On the second day of the horse festival I began to play with the kids from the orphanage. I would run up and down the side of the hill, chasing the children to try to tickle them. After only ten minutes it seemed like we had known each other for quite some time. They would...
When we first came on this trip, we understood that conditions would be temporary. The housing, food, and activities wouldn’t last forever. The teaching and the cement shoveling would continue after our 2 weeks. The sun would still set; its golden colors would still reflect against the serene lake, and there’d be others there to...
The Best Trips for High School Students to Develop Leadership Skills
Leadership skills are a crucial piece of the college application puzzle. While high school classes prepare you academically, leadership programs equip you with the real-world tools to succeed outside the classroom. Field Studies that foster ethical leadership skills require opportunities for students to experience, process, and reflect on how leaders address the problems of tomorrow....