School Sponsored Travel

In addition to a full program of courses in a range of academic areas, the school complements this curricular commitment with opportunities for domestic and international travel. These trips are available to all boys, regardless of a family’s ability to pay, and represent a concerted effort to open up the world to our boys. School-led trips over the years have taken RL boys to Senegal, Iceland, Costa Rica, countries throughout Europe, Quebec, the Dominican Republic, Botswana, and Australia, and across the U.S., including wilderness adventures to the Rockies, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a service project at the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. In the context of these travels our students have practiced their foreign languages, shared their musical gifts, offered service, experienced different cultures, and forged new relationships.

RL’s Immersion Programs in France and Spain are capstone experiences for Class III boys studying modern languages. During the month of June, boys build language  fluency through daily study, homestays with host families, and an array of excursions. In 2022, 11 students traveled to Costa Rica for two weeks, where they learned and enjoyed much about local people and culture, food and language, industry and natural landscape. In 2023, 21 students traveled to Senegal to immerse themselves in the beauty, language, and culture of the West African nation. And in 2026, 17 students traveled to Greece where they toured ancient historic sites, hiked Mount Lycabettus, enjoyed delicious meals, and made lasting memories.