You think you know what to expect, but you don’t. You have been studying Education, you’ve worked in low-income schools, you’ve been on mission trips in America, you’ve been to all the “Study Abroad” meetings; it’s still not what you expect. You prepare by talking with the leaders that went last year, you make creative … Continue reading Can love be the strategy? #Jamaica
I don’t even really know what to say after this trip! It has been a week since I got back home and I don’t think that I have been able to process it all yet. The experience to work with the students of Jamaica was an amazing experience that I will never forget. The smiles … Continue reading Words cannot even come to explain! #Jamaica
If dislike is the opposite of like, is disaster the opposite of aster? The decision to be a part of the Jamaica Education study abroad program was chock full of emotional high and lows. At first I was incredibly excited to have the opportunity to travel to Jamaica and teach for a week. I spent … Continue reading Feeling the Aster – Jamaica 2015
My heart is so full with the beautiful connections and memories that I have made with my Jamaican students while studying abroad. My favorite part of the trip was receiving all the generous love from the students at St. Paul Primary. From the moment I walked into the school, I was welcomed with numerous hugs … Continue reading My heart is so full! #Jamaica
Coming into this experience, I was unsure of what to expect. I have worked with plenty of kids during my short 21 years of life, but none of them touched my heart quite like the students of Peggy Barry Primary in Jamaica. The students have so little, yet enjoy every bit of what they have … Continue reading Pinky Promise – Jamaica Study Abroad Education 2015
The smiles on the student’s faces when we showed up to the school warmed my heart. I knew right from the bat that this experience was going to be something unlike anything I have ever been through. I was eager to begin my day and meet all of the students. It didn’t take long for … Continue reading #Jamaica: It didn’t take long for them to show their amazing personalities that I fell in love with!
Today was day 2 at Church Hill Primary school here in Hanover, Jamaica. It was definitely a bit of an emotional roller-coaster, but the children are so sweet and filled with joy! We started the day out in grade 1. The students were so excited to see us back again and we got to watch … Continue reading Study Abroad #Jamaica
This is life. Life is simple, well at least it is here. Children everywhere are the same, they all want to learn. This is especially true in Jamaica. I came here planning to teach and to change lives. The students, people and lifestyle in Jamaica has had an effect on me that will last for … Continue reading Jamaica: Life is simple
Photos taken by the SPC Jamaica Education Study Abroad Students.
Photos taken by the SPC Jamaica Education Study Abroad Students.