Rich Webb, former VISIONS field director who established our program in Peru, is one of seven recipients of the 2010 National Awards for Citizen Diplomacy. Honorees are recognized “for their extraordinary work to increase American citizen engagement in international...
Among teen community service programs, VISIONS can be distinguished by a few ongoing, fundamentally integrated elements. One is the ambition of our community service projects for teens. Historically, the sophistication of VISIONS projects is impressive, specifically,...
“Mi Chacra” (My Land), the first feature-length documentary film by Jason Burlage, who staffed and then directed VISIONS Peru (2005 through 2007), was chosen to debut at the Denver Film Festival in November. Jason spent a year filming in the Sacred Valley and another...
We take our service projects seriously, it’s true. But we take our play equally (and pretty darned) seriously, too. The places VISIONS groups go offer splendid scenery, geography, wildlife and history. Always there’s time, and every opportunity made, to...
[Sustainable (development or growth): consumption of natural resources that meets present needs and that allows future generations to meet their needs. Natl. Wildlife Federation] Since 1989 VISIONS service projects have involved the heart, determination, sweat and...
Two VISIONS participants who were on two different programs last summer wrote in detail about their experiences in their school magazine. Blake Taylor was in Peru and Patrick Fleming in Alaska. Blake and Patrick both attend South Kent School, a college preparatory...
The numbers of students who return for a 2nd and even 3rd VISIONS summer have grown steadily over the years. In October we received an email out of the blue that made our day from one such participant. Sylvia Murray, a veteran of three different VISIONS programs...
The numbers of students who return for a 2nd and even 3rd VISIONS summer have grown steadily over the years. In October we received an email out of the blue that made our day from one such participant. Sylvia Murray, a veteran of three different VISIONS programs (Peru...
Since 2004 South Kent has offered students a four-week opportunity for service work and cross-cultural immersion during the summer. Fourth and fifth form students compete for the annual $3,400 scholarships to participate in the acclaimed VISIONS summer...
Article originally published by The Phillipian By VISIONS Peru Aluma Erica Harris How do you describe an experience that turns your life upside-down and makes you a better person? How do you describe an experience that only lasted three weeks but introduced you to...
Think of VISIONS Peru and Nico Jara comes immediately to mind, so inseparable is Nico and VISIONS Peru. Nico (pictured above, leading the group) was our driver the first summer in 1999. But from the start his role was so much more for he freely labored with us every...
This past summer VISIONS took 26 students to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The program enrollment was one more than our maximum limit of 25. In fact, VISIONS Mississippi was one of the first programs to fill last year, and as late as May we were turning away interested...
