Last summer Oliver went with Outward Bound for 24 days to backpack through the La Sal Mountains and the Canyons of Utah, as well as whitewater raft in the Colorado River’s Cataract Canyon. On this trip Oliver pushed himself to his limits, learned wilderness skills, and made amazing connections with the other members of his group. Come learn about Utah, Outward Bound, and the rest of Oliver’s experience.
Galya Walt: Experience Israel
Galya spent 5 weeks traveling around Israel with 11 Israelis and 11 Americans. The program she was on is called Nesiya. It brings “North American and Israeli youth face to face with the richness and complexity of Jewish life – and with each other – through a unique model of experiential learning that combines community building, creative study, the arts, outdoor adventure, and community service.”
Chris Aring: Building Robots
Chris stayed in South Boston and worked in Cambridge and Somerville helping a company called narwal.edu to create robots called swarmbots and worked as part of a team, working on app development for android and iOS to control the robots over bluetooth. If you’re interested in getting involved in engineering and some of the types of emerging opportunities in the field, check this out. There are things you can do right now.
Silas Berlin: Living in Hamburg
Over this past summer, Silas went to Hamburg, Germany for 3 weeks and lived with a French-speaking family. Silas got room & board and a stipend, and learned about the history and culture of Germany. Find out what it’s like to live on your own in a European city.
Elie Jordi: Walking through Alaska
Elie did a 30 day, 170 mile NOLS International outdoor leadership school skills course in Denali National Park in Alaska. Through the course, he learned about leadership, wilderness techniques and a lot about himself. Come see what Noles is all about, and see a little of what Elie saw through some amazing photos.
Scenes from the Cardboard Challenge!
On October 9th, we hosted the Cardboard Challenge – a creative partnership between Alt-Ed and pre-schoolers across the street. The pre-school visited to show off their creations with their high school mentors. As part of the event, high school students read to their pre-school students books about creativity. Parents were invited.
Inspired by the short film, ‘Caine’s Arcade’, the Global Cardboard Challenge is an annual event presented by the Imagination Foundation that celebrates child creativity and the role communities can play in fostering it. [In] September, kids of all ages are invited to build anything they can dream up using cardboard, recycled materials and imagination.”
Special thanks goes to Anna Cotton for organizing this event!
