Experience
Broadreach is the leader in worldwide summer adventure education programs. Since 1993, we’ve taken thousands of teenagers to every corner of the world. Years of experience, planning and scouting go into developing each Broadreach program, and we constantly strive to improve and refine our trips to take advantage of new opportunities. Our extensive experience gives us distinct advantages with respect to staff training, course design, risk management and safety.
Safety
Safety is a top priority in everything we do, from conception to completion of each program. We are proud of our comprehensive approach to safety and our excellent safety record. To learn more about this important issue, please see the safety page, or call us at 888-833-1907.
Awesome Fun
Consistently Broadreachers say, "It was the best summer I've ever had." Our adventures are a blast! The high number of returning participants and referrals is testimony to the high quality of our programs.
Small Groups
We limit our trip size to 10–14 participants of similar age. This allows Broadreachers to do more, see more and have more fun. Small groups create real leadership opportunities and promote a sense of adventure and discovery that is unattainable when traveling in a larger group. The flexibility created permits our staff to cater the program to the dynamics, age and goals of each group. Small groups also allow us to minimize our environmental impact, immerse ourselves culturally and create an authentic adventure experience.
Personal Growth
Broadreach creates an environment that promotes a strong sense of teamwork and group awareness, yet recognizes the importance of leadership and individual success. Living side by side in small groups, participants face the timeless concepts of honesty and integrity, responsibility and dependability, commitment and respect for others.
Education and Skill Building
Reaching beyond the traditions of passive learning, Broadreachers are introduced to a wealth of educational experiences and environments that are dynamic and interactive. Whether the activity is sailing, sea kayaking or scuba diving, expertise is built sensibly through a step-by-step, learn-by-doing approach.
Program Locations
We travel to incredible places off the beaten path. Each trip is designed to make the most of a given destination, and all locations maximize cultural, educational and skill building opportunities.
Accreditation
Broadreach is a fully accredited PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) Five Star Gold Palm facility offering the most comprehensive dive training programs available to teenagers, from Open Water Diver through OWSI Instructor. No company has more experience teaching scuba diving to teenagers. Broadreach was recently recognized by PADI for having the highest percentage of continuing diver education of any PADI facility worldwide. Each summer Broadreachers complete over 8,000 dives and sail countless miles while earning thousands of diving and sailing certifications.
Our Staff
With hundreds of applicants every year, Broadreach can be extremely selective in who we hire. From sailing captains and PADI scuba instructors to teachers, marine biologists and experiential education professionals, they all come with solid experience and a genuine desire to work with teenagers. A large percentage return each year, allowing for consistency and continuity in our high standards.
Low Student to Staff Ratios
There are two main leaders for every trip, plus additional staff that join the group to bring expertise for specific activities or areas we explore, resulting in a typical student to staff ratio of 4:1. This low ratio helps us provide quality experience and instruction and is important to our team approach to safety.
Our Participants
Broadreachers come from 50 states and abroad, with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, but they all share a desire to have an exceptional summer by doing something different. Our pre-program conversations, questionnaires and correspondence help us build groups that are eager for and motivated to make the most of their adventure.
Diverse Program Offerings
Our extraordinary variety of program activities and locations offers something for almost everyone, and guarantees something new, exciting and different for Broadreachers to do summer after summer. Many of our participants come back for years, discovering and exploring a different part of the world on each adventure. Although the program focus and backdrop may be vastly different from one trip to the next, our consistent program design and philosophy allow each participant to get the same "Broadreach experience" regardless of which trip they choose.
Cultural Appreciation
While exploring the sights, sounds and smells of the countries we visit, Broadreachers interact with native people and gain respect for local customs. Traveling to new places and learning about new cultures can teach us as much about ourselves and our own way of life as it does about others.
Community Service
On most programs, we take time to give something back to the communities and ecosystems we visit. We can provide a letter for participants that wish to use this experience to help fulfill a school requirement.
Family Atmosphere
Broadreach strives to have every parent and teen feel well-informed and a part of our family. We meet many families and participants throughout the winter as we visit different towns and schools, and Broadreach families can rely on our dedicated enrollment support team to help them prepare for their adventure.
No Experience Necessary
We have programs for every ability and experience level. On most programs, no previous experience is required. We teach you step-by-step, at your own pace. Come with a desire to try new things and broaden your experiences.
