This post features student writing. Today on our final work day we took our most alternative journey yet – we traveled with Pearson through a jungle full of hermit crabs and other strange creatures. As we forged a path, we realized that we had a…

This post features student writing. Saturday morning we trekked into the mountains, met our guide Jonathan, and headed out on our hike to an extraordinary waterfall. Feeling the mist on our faces, we jumped in and swam in the falls. Half the group hurried back,…

This post features student writing. Today we finished up Summer Fun Camp! The kids enjoyed activities such as sports, friendship bracelet making, and a talent show to conclude the festivities. Everyone had fun, and we were all relieved to be done with the week. After…

This post features student writing. Today we finished our last day of teaching at Summer Fun Camp. After a smooth day of camp, we jumped into our independent projects. We’re all excited to go around the town and complete our various projects. As the humidity…

This post features student writing. We started our day, as usual, with cereal and Summer Fun Camp. Camp was fun today. We taught our classes, then went outside for some fun and games, including a dance party and arts and crafts. After camp ended, the…

This post was written by students: Max and Maya. Our 6th day began with the much anticipated start of Summer Fun Camp! Once we organized our specific work groups, each of us worked with the campers in our teaching pairs. Whether it was singing/acting or…

This post was written by students: Cora, Annabelle, and Tom. Today we spent the day in Roseau, the capital of Dominica. We woke up at a hotel, which we all enjoyed. It was very nice to sleep in a real bed after a week on…

This post features student writing. 7/3/15 Today we started out with the usual bowl of cereal, then prepared for our work projects. We finished painting the Anse Soldat bus stop with the help of some local kids. The painting features a large tree, tall grass,…

This post features student writing. 7/2/15 Our day began with our usual preparations, then we headed off to continue work on our garbage hut. We started the plastering, which proved to a bit challenging. By the end, we were all covered in cement and mango…

This post features student writing. Today on the first day of July, we focused on our work projects and attended the local school graduation. In the morning we worked on finishing the structure of the garbage hut. In order to do this, we had to…