Preliminary China Trip Details
WHAT
The Global Service Program China 2009 is a faculty training and service-learning experience designed to:
• Train future service project leaders from secondary schools in the U.S. so they have the skills required to create international service programs and lead international service trips for their respective schools. Training will take the form of a two-day workshop led by experienced faculty. We will focus on important aspects of international service-learning, planning, and trip-leading as well as team-building.
• Perform meaningful, collaborative service—working side by side with local partners—in a region of Szechuan province hit hard by the recent earthquake. George School has strong local connections in the province. Click here to read about Tony Gao's Szechuan service project experience in 2008. Tony is a member of the George School Class of 2010.
• Build bridges with the host community.
WHERE
The program will be held at George School and in China and is scheduled to include:
• Two-day workshop at George School immediately prior to the trip which departs from New York.
• Two days in Shanghai upon arrival in China.
• Fourteen days of service in Xiao Yu Dong, Szechuan province. Participants will live with local host families.
• Three days cultural sightseeing in Szechuan province.
• Two days in Beijing before returning to the United States.
WHEN
The trip is planned for July 2009 and will last approximately twenty-six days, including three days of travel time. Exact dates will be announced.
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Hello Mrs.Y!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting trip you have in front of you! I hope you will post many pictures from all of the areas of China you visit. I can't wait to see the differences and similarities between our two countries/cultures! Good luck with your travels. And keep us posted!
Mrs. Cronin
Thanks from all of us at St. Andrew's for undertaking this adventure, for sharing it widely (including by setting up this blog), and for engaging in such a wonderful service-oriented opportunity. It could hardly fit better with the emphasis of our new Global Studies Program -- which involves preparing "glocal" citizens to thrive in multiple contexts and communuities. I appreciate your setting such a great example and look forward to following your travels and learning from your experience.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to hearing of your adventures, and find the multi-faceted mission of your trip fascinating. Right on with our global focus as well as the heart of St. Andrews' service core. Congratulations for your selection for what sounds like a pretty select group to lay the foundation for this project. Love and safe travel,
ReplyDeletecathy
I will be excited to hear from you! Also I am anxious to see some of your photos of the landscape and interesting sights.
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