Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring Southeast Asia
Wednesday, Feb. 11: A Country of Opposites Vietnam is a country of opposites. From order to chaos, from communism to captialism, and from old to new. Today, we explored these seemingly incompatible worlds. Walking in a single-file line through the covered corridor at Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, it seemed as if we faced a new guard at every step. Despite… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Student Spring break program
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring Southeast Asia
Tuesday, Feb. 10: The Road to Recovery As we piled onto the familiar red bus after another delicious breakfast, Mr. Long, our guide, began to prepare us for our first destination with a little history. Agent Orange: accounting for nearly twelve of the estimated seventeen million gallons sprayed over Vietnam, the herbicide was one of eleven used by the United… [Read Full Article]Arts and Culture,Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Student Spring break program,Student travelers
Monday, February 09th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring Southeast Asia
Sunday, Feb. 8: Into the Organized Chaos of Hanoi A car in front of you. A bus behind you. A rickshaw to your left. Twenty-five clamoring people walking directly in your path as you begin to move, slowly and surely, towards your destination. As one of four million scooters in Hanoi, you are not alone in this daily struggle for… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Power to the Peaceful,Student travelers,Vietnam Student Trips
Monday, February 09th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring Southeast Asia
And we're off... After a smooth, comfortable flight to Seoul, we are on a brief layover in the beautiful Incheon Airport and will soon be taking off for Hanoi. Check back often to catch up on our students' latest experiences and reflections. Subject to Internet access, a new blog entry will be posted each day in the early evening (typically… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips
Monday, February 09th, 2015
CUBA VISUAL STORY TELLING
JOE MEDINA, HW MIDDLE SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS TEACHER, ALYSSA SHERWOOD HW UPPER SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS TEACHER AND Peace Works Travel tourS WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO INITIATE AN ON-GOING GLOBAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEENS AT HARVARD WESTLAKE AND TEENS IN CUBA. STUDENTS WILL USE CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, CAMERA PHONES, TRADITIONAL CAMERAS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON-LINE DIGITAL SKETCH BOOKS AS A MEANS TO EXPLORE AND… [Read Full Article]Arts and Culture,Education Travel,education travel programs,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Student Spring break program,Student travelers