Experience the World
Reflections from the Road
Below are some of our Middle School students' reflections from their travels to China, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and beyond!
By Dorothea Myers and Logan Slabaugh
Although today was the last day of the eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C., it was full of fun activities that kept us busy until we got on the bus to head home.
At Lafayette Square and the Black Lives Matter Plaza, student researchers shared their work with the group and informed others on the historic significance of each site.
It was a truly multifaceted day that left the entire group with not just memories of fun moments and important information, but a drive to continue our adventure throughout D.C.
At each stop throughout the day, students shared — with each other and anyone else who stopped to listen — relevant information from the research topics they studied in their Humanities classes.
By Lorenzo Graham ’24
Travel is being challenged to meet and connect with new people, and share these experiences together for a short time.
Leaving APRODEC was an emotional and meaningful experience. The deeply touching closing ceremony led by Don Justino reminded us of the importance of being part of something that is bigger than we are.
We paddled through the canals of a mangrove forest in the fading light. When we arrived at a lagoon, the sky was aglow with millions of stars which we could see very clearly. Then we noticed that when we splashed the water, it would emanate “sparks” of bioluminescence
Day 4 in Puerto Rico was hard, hot work, with some well-deserved rewards!
We helped the Montessori students with projects such as painting the hen house, staining the garden beds, and sorting books in the library — each of these was completely planned and led by the students of Escuela Casa de los Niños.