Students

Frontiers Abroad's goal is to provide a Study Abroad experience that is academically challenging, engaging, culturally rich, and leaves students with a love of New Zealand!

Research Projects
Central to our programme is inquiry-driven, research-based learning. During the program students engage in research and mapping projects that begin during field camp and carry on through the semester. To view some of the student's past projects follow the links below:

Mindi Summers: GROUND PENETRATING RADAR AS AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL: EXPLORING HUMAN-MODIFIED TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS Download

Adam Kotin: ENVIRONMENTAL GUARDIANSHIP IN A CHANGING WORLD: CASE STUDIES FROM THE BAY OF PLENTY REGION, NEW ZEALAND Download

Steven Hochman: THE WESTERN WHAKATANE GRABEN: WHAT'S UP? Download

Tim Lambert: PLANT ESTABLISHMENT FOLLOWING DEBRIS FLOWS IN TWO STREAM VALLEYS, MATATA, NEW ZEALAND Download

Student Ambassadors
Several past students have volunteered to be student ambassador for the programme. If you would like to contact a past student please email FA alumni Lena Wolfe (lmwolfe at stanford dot edu). She will answer your questions direct, or provide you with another alumni contact.

Student Life

Students at Umutahi Marae

Field Camp: During field camp students live in a variety of field stations, lodges, and marae (traditional Maori meeting house). These facilities are generally bunk style accommodation with two to four students sharing a room. Large living quarters, great rooms, and study halls are the norm. Internet access is limited. Meals are prepared by our camp cooks! While evenings are generally filled with office work - there is ample time to relax in these amazing locales.

Students participate in hazard simulation

Geology: While in the South Island, the geology programme bases out of the University of Canterbury's field stations. The Cass, Westport, and KaiKora Field stations are well equipped and situated in beautiful locations. For more information visit the University of Canterbury's field station website.

In the North Island, we spend two weeks living at the base of Mt. Ruapehu at the Kristen Ski Lodge in Whakapapa Village. There we are joined by the Earth Systems group while we study volcanic hazards and geothermal energy.

Student Life

Earth Systems: Rarotonga is an incredible pacific island! We will spend two 12 days living in a island paradise!

In New Zealand, while learning about kaitiakitanga and completing their research projects students stay the Umutahi Marae, the traditional Maori meeting house. While studying volcanic hazards and geothermal energy, students join the geology group at Kristen lodge in Whakapapa village.

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