New Blogs Added! Follow Our Travelers...
Several groups of Collegiate teachers and students are visiting interesting places nearby and around the world....you can follow along as they learn, serve and sightsee..
Click on the titles of the trips to access blogs:
Ghana
Five students, accompanied by Upper School math teacher Karen Albright, are going on a two-week service trip to the village of Anloga, Ghana in June to work as volunteer teaching assistants in local schools.
Wild West: June 16-22
Fourteen rising 9th Grade students, accompanied by teachers Paul Lupini and Deborah Andersen, are traveling the west, hiking and touring ... Red Rock Canyon Park, the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Labyrinth Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Zion National Park, an ostrich farm and Las Vegas!
YSOP service trip to Washington, D.C. (Youth Service Opportunity Project) June 10-15:
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Ghana
Five students, accompanied by Upper School math teacher Karen Albright, are going on a two-week service trip to the village of Anloga, Ghana in June to work as volunteer teaching assistants in local schools.
Wild West: June 16-22
Fourteen rising 9th Grade students, accompanied by teachers Paul Lupini and Deborah Andersen, are traveling the west, hiking and touring ... Red Rock Canyon Park, the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Labyrinth Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Zion National Park, an ostrich farm and Las Vegas!
YSOP service trip to Washington, D.C. (Youth Service Opportunity Project) June 10-15:
Twenty rising sophomores and four faculty are spending the week learning about the issues revolving around homelessness, hunger and poverty. Each day, in teams of five, they visit a non-profit and spend time learning about the organization and giving their time as a volunteer.
Trip to France: June 13-29
Eleven students are traveling in France (Paris and Provence) for more than two weeks with Mesdames Siff et Benson. Bon voyage!
Trip to China
Four students (Phillip Colon, Nathan Maizels, Olivia Negus, Drew Fulton) and Upper School science teacher Dr. Kelly Tracy are visiting Changzhou, China for two weeks. They are staying with host families and attending Changzhou Senior High School...their blog offers interesting details about the school day, food and other aspects of Chinese culture.
Trip to Turkey: June 11-24
As part of the newly formed independent school Global Education Benchmark Group, six faculty/staff (Pete Follansbee, Holly Smith, Sallie Tinney, Cindy Cargas, Brad Cooke, Charlie Williams and Lindy Williams) are in Turkey for two weeks with representatives from Lawrenceville, Hotchkiss and Hathaway Brown schools. You can see their itinerary and read their impressions of Istanbul and beyond on their blog.
Trip to Spain: June 22-July 7
Eleven students will visit Seville (where we have a partner school), Granada and Cádiz to study Spanish. David Colon, Monique Voss and Esperanza Soria-Nieto will accompany them.
Trip to France: June 13-29
Eleven students are traveling in France (Paris and Provence) for more than two weeks with Mesdames Siff et Benson. Bon voyage!
Trip to China
Four students (Phillip Colon, Nathan Maizels, Olivia Negus, Drew Fulton) and Upper School science teacher Dr. Kelly Tracy are visiting Changzhou, China for two weeks. They are staying with host families and attending Changzhou Senior High School...their blog offers interesting details about the school day, food and other aspects of Chinese culture.
Trip to Turkey: June 11-24
As part of the newly formed independent school Global Education Benchmark Group, six faculty/staff (Pete Follansbee, Holly Smith, Sallie Tinney, Cindy Cargas, Brad Cooke, Charlie Williams and Lindy Williams) are in Turkey for two weeks with representatives from Lawrenceville, Hotchkiss and Hathaway Brown schools. You can see their itinerary and read their impressions of Istanbul and beyond on their blog.
Trip to Spain: June 22-July 7
Eleven students will visit Seville (where we have a partner school), Granada and Cádiz to study Spanish. David Colon, Monique Voss and Esperanza Soria-Nieto will accompany them.
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