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Monthly Archives: February 2017

READ STUDENTS’ JOURNALS FROM TRIP TO PERU

In February, four students and TNS Teacher Marylyn Wentworth spent over two weeks in Peru during a recent Intensive. (They had spent the first semester learning about Peru's history and culture, and planning the trip.) The group was based in the city of Cusco, which was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th-century. Each morning the students were immersed in learning Spanish at a Spanish language school; during the afternoons they assisted with the school's after school program for children living in poverty. And of course they visited Machu Picchu and other amazing sites [...]

READ STUDENTS’ JOURNALS FROM TRIP TO ENGLAND

Students on the England Intensive have been journaling about their adventures --- below are some excerpts. Led by Language Arts teacher Christine Knowles, the group so far has visited The Tower of London, The British Museum, Globe Theater, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford, Windsor Castle, and lots more! FROM SOPHIE: Essentials such as bathrooms and caffeine were accessed before deciding to go to the Tower of London for the rest of the day’s activities. The tour started with a projected short film talking about all the families that had lived in the fortress and how they were all related/connected. It began [...]

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