I would be happy to talk with you (and any others) about our week long
community service options for our 8th grade. We offer three options
during Presidents' week in February, so we dedicate four days of class
time to it. The options include a week in Honduras working at an
orphanage (requires speaking Spanish at a semi-proficient level), a week
in Louisiana helping with the ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, and a week working with social service agencies in the
Boston metropolitan area. Thus, we have an international, national and
local option. Every 8th grader is required to participate in one of the
three activities for the full week. A more detailed description of the
trip to Honduras is on the NAIS web site.
If you would like more information, you can email or call me, and I'll
answer any questions you have.
Raymond Nance, Head of School
Glen Urquhart School
74 Hart Street
Beverly Farms, MA 01915
978-927-1064, ext. 112
www.gus.org
rnance@gus.org
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hi all,
>
>I am looking to start a yearly program at our school over spring break.
>We're looking to do a community service-based trip for 8-10 days with
>13-14-year-old kids. International is prefered. It's one of those things
>that's hard to put together the first time without a little guidance, and
>I'd love any and all suggestions. We're open to habitat stuff,
>orphanages, you name it; as long as we can offer a fairly strong level of
>safety and assuage any parental concerns, we're interested. I appreciate
>any advice in advance, and feel free to email me personally if you don't
>want to clog inboxes.
>
>Thanks,
>Mac Jackson
>
>Indian Mountain School
>Assistant Director of Residential Life
>Eighth Grade English
>860-435-0871 ext. 122
>mac_jackson@indianmountain.org
>
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