by webtester | Oct 30, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
The rain was pouring down on the runway when we landed in Sri Lanka last night. We had seen the dark monsoon clouds over the island as we approached, a sure sign that we were no longer in Oman. The air was warm and heavy with humidity when the bus dropped us off at...
by webtester | Oct 23, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
We’re six days from leaving for Sri Lanka. What are we excited about and looking forward to? What are we nervous about? [This photo is a Habitat For Humanity project in Sri Lanka from last year.] Himesh, Grade 10: I’m looking forward to finishing the house...
by user | Oct 19, 2011 | Community and Service, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
So, Sri Lanka is less than 2 weeks away! We have been talking about it a lot, not only during our little meetings but also during regular classes. I think everyone is pretty excited about going; however the closer it gets the more nervous we get. We have been doing a...
by webtester | Oct 11, 2011 | Community and Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 9, The Grades
In eighteen short days the students from grades 9 and 10 will depart on a twelve-day community service excursion to Sri Lanka. The island nation off the southeast coast of India, hampered by entrenched poverty and still reeling from a decades-long civil war and the...
