STUDENT TRAVELLERS
Gold Rush: Cluj's Legacy
History, Restoration, and Adventure in Transylvania
DURATION
14 Days
OVERVIEW
Students will explore the rich history, values, food and language of Cluj-Napoca, as well as gain a better understanding of themselves through meaningful volunteer work with local community causes and daily workshops fostering personal reflection.
2025 DATES
July 7th- 20th
SUGGESTED AGES
15-18
COMMUNITY SERVICE
32 hours
STUDENT TO STAFF RATIO
6 to 1
TUTITION
TBD
Program Details
Explore Transylvanian villages and contribute to restoring historical houses in Rosia Montana (Alburnus Maior), the oldest settlement in Romania, dating from the year 131.
Learn about local culture, history, visit gold mines and connect more deeply with yourself by taking part in our adventure education workshops. We have prepared a mix of activities that aim to explore the understanding of modern day conflicts, rural development, restoring historic houses, and deep diving into the meaning of this to our own development and how it impacts our daily life.
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Contribute to hands on activities in restoring houses
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Learn about local history, visit gold mines as well as former mining settlements
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Visit Transylvanian castles and natural wonders
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Test your ability to cook local food and try out your foreign language abilities
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Discover more about yourself by challenging activities at our ropes course park
Tuition includes all in-country expenses, including airport pick-up and drop off, transportation within Romania, lodging, 3 meals per day, as well as all planned cultural activities, lectures, and excursions. Students will also have access to professional full-time staff and experts during the program.
Trip Highlights
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Community Service
The volunteering activities aim to contribute to restoring historical houses, by working together with experts in this domain – historians and architects that are running these projects for years.
Immersive Learning
We plan not only to learn about local history, but also about the impact that it had on local community, how the power of determined people with strong values brought success in dealing with “Goliath”, big industries and politicians. This is a mountain village, with many beautiful landmarks, some of which will be visited with offroad cars. Our staff have been running successful adventure education programs for more than 20 years, and a major part of our program is focused on personal development, based on our ropes course activities (Project Adventure USA).
Adventure
In addition to connecting with local communities and participating in volunteer work, we will also have time to visit some of the oldest Transylvanian castles, gorges and caves.
Lodging
The students' home base on this program will consist of different locations in our village, from local hostels to traditional houses. Students will share rooms with roommates, and have access to shared bathrooms. Seasonal, local, healthy and very tasty food will be served including meat, fresh local dairy products, home baked bread, vegetables and fruit. Also we can tailor the menu considering any food sensitivities or dietary restrictions that are notified prior to the stay.