Peace Works Travel Blog

Sunday, March 24th, 2013

Santa Barbara Schools - Vietnam - Day One

Are we really here?Palace Hotel, Saigon District One, 1:36 p.m. March 22ndTwenty-seven hours after hopping on the Airbus in Santa Barbara, we have arrived in Vietnam. Our bellies are full of Pho from "Pho 24" down the street from our hotel, and we have settled in for a quick nap before exploring some authentic Vietnamese cuisine with our guide, Mr. Hau,… [Read Full Article]
Education Travel,Live Learn Travel,Vietnam Student Trips
Friday, March 01th, 2013

Kristin Druker - A Visionary Teacher

Kristin Druker is a visionary in experiential education. A 9th grade Modern History teacher, at Bishop’s School. Ms. Druker turned the tragedy of 9/11 into an inspiration for a practical project which imparts essential skills in conflict resolution. Peace Conferencing teaches students about the international relations, multi-lateral negotiations, alliances and “understanding your enemy.”  Check out this video which follows her students… [Read Full Article]
Global Education,Peace Works Travel
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Why Students Need to Learn about the Vietnam War

Fred Branfman, author of a number of books about the Indochina War is our featured guest blogger. Working as the Director of Project Air War in 1969 he wrote about the U.S. bombing in Indochina, which he claimed was directed at civilians.Fred BranfmanBranfman, an American teacher who exposed the secret war to the U.S. Congress and helped stop the bombings… [Read Full Article]
Laos Student Trips,Live Learn Travel,Political Thoughts,PWT Guest Bloggers
Thursday, January 17th, 2013

Got Courage to Tell The Story of Your Adventure Abroad?

Grab your hand-held media and GO! What kind of tools do you need?… Our guest video blog from Emmy-Award winning cameraman and producer Jeff MacIntyre demystifies the video-travel-gear question for emerging “Backpack Journalists.”  [Read Full Article]
Saturday, January 12th, 2013

Quick Impressions Journal: Vietnam March 2012

By Gabi Safranavicius My intention for this piece was not what it turned out to be. I was just another High School student taking yet another opened-ended AP Literature and Language prompt. My intention was to simply address the prompt, to write a narrative of a past memory that had an effect on me. Something broad, and perhaps irrelevant in regards… [Read Full Article]