Our Mission

We help high school students grow through purposeful travel, community engagement, athletics, adventure, and guided reflection—within a safe, structured, and supportive program environment.

Our Goals

Promote cross cultural learning and relationships

  • Encourage community support through education about service, volunteer projects, and financial support

  • Provide student-athletes the opportunity to travel and volunteer abroad without sacrificing their training

  • Expand participants’ understanding of the world

  • Keep each participant safe, healthy, and energized during their Strive adventure

Why Strive:

Strive exists for students who are ready to see the world — and themselves — in a new way.

This is what becomes possible when students truly connect — free from their phones, distractions, and routines.

Purposeful travel is not just about where you go. It’s about who you become when you leave what is familiar. When students enter a different region, culture, landscape, or rhythm of life, they begin to see beyond the edges of their own experience. They learn to listen, adapt, and connect—and return home with greater perspective, humility, and confidence.

At Strive, we believe powerful learning happens outside the classroom, in places that ask students to be present, curious, and brave. Our programs intentionally blend:

Regional or cultural learning

Service learning

Physical challenge

Reflection and community

Group of people hiking in front of a waterfall and lush green mountains.
A group of hikers standing on a dirt trail in a mountainous area, with cloudy skies and mist in the background.
Group of young people posing in front of Machu Picchu in Peru.
A woman standing on a cobblestone street holding a dog, flanked by two women in traditional, colorful Andean clothing and floppy pink hats. In the background, there are two people sitting on a bench and a bus parked nearby.
Group of people standing on a mountain trail with sunlight shining through clouds behind them.
A group of young people running on a dirt trail in a wooded area during daytime, wearing white T-shirts with a logo and shorts.
A group of hikers resting on a mountain trail with snow-capped peaks in the background.
Group of 14 tourists posing at Machu Picchu with mountain and ancient ruins in background.
Market street scene with vendors selling textiles and goods, colorful umbrellas and flags, and people shopping outside a cafe and restaurant.
Group of 16 teenagers standing outdoors in a mountainous landscape, smiling at the camera, with mountains and a clear blue sky in the background.
A group of people hiking up a rocky trail through a sunny forested area.
People dressed in traditional clothing participating in a cultural event or ceremony outdoors, with some kneeling and others standing, and decorative rugs and dogs present.
Group of children and teenagers hiking on a trail in a forested area in sunlight.
A classroom with children standing in line and a teacher leading them. The classroom has educational posters on the walls, colorful supplies, and wooden desks and chairs.
A group of young students and a young man, possibly a teacher or volunteer, sitting and working at a wooden table in a classroom with posters on the wall.
Schoolgirls working on art projects at wooden tables in a classroom, with one girl smiling at the camera.
Group of young people walking outdoors in a rural area with mountains in the background, some holding water bottles, on a dirt path.
Group of hikers walking up a dirt trail in a mountainous landscape with trees and power lines in the background.
A group of children and two adults posing for a photo in a classroom, with handwritten posters on the wall in Spanish behind them.
A group of six young men standing outdoors smiling at the camera with rustic wooden and stone structures in the background. They are dressed in athletic gear and have backpacks.
A group of children and a young man outdoors with mountains and terraced hills in the background, smiling and posing for the photo.
Group of young people outdoors in front of trees and a small building, posing for a photo on a sunny day.
Group of diverse people including children and adults outdoors on a sunny day, standing on grass with a clear blue sky in the background.
Group of children and young adults posing outdoors, many wearing blue uniforms or clothing.
Group of school children in blue uniforms talking to a woman in a blue jacket outdoors.
Group of smiling school children in blue uniforms waving and raising their hands outdoors
Group of children and teenagers smiling and holding llamas on a colorful street market in a Latin American town. The children are dressed in traditional Andean clothing, with some wearing vibrant hats and ponchos. The background shows market stalls w
Group of teenagers standing on a rocky ledge in a desert landscape with red rock formations and mountains in the background.
Group of runners jogging along a dirt trail in a rural outdoor setting with greenery and trees in the background.
A group of five women standing close together near a rocky hillside with a waterfall in the background, smiling at the camera.
Group of smiling children and young adults outside, some with raised hands, in front of a building on a cloudy day.
Group of 17 people, including men and women, posing outdoors at a historical or archaeological site with an earthen wall behind them, dressed in casual and outdoor clothing.
Group of smiling children and teenagers sitting inside a bus, some holding snacks, looking at the camera.
Young volunteers working on a building with local children outside on a grassy area.
A smiling young woman sits with two young boys at a wooden desk, using tablets in a classroom setting.
A group of young women and a few men pose for a photo on a grassy field with mountains in the background, wearing matching white T-shirts with a logo, in what appears to be a sports or outdoor activity setting.
A group of young people with backpacks walking through a narrow cobblestone alleyway between stone walls in a historic area.
Group of ten teenagers and an adult posing outdoors on a mountain trail with valley and hills in the background.

Together, these experiences create the conditions for real growth. Students build relationships with the people and places they encounter, explore issues in context, and learn that their choices, values, and actions matter.

Strive supports high school students as they step beyond comfort, lead with empathy, and discover what they can do when they show up fully.

This is more than a trip.

It’s a turning point.