The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
COP26 You might know that COP stands for Conference of The Parties. The parties are nations who met to sign a treaty that was ratified in 1994. From the UN website: “For nearly three decades the UN has been bringing together almost every country on earth for global climate summits – called COPs. “…
Listen On: Spotify | Apple | Google In this episode, we get the privilege to speak with Maggie Chang and Nicole Alleyne, who are both graduates of the Asheville School and participated in Shoulder-to-Shoulder courses. The Asheville School has partnered with Shoulder-to-Shoulder for over ten years. Maggie and Nicole discuss how the lessons they learned…
IPI’s College Scholars Program Among the poor in Kenya, income and quality of life aren’t much better for those who complete high school compared to those who don’t. To overcome poverty, further education is needed after high school in order to obtain vocational skills or professional credentials. The IPI College Scholars Program (ICSP) supports promising candidates…
There is no social institution further upstream of all our challenges than schools. Pause for a moment during these opening days, and you will see in our schools the entirety of our next generation, all in various stages of preparation to participate, even to lead, our democracy, our world. How this next generation will…
Listen On: Spotify | Apple | Google In this episode of the podcast, we get the chance to speak with Christiana Beveridge who is a Shoulder-to-Shoulder alumna and member of the Executive Board. Christiana serves as a Medical Director at Oak Street Health, a career which she says was inspired by her experiences with Shoulder-to-Shoulder….
As Summer 2021 comes to an end and thoughts turn to planning for next summer we wanted to let you know that when the world opens for safe travel, Students Shoulder-to-Shoulder is ready. Risk management is central to Students Shoulder-to-Shoulder programming and we are currently developing guidelines alongside our partners. While we can not predict…
Today we went to Old Town, San Diego where we met up with Professor Alex Gomex, who is a border activist. Everyone took part in a scavenger hunt around Old Town, looking for significant historical landmarks to gain general knowledge about what Old Town was like 200 years ago. After the scavenger hunt, we sat…
Listen On: Spotify | Apple | Google In this episode of the podcast, we get the chance to hear from Mark Wilhelm, who is a businessman and father to three children who have participated in Shoulder-to-Shoulder courses. In this episode, we dig into how Mark was instrumental in the founding of Shoulder-to-Shoulder. Executive Director and…
Today was one of the most memorable days that I’ve experienced so far on our trip. We walked along the border in the desert. There, we saw a couple of border patrol officers, and deep down, I had fear of them coming up to us and ending our journey. With each step we took, I’d…
Life sprang onto the concrete jungle. Vibrant colors entangled the concrete pillars that supported the frantic highway above us. A noble Aztec adorned with gold armor was immortalized on one pillar while Chicano women held the clouds up on another. On every pillar was a cornerstone of Chicano culture, a reference to history, or a…
Hi all, today we embarked on an expedition to explore the border wall as close as we could, sometimes getting within 15 feet of the fence itself. On our trek towards Friendship Park, a place where families on both sides of the border can meet, we met with two of our guides, Alex Gomez and…
Today we visited Old Town San Diego-the birthplace of California. To me, the most memorable part of the “tour” was learning the town’s history from Dr. Alex Gomez; however, the story conveyed to me by the plaques/exhibits neglected a lot of what I learned from him. I learned a lot about the Mormon Church’s participation…
Our course instructors report that last night the group settled into their hostel before enjoying some authentic Mexican street tacos and meeting with Alex Gómez and Maria Galleta who will be their guides and teachers on this learning journey. Today the group explored Old Town and its historical sites as they relate to the story of…
Shoulder-to-Shoulder is a community of partners working together to inspire and support ethical leadership. In this podcast series, we will be sharing inspirational stories from the people that make up this community. Listen On: Spotify | Google | Apple
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
The travel journal will be the place for students to share their experiences while traveling. Once the students are on-site, they are asked to post reflections, observations, pictures, stories, poems, and more. Our whole community appreciates the opportunity to be part of the group’s adventure, and as the course comes to an end, each group…
Listen On: Spotify | Google | Apple In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Lauren Morehead, who has been a part of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder community in many different capacities. As a student, Lauren participated in both the New Orleans and Nepal courses, but her involvement didn’t stop there. Today, Lauren is an active member of the Board…
On Saturday we started our morning with a light run and learned some new running drills from Coach Abel. Later in the day we started our Homestays and met our “Mama” hosts and their families. We all began by walking each other to our specific houses together while meeting each host. The home stay experience…
Today we continued with our training by doing speed work. Our Kenyan coach Abel created a challenging workout for us to do on the dirt roads thoughhout the Kithoko community. It was a tough workout of timed intervals at race pace or “fartlek.” We jogged back to Tiriji Ecocenter as a group and enjoyed a…
Today’s morning run was different than any other run because we ran with kids from KACH. After our easy paced hour run, we continued the construction project building another guest house in Triji. We enjoyed traditional chapati and tea during our construction break. After lunch, Felix taught us common Swahili words that we can use…
Today we woke up extra early for our morning run as we had to drive towards Mount Kenya for the start of our run. The course Coach Abel picked out was a beautiful 20km (10 mile) run through small villages. When we ran through the villages, everyone was very curious in us and would cheer…