INTERNATIONAL TRIPS AND EXCHANGES 2019-2020 July 2019 DEAR PARENTS AND STUDENTS, We continue to inspire our students to become globally responsible citizens by providing international trips and exchanges. Ash- bury trips develop cultural competence and provide opportunities for students to learn about their world through service, adven- ture and experiential learning. We are delighted to share the opportunities available to our students during the 2019-2020 school year. Trip leaders for international trips will continue to promote and share information about trip destinations at Assembly, in Ashbury weekly newsletter and in classes. November 2019 THEATER ARTS TO NEW YORK CITY Calling all theatre lovers! Running during the 2019-2020 school year, the Drama department is planning a 4-day immersive theatre trip to New York City for students in Grades 9 – 12 with a love of theatre. You do not have to be registered in a drama course to attend the trip! The trip will allow students to explore theatre through a variety of lenses, including musicals, plays, choreography, directing, writing and all that goes on behind-the-scenes. Some of the highlights of the trip include: 3 workshops with acting coaches and professionals, a guided tour of a working theatre, two evening productions (one play, one musical), a tour of Lincoln Centre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and will be capped off with a sightseeing tour of some of the most iconic landmarks of New York City. DATES: November 7th - 11th, 2019 TENTATIVE PRICE: $3500 CONTACT: Ms. Kailey Maynard SWIM TRIP TO BERMUDA It is with great excitement that we announce there is a wonderful opportunity for members of the Ashbury College swimming community to participate in a swim-focused trip to Bermuda. We will be training twice a day at the ‘Bermuda National Sports Centre’ and are planning a friendly competition with local high schools in Bermuda. There is the potential for cultural and ser- vice experiences on this trip as well. Students may spend some of their stay in Bermuda as billets with students from partici- pating high schools. This trip is open to both current and new competitive swimmers and there are only 26 spots allocated. The trip is scheduled 3 weeks before Ashbury’s major NCSSAA competition and OFSAA qualifier in Ottawa (our ‘City Championships’). Trip leaders are open to enrolling non-team members on this trip. A firm commitment to be a part of this trip will be expected by early-August. DATES: November 5th – 14th (including November Mid Term Break) TENTATIVE PRICE: $2200 CONTACT: M. James McKirdy [email protected] December 2019 ROUND SQUARE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE - BIG BUILD BORNEO TUMBUNAN, MALAYSIAN BORNEO Ashbury College is a full member of Round Square, a worldwide network of close to 300 schools in 40 countries across five continents. One of the privileges of this membership is that our students are invited to participate in Round Square internation- al service projects. Tambunan Orphanage is not supported by any government funding and is run by nuns and volunteers and entirely runs on do- nations from the public. The orphanage cares for 75 children who have lost their parents, whose parents cannot care for them or have been abandoned. The Big Build team will renovate the extremely dilapidated buildings within the orphanage. Whilst the existing foundations are still good the walls, floors, doors, decking and windows all need replacing and the entire property needs painting, plastering and decorating. The facilities such as kitchen and toilet need demolishing and rebuilding. Please note, that students travel unaccompanied while on Round Square Service projects and are NOT with Ashbury staff. For more information, please visit the following web site: https://sites.google.com/ashbury.ca/roundsquareashbury/home DATES: December 7th – 20th 2019 PARTICIPATION FEE: £990 (GBP) PLUS FLIGHTS CONTACT: Mr. Eric Lavergne at [email protected] February 2020 JUNIOR SCHOOL MEXICAN EXCHANGE (JR SCHOOL) This exchange is open to students in Grades 6 and 7. Students will be billeted by Discovery School (www.discovery.edu.mx/ eng/). Ashbury has enjoyed over 10 years of successful exchange programs with Discovery School. DATES: February 13th - February 22nd TENTATIVE PRICE: $2500. CONTACT: Mr. Seth Briggs at [email protected] March Break 2020 FRENCH LANGUAGE TRIP IN FRANCE – NICE AND PARIS We are expanding the France trip. This year we will be arriving in Nice, being billeted by host families. French lessons will take place in the morning. In the afternoon, the group will be visiting such places as Cannes, Monaco and Eza. Week 2, we will be travelling to Paris by TGV and being hosted by local families again in Lisses (south of Paris). Visiting castles in the la Loire will be on the agenda as well as visiting important monuments in Paris. A great experience if you want to enhance your language of French and discover a great culture. DATES: March 6th to March 19th, 2020 TENTATIVE PRICE: $3700 - $4100 CONTACT: M. Eric Lavergne at [email protected] GERMANY HISTORY TRIP This visit to Germany would centre on 20th century history and ties into all the social studies courses, notably our history offerings. It would focus on two periods of transformative eras: Nazism, WWII and the Cold War. DATES: March Break, 2020 TENTATIVE PRICE: $4000 - $4500 CONTACT: Mr. Chris Miedema at [email protected] SERVICE TRIP TO RWANDA International Engagement and understanding as well as character development. We will be focusing on reconciliation and repairing damage in a divided society. We are also looking at a unique transformative 3-day experience (the Champion Humanity Education Experience) that embodies the themes of peace and conflict, forgiveness and justice. Our plan is to connect with Greenhills school in Kigali which is also IB and Roundsquare and to develop the service side of the trip directly with the stu- dents of Greenhills where we visit and participate in service projects that Greenhills has been supporting. DATES: March Break 2020 TENTATIVE PRICE: $4500 – $5000 CONTACT: Ms. Shannon Howlett at [email protected] April 2020 ROUND SQUARE REGIONAL CONFERENCE A GENERATION RISING TOGETHER – SANTIAGO CHILE This regional conference is open to students in grades 9 to 12 that are interested in the Round Square IDEALS. The Conference will be hosted by Craighouse School in Santiago Chile. DATES: April 1st - 7th, 2020 TENTATIVE PRICE: $4000 - $4500 CONTACT: Mr. Eric Lavergne at [email protected] SCIENCE TRIP – SMART TEAM – SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA Love science? Come to San Diego and be part of the SMART team participating in numerous science activities. This trip allows you push your scientifical boundaries and get out of your comfort zone to explore science and to showcase your knowledge. DATES: April 3rd – 6th, 2020 TENTATIVE PRICE: $1500 - $2000 CONTACT: Mr. Brendan MacGillivray at [email protected] ROUND SQUARE REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR AGES 12 TO 14 (JR SCHOOL) NATURE IS OUR HOME AND WHERE OUR ADVENTURE BEGINS VICTORIA BC – GLENLYON NORFOLK SCHOOL This regional conference is open to students in grades 7 and 8 that are interested in Round Square IDEALS. The Conference will be hosted by Glenlyon Norfolk School in Victoria BC DATES: April 30th – May 6th, 2020 TENTATIVE PRICE: $4000 - $4500 CONTACT: Ms. Tana Smith at [email protected] June 2020 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SERVICE TRIP (JR SCHOOL) This service trip open to all students in grade 7 and 8 with priority given to students in World Issues Club. For the fifth year, the Junior School will lead a Service Trip to the community of Sosùa, Dominican Republic. Grade 7 and 8 students will volunteer in our Sister School, teach games to local children, care for disabled children, work on local projects to improve the quality of life, and play organized sports with local kids. DATES: June 20th – 17th 2020 TENTATIVE PRICE: $2500 CONTACT: Ms. Mélissa Berry at [email protected] July 2020 SERVICE TRIP TO KENYA – ME TO WE Ashbury College is set to return to Kenya. Join Project Jenga to work at Ngulot school established by Ashbury alumnus Mitch Kurilowitz and continued in July 2018. Work on Phase 2 of the school building project includes more classroom structures, a soccer pitch and library facilities. This trip will include cultural excursions to a nearby Maasai community and a wildlife safari. DATES: July (TBD), 2020 TENTATIVE PRICE: $6000 CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Goodwin at [email protected] ROUND SQUARE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE - BIG BUILD LAOS SEUANG RIVER VALLEYM LAOS Ashbury College is a full member of Round Square, a worldwide network of close to 300 schools in 40 countries across five continents. One of the privileges of this membership is that our students are invited to participate in Round Square internation- al service projects. Under the banner of “The Round Square Big Build”, in July 2020 a team of Round Square Students and Adults will spend nine days in the Seuang River valley region of Laos working on a building project which directly supports the local community. Examples of previous projects include improving facilities at a school such as building toilet facilities or installing a water sys- tem, constructing and improving community buildings, assisting with agricultural development and so on. Please note that this may vary depending on the most urgent need in the local area at the time. Typical tasks include basic building work such as digging, mixing cement, bricklaying, plastering, moving building supplies to the site. Please note, that students travel unaccompanied while on Round Square Service projects and are NOT with Ashbury staff. For more information, please visit the following web site: https://sites.google.com/ashbury.ca/roundsquareashbury/home DATES: July 11th – 24th 2020 PARTICIPATION FEE: £1,155 (GBP) plus flights CONTACT: Mr.