The World Is Our Classroom: Guatemala

by Ana Grace Sabellano | Feb 6, 2026 | Blogs

Why Community-Led Nutrition and Health Programs Matter By Stacie Freeman, MSSW When I say the world is our classroom, I don’t mean travel for travel’s sake. I mean immersive, community-led learning that addresses real needs – especially hunger, nutrition, and...

West Africa: Standing Where History Still Breathes

by Ana Grace Sabellano | Feb 1, 2026 | Blogs

By Stacie Freeman, MSSW Benin • Togo • Ghana | December 2025 Content Warning This essay contains descriptions of slavery, sexual violence, and human suffering connected to the transatlantic slave trade. The history described here is disturbing. Avoiding it does not...

High School Students, GCAC Leadership Visit Mayan Ruins with Bethel University Global Studies

by Ana Grace Sabellano | Nov 6, 2025 | Press Release

BY JONATHAN SHEPARD, GCAC PROGRAM LEADER YUCATAN, Mexico (October 2025) — Four high school students from Gleason and Greenfield, Tennessee, and the leadership team of Global Citizen Adventure Corps (GCAC) experienced the rich history and culture of the Maya and Mexico...

Why Learning a Foreign Language Matters

by Ana Grace Sabellano | Nov 4, 2025 | Blogs

by Jon Shepherd, Spanish Teacher, Gleason & Greenfield High Schools This fall, students from Gleason and Greenfield High Schools earned college credit through Bethel University’s Dual Enrollment Program while studying Maya history, culture, and the Spanish...

When Rural Students See the World: How a Passport, a Journal, and a Visionary Community Changed Everything by Stacie Freeman, M.S.S.W.

by Ana Grace Sabellano | Oct 11, 2025 | Blogs

What happens when you give high school students from rural West Tennessee more than just a seat in a classroom? What happens when you give them a passport, a journal, a college course, and a world-class itinerary? They don’t just see the world, they begin to...