or buildings
- Interior and exterior work
- Landscaping and gardening
- Working with Restore locations organizing recyclable materials
Debrief as a group at the end of our day. We will now head back home after an amazing trip together!
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AirfareRoundtrip group airfare to Boston, depending on departure city
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Coach BusPrivate coach bus equipped with A/C, T.V & DVD players, on-board washroom
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SubwayTravel around like a true Bostonian on the Boston T
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HotelCentrally located, student friendly, 3 * minimum, acclaimed hotels
Daily breakfasts and dinners included in tour. Meals at locally owned and delicious restaurants.
- Boston has a permanent resident population in the 600,000 person range. The number increases by 250,000 in September when college classes resume.
- Boston has the highest percentage of walkers commuting to work in the U.S; as of 2012, 15.1% of Bostonians walked to work according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
- Boston built the first subway system in the U.S in 1897.
- Harvard was founded in 1636 and was the first college established in North America
- Candlepin bowling was invented in Boston in 1880
Places You’ll Visit
Harvard University
Maybe you've heard of it?
Fenway Park
This baseball park has been the home of the Boston Red Sox since 1912
