Global
Studies & Service Trips
Upper School Travel
Opportunities
2012-2013
Caring for Cambodia: Students will transform their lives and those of others as they assist in the building of a house in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Students will work with Caring for Cambodia, a non-profit organization that works towards providing education to children in poverty stricken areas. They will also learn more about the history of Cambodia and Asia, and the hardships that are prevalent in the country.
Model UN—The Hague:
Participate in an international five-day Model
United Nations conference in The Hague, Netherlands, with over 500 students
from around the world. After the conference students will spend a day or two
exploring art, history and culture in Amsterdam. (January, Ms. Vardi)
International Habitat for Humanity Build:
Participate in the Global Village Program and
journey to Trinidad & Tobago for your Senior Project where you will have
the chance to work side-by-side with local people building homes for those in
need. For seniors only. (May, Ms. Yen)
Learn-Serve Trip to Paraguay or Jamaica: Participate in a transformative community
service experience to better understand life in a developing nation. Two
separate trips will run. (June)
St. Kitts Sea Turtle Program: St.
Kitts has a rich historical, eco-touristic and cultural identity. Our students will
have the opportunity to practice science in the field through their surveys of the
vast biodiversity in the rainforest and collecting data while snorkeling in the
reefs. Students will also participate in the late night or early morning beach
patrols with the St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring
Network to document and protect the leatherback sea turtles. (June, Dr. B)
Peru Exchange: Improve your Spanish language skills while
gaining an increased cross cultural understanding of this South American
country. Students will live with host families, explore historic sites, and
attend the Leonardo da Vinci School in Lima, the capital. This three week trip
will culminate with a four-day excursion to Cuzco and Machu Picchu. (June, Ms.
Vellenga)
Choral Exchange: Experience the culture and history of Germany on
a two and a half week exchange with St. Ursula-Gymnasium in Freiberg, Germany.
The students from St. Ursula will be visiting Bullis in October, giving our
students a chance to meet and know some of them before your visit. Students
will spend a part of the trip attending school with their hosts, then spend the
other part of the trip touring different parts of Germany. (June, Mr. Strunk)
Bullis Art Intensive: This is an opportunity
to expose students to parts of France and Italy that boast the greatest
collections of art. We will be visiting world-renowned museums and treasured
landmarks as well as little-travelled towns and parks. Students have a busy
schedule seeing the sights, but they will also have downtime to produce their
own work to be displayed and discussed in an art show upon our return in the fall. (June, Ms. Donoghue)
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