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“I hated life in many ways, but still every year going on a trip made me feel so much better. My sucky times and bad memories really stopped me from wanting to be better. Trekkers gave me hope and made bad go away. I don’t know where I would be without Trekkers. It’s made me better.” --12th grade Trekker |
Team Phoenix Advanced Trekkers Expedition 2012
From Friday, July 6 - Friday, July 20th, our Team Phoenix 8th grade students and 5 adult leaders participated in a 14-day expedition throughout the North Atlantic corridor. They hiked and worked on the watershed in Vermont, went whitewater rafting in Massachusetts, visited the Amish Country and Gettysburg, visited a Buddhist temple and much, much more!
Check out the trip itinerary and trip log to find out more and see some pictures of their experience.
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Program
Trekkers offers 8th graders on a 14-day expedition in early summer. Students participate in pre-trip planning meetings throughout the school year with Trekker adult volunteers to plan and implement the expedition. During the meetings, students are involved in team-building exercises, problem-solving initiatives, and consensus decision-making. Students design the expedition around five-educational components: Service Learning, Cultural Awareness, Environmental education, Adventure-based Education, and Wilderness Component.
The mission of the Advanced Trekkers program is to introduce students to the diversity of cultures, people, traditions and natural resources that exist outside the focus of their everyday lives.