High school programs

Programs designed for schools planning travel programs to Vietnam and, where relevant, across Southeast Asia. Each program is built around a clear learning environment — regional life, history and memory, community-based work, or urban and economic systems — and can be adapted to how teachers prefer to lead.

Program types

Different ways schools tend to structure programs in this region

Regional and cultural landscapes

Programs that help students understand place through differences in regional life, foodways, history, and local environments.

History and memory

Programs focused on war, political history, competing narratives, and the ways the past continues to shape the present.

Community-based engagement

Programs where students participate directly in local contexts over multiple days, with stronger emphasis on responsibility, continuity, and contribution.

Economic and urban systems

Programs that use cities, trade networks, manufacturing, or food systems to help students understand rapidly changing societies in the region.

Selected programs

Explore individual program pages

Vietnam Culture Immersion
14 days Vietnam

Vietnam through its regional ways of life

Understanding Vietnam through regional differences in daily life, landscapes, food ways, and local environments.

A broad introduction to Vietnam that moves from north to south, helping students read variation within the country rather than treating it as culturally uniform.

Vietnam War and History Study
10 days Vietnam

Vietnam - History and Global politics

Examining modern Vietnam through war, political memory, historical sites, and competing narratives.

A program for schools that want students to encounter history in place rather than only through classroom framing.

Mekong Delta Community Engagement Program
14 days Vietnam

Mekong Delta Community Engagement Program

A sustained, community-based program built around participation, responsibility, and local context.

Better suited to schools that want continuity and depth rather than a short service-style activity.

Global Food Supply Chain in Vietnam Context
17 days Vietnam

Global Food Supply Chain in Vietnam Context

Reading Vietnam through agriculture, trade, food systems, and the movement between rural production and urban life.

A stronger fit for schools interested in economics, geography, sustainability, or interdisciplinary social studies.

Journey through Inland Southeast Asia
13 days Thailand + Laos

Journey through Inland Southeast Asia

Comparing capitals, religion, landscapes, and historical memory across Thailand and Laos.

A regional program for schools that want students to think comparatively beyond one country.

Buddhism in Vietnam
14 days Vietnam

Buddhism in Vietnam: History, Practice, and Change

Exploring Buddhism as lived history through state formation, village life, urban change, and contemporary practice.

A stronger fit for schools interested in religion, philosophy, history, or culturally grounded comparative learning.

Catholicism in Vietnam
14 days Vietnam

Vietnam Catholic Journey: Faith and Lived Experience

Tracing Catholicism in Vietnam through pilgrimage sites, regional difference, historical context, and community life.

A strong fit for schools interested in religion, lived belief, colonial history, or faith in social context.

Historical Southeast Asia: Hanoi to Angkor
14 days Vietnam + Cambodia

Historical Southeast Asia: Hanoi to Angkor

Using Vietnam and Cambodia to explore state formation, memory, trade, and regional comparison across mainland Southeast Asia.

A stronger fit for schools that want a comparative regional lens rather than a single-country introduction.

What often shapes program decisions

Practical considerations once schools begin comparing options

Academic fit

Programs can support different teaching approaches. Some are better suited to history, global studies, culture, or service-based learning, while others work as broader interdisciplinary trips.

Student profile

Different routes suit different groups. Some work best for first-time travel and broad exposure, while others ask more from students in terms of independence, attention, or sustained engagement.

Program intensity

Not every school wants the same level of depth. Some programs are lighter and more introductory; others are built around continuity, responsibility, or a more demanding learning environment.

Logistics and supervision

Group pace, transport rhythm, accommodation, and on-the-ground coordination all matter. Programs can be shaped around the level of structure and teacher oversight your school is comfortable with.

How we work with schools

Built to support teachers

Before the trip

We help shape the route, pacing, and program structure around your group, student profile, and intended learning direction.

During the trip

We handle the on-the-ground coordination so teachers can focus on leading students rather than carrying the whole trip operationally.

In practice

Programs stay structured and well-run, but with enough flexibility for real places, conversations, and moments of learning to matter.

Next step

Planning a school travel program to Vietnam or Southeast Asia?

Most schools start with a rough idea — location, subject, or simply a part of the region they want students to enter. We help shape that into a program that fits your students, timeline, and teaching approach. You can use the program links above to explore specific directions, then continue below when you’re ready.

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