Puerto Rico Trip Application

June 12 - 17, 2025
Chaperones: Erica Dunne

The trip is open to Upper School students in grades 9 through 11.

The cost of the trip is $4,000. Thayer Academy has limited funds available for financial assistance. Students interested in applying for financial assistance should respond to the financial aid questions in the parent/guardian section below. 

Important Dates

  • Monday, Oct. 21: Trip application due
  • Friday, Nov. 1: Decisions emailed to students
  • Friday, Nov. 8: $500 deposit due
  • Friday, Jan. 17: First payment due
  • Friday, Feb. 21: Second payment due


Itinerary: June 12 - 17, 2025
Day 1
  • Depart from Boston to San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Visit Old San Juan & learn about the history of Puerto Rico
  • Evening in San Juan
Day 2
  • Private shuttle from the airport to Carite 3.0
  • Welcome and farm tour
  • Set up camp
  • Dinner and clean up
  • Evening at Carite 3.0
Day 3
  • Breakfast (students will take part in meal prep, cooking, and clean up)
  • Environmental Art Workshop with renowned artist Jaime Suarez
  • Lunch
  • Farm work (composting, seed germination, planting, weeding)
  • Dinner, clean up (students will take part in meal prep, cooking, and clean up), and reflection
  • Evening at Carite 3.0
Day 4
  • Breakfast (students will take part in meal prep, cooking, and clean up)
  • Cocoa Workshop: Ethnobotany and the History of Cocoa
  • Lunch
  • Farm work (composting, seed germination, planting, weeding)
  • Dinner, clean up (students will take part in meal prep, cooking, and clean up), and reflection
  • Evening at Carite 3.0
Day 5
  • Breakfast (students will take part in meal prep, cooking, and clean up)
  • Medicinal Plant Workshop: Nature's First Aid Kit
  • Lunch
  • Farm work (composting, seed germination, planting, weeding)
  • Dinner, clean up (students will take part in meal prep, cooking, and clean up), and reflection
  • Evening at Carite 3.0
Day 6
  • Depart for San Juan
  • Flight home to Boston