As more states are investing in high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, educators are turning to real-life experiences such as work-based learning. However, another choice exists. Travel service learning through volunteer or study abroad programs...
Students from Bruceton, Huntingdon, Camden and Memphis discovered that summer in the U.S. means rainy season in steamy tropical Costa Rica. But armed with serving hearts and good senses of humor, participants in the latest Global Citizen Adventure Corps program...
Ten students from West Tennessee are bound for Costa Rica June 26. The program organizer, Global Citizen Adventure Corps, is an award-winning nonprofit offering international service-learning opportunities and college credit. The students – the majority from Hollow...
Ten Hollow Rock – Bruceton Central High students recently received checks for $285 each to go towards expenses for their upcoming travel service learning experiences in Costa Rica and/or Guatemala. The money raised for these scholarships came from teacher Jenna...
Follow the links of Jenna Patton’s story – Spanish teacher, jewelry maker, and soon-to-be Global Studies world traveler – and the connections of care, compassion, and commitment are clear. In September 2023, Patton accepted the role of Co-Leader/Educator with Global...
Coming from the rural area of Denmark, Tennessee, I never thought I would receive the opportunity to travel out of the country. My name is Fatelia Avery, and I had the honor and privilege to travel to Costa Rica in 2018 while a senior at Bethel University in McKenzie....
