Beginning Sunday, June 8, 12 students will be traveling to Nicaragua. The purpose of the trip is to gain an understanding of the world around us. We will work with an organization called Los Quinchos. Collegiate students will work along side the boys and girls of the organization to gain a new perspective and to learn from one another. Please check back to see what we’re up to.
This year we have the most students participating in the YSOP trip than in recent memory. We are excited to be embarking on this adventure on Sunday (6/7) morning. Please check back in throughout the week to see the Cougars' progress!
Students:
Caitlin Allocca
Charlie Bugg
Brad Cornell
Kieran Cottrell
Katie Fleming
Hayden Gee
Caroline Hall
Spencer Lyons
Anna Catherine Martin
Connor McGloin
Maya Mehta
Kenya Minor
Ashray Namala
Sidney Negus
Annie Ryan
Polly Sommers
Helen Stoever
Grace Stratford
Joe White
Colson Williams
Chaperones:
Karen Albright
Aaron Fulk
Helen Markiewicz
Allison Seay
This year we have the most students participating in the YSOP trip than in recent memory. We are excited to be embarking on this adventure on Sunday (6/7) morning. Please check back in throughout the week to see the Cougars' progress!
Students:
Caitlin Allocca
Charlie Bugg
Brad Cornell
Kieran Cottrell
Katie Fleming
Hayden Gee
Caroline Hall
Spencer Lyons
Anna Catherine Martin
Connor McGloin
Maya Mehta
Kenya Minor
Ashray Namala
Sidney Negus
Annie Ryan
Polly Sommers
Helen Stoever
Grace Stratford
Joe White
Colson Williams
Chaperones:
Karen Albright
Aaron Fulk
Helen Markiewicz
Allison Seay
First of all, I am extremely grateful to have been given this amazing opportunity to go on Collegiate's international trip to Namibia. I look forward to every aspect of this trip, whether that be researching cheetahs, proposing conservation strategies, working with the Himba tribe, or forming relationships with other students. Because of the fact that we have been enrolled and actively participating in an online class called "Sustainable Conservation: Cheetah conservation 101" since January, we have been able to familiarize ourselves with the both the country of Namibia and the group with which we will be traveling. Homework assignments varied between articles, speeches, and videos, each with follow up questions to reflect upon what we had just learned. Additionally, there were numerous early-morning video chats with the entire group where we discussed new information and proposed solutions to current issues in Namibia. The online class was an overall success because we now have a better understanding of where we are going, who we will be with, and what Namibia has gone through as a country. I am so excited to travel to Namibia on this research trip, and can not even begin to imagine how incredible of an experience it is going to be!