11th Grade Students at Pacific Ridge School Travel Abroad to Donate Funds and Build Schoolhouses in Two Kenyan Communities
Anisha Mudaliar of Carmel Valley and Tiffany Chu of Carlsbad Participate in Three Weeks of Service Learning Overseas.
Carlsbad, CA, October 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- At Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, the educational focus is on the whole student. In addition to providing a strong academic foundation in preparation for college and a purposeful life, Pacific Ridge School helps students develop other qualities, among them integrity, dignity, self-respect and respect for others. Through a curriculum that includes a service learning class, Pacific Ridge School students form groups and commit to an action plan to impact an issue that is of local, national or global relevance. Two 11th grade students, Anisha Mudaliar and Tiffany Chu, took their service learning project overseas this summer to assist in building schoolhouses in the Kenyan communities of Oloosiyoi and Salabwek.
Throughout the school year, Anisha, Tiffany and 19 other members of the service learning group Otesha, meaning ‘a reason to dream,’ raised funds for Free the Children, the non-profit organization they teamed up with to benefit youth in the communities of Oloosiyoi and Salabwek, among others. The group’s fundraising activities, which yielded $9,000, included bake sales, car washes, a themed dance, a booth at Fall Fest, and a Vow of Silence to raise awareness about silenced children throughout the world. One of the group’s goals was to travel to Kenya and build a school themselves. Their ‘dream’ came true.
Anisha and Tiffany departed for Kenya on August 8 and returned home on August 29. In addition to physically building the schoolhouse walls with bricks and cement in Salabwek, the students’ three-week travels also included a stay in a Maasai Mara, a stay with a family in Oloosiyoi, and a safari ride.
Anisha noted that,” The Pacific Ridge School service learning curriculum was a driving factor for our participation with Free the Children. The encouragement from the school, our teachers and our peers has given us the confidence to travel abroad. We are all interconnected and it’s important to experience new cultures and meet new people. Being a part of a program like Free the Children shows me that I have the power to make a difference.”
Tiffany added, “One of the many lessons I took from this experience is the understanding that we are all very similar. The school in Oloosiyoi is starting very much like Pacific Ridge School, through community donations and fundraising.”
For more information on Pacific Ridge School and its service learning curriculum, visit http://www.pacificridge.org.
About Pacific Ridge School:
Opened in the fall of 2007, Pacific Ridge School is a non‐profit, independent middle and high school located in the North County, San Diego. With the distinctive mission of building a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility and global engagement, Pacific Ridge offers a first-rate educational experience to prepare students for college and a purposeful life. For more information, visit http://www.pacificridge.org. Pacific Ridge School does not discriminate on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, creed, or national origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other administered programs.
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Throughout the school year, Anisha, Tiffany and 19 other members of the service learning group Otesha, meaning ‘a reason to dream,’ raised funds for Free the Children, the non-profit organization they teamed up with to benefit youth in the communities of Oloosiyoi and Salabwek, among others. The group’s fundraising activities, which yielded $9,000, included bake sales, car washes, a themed dance, a booth at Fall Fest, and a Vow of Silence to raise awareness about silenced children throughout the world. One of the group’s goals was to travel to Kenya and build a school themselves. Their ‘dream’ came true.
Anisha and Tiffany departed for Kenya on August 8 and returned home on August 29. In addition to physically building the schoolhouse walls with bricks and cement in Salabwek, the students’ three-week travels also included a stay in a Maasai Mara, a stay with a family in Oloosiyoi, and a safari ride.
Anisha noted that,” The Pacific Ridge School service learning curriculum was a driving factor for our participation with Free the Children. The encouragement from the school, our teachers and our peers has given us the confidence to travel abroad. We are all interconnected and it’s important to experience new cultures and meet new people. Being a part of a program like Free the Children shows me that I have the power to make a difference.”
Tiffany added, “One of the many lessons I took from this experience is the understanding that we are all very similar. The school in Oloosiyoi is starting very much like Pacific Ridge School, through community donations and fundraising.”
For more information on Pacific Ridge School and its service learning curriculum, visit http://www.pacificridge.org.
About Pacific Ridge School:
Opened in the fall of 2007, Pacific Ridge School is a non‐profit, independent middle and high school located in the North County, San Diego. With the distinctive mission of building a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility and global engagement, Pacific Ridge offers a first-rate educational experience to prepare students for college and a purposeful life. For more information, visit http://www.pacificridge.org. Pacific Ridge School does not discriminate on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, creed, or national origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other administered programs.
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