Current Application Deadline - May 30th!
FFI now offers Credit-Bearing Programs where New Hampshire students can participate in a leadership-based program while earning high school credits. This innovative program allows for the delivery of content to continue outside of the classroom through real-world, hands-on learning experiences.
Check out three exciting programs with open applications! FFI is currently recruiting for programs that would allow any New Hampshire high school student to gain credits that will transfer over to their school or home school in multiple different content areas. These programs are residential, overnight programs that will be held at the FFI campus in Durham, NH with 6-8 virtual meetings beforehand.
Applicants can apply to multiple program options.
These programs are 100% free of cost to the participant regardless of financial need! FFI coveres all program costs including room and board.
Pushing the Boundaries of Education
Friends Forever International (FFI) is excited to expand educational opportunities to New Hampshire students through the NHDOE Learn Everywhere Initiative. This program allows for the delivery of content to continue outside of the classroom through real-world, hands-on, learning experiences.
In June of 2022, FFI was approved for 74 courses totaling 37 credits in 8 content areas. FFI will deliver this curriculum and programming to meet the academic needs of students while offering them opportunities that wouldn't normally be accessible through a traditional classroom setting. All programming is done by incorporating our FFI RECIPE and integrating the values of Resilience, Empathy, Communication, Impact, Playfulness, and Effort into everything we do.
Course Offerings
Additional courses pending approval by the New Hampshire Department of Education in June 2023
Leadership
4 Total Credits
Compassionate Communication 1.0 & 2.0
Goal Setting 1.0 & 2.0
Identity 1.0 & 2.0
Team Building 1.0 & 2.0
Social Studies
10 Total Credits
Economics 1.0 & 2.0
Empathetic Debate 1.0 & 2.0
Food, Environment, & Society 1.0 & 2.0
Genealogy 1.0 & 2.0
Israeli/Palestinian Cultural Exchange 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0
MyTown 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0
Northern Ireland Cultural Exchange 1.0, 2.0. & 3.0
U.S. City Cultural Experience 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0
Creativity & Arts
4 Total Credits
Ceramics 1.0 & 2.0
Jewelry 1.0 & 2.0
Hands On Art 1.0 & 2.0
Photography 1.0 & 2.0
Science
5 Total Credits
Astronomy 1.0 & 2.0
Flora & Fauna 1.0 & 2.0
New Hampshire Coastal Biome 1.0 & 2.0
Sustainable Agriculture 1.0 & 2.0
Sea Perch 1.0 & 2.0
Healthy Living
4 Total Credits
International Foods: Eastern Hemisphere 1.0 & 2.0
International Foods: Western Hemisphere 1.0 & 2.0
Nutrition 1.0 & 2.0
Mindfulness 1.0 & 2.0
Adventure Education
5 Total Credits
Dance 1.0 & 2.0
Climbing & Bouldering 1.0 & 2.0
Hiking 1.0 & 2.0
New Hampshire Winter Activities 1.0 & 2.0
Sailing 1.0 & 2.0
English
4 Total Credits
Art of Storytelling 1.0 & 2.0
In Tune with Nature 1.0 & 2.0
Creative Writing 1.0 & 2.0
Public Speaking 1.0 & 2.0
Special Education Electives
1 Total Credits
Community Oriented Life Skills 1.0 & 2.0
Opportunities
FFI offers a variety of platforms for students to participate in these offerings, including:
Open Enrollment Programs
FFI offers applications for individual students from public, private, charter, and home schools grades 9-12 to participate in open enrollment programs. These are 100% tuition covered regardless of financial need and may be any combination of virtual or in person learning. There is a 10-student capacity for each program.
School Specific/Contracted Programs
Working in close partnership with schools, FFI can offer weekend, school break, or afterschool offerings in select courses that can reach a target population in a specific school or class. These courses may include a mix of in-person, residential, and/or virtual meetings and are tailored to specifically meet the needs of the partnering organization and students participating. There is a 10-person capacity for these programs.
Programs Abroad
FFI offers experiential trips to our campus in Northern Ireland that can be organized through a partnering school or organization.
Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO)
All students who complete an FFI program are encouraged to complete a Social Action Project to improve their own communities in a tangible way. Students who complete one of these projects with the guidance of FFI alumni staff are eligible for additional Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) credit.
FFI can come to you!
Please contact programs@ff.international if you would like to have one of our trained facilitators lead single or multiple FFI workshops around teambuilding, leadership, communication, and more! A full day is $1,000 and a half-day is $500. Financial aid is available.
Interested in our Credit-Bearing Programs?
Contact us at programs@ff.international to discuss opportunities!