Departure

ILP sends volunteers to China, Russia, and Ukraine twice each year. We send volunteers to Mexico and Thailand three times each year.  Groups are sent between August and June–during the academic school year.  We have a summer program in Mexico and Thailand only.

Fall semester

  • All groups depart mid-August and return late-December (before Christmas)

Spring semester

  • China: groups depart late-January/mid-February and return the third week of June
  • Russia and Ukraine: groups depart early- to mid-January and return the first week of June
  • Mexico and Thailand: groups leave early January and return late April/early May.

Summer semester

  • Mexico and Thailand: groups depart late-April/early-May and return the second week of August