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...
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Student Volunteer Reflects on Three VISIONS Summers
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...
Letter from a VISIONS Veteran
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...
Venturing Beyond the Hillside
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...
Free Love, In Peru
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...
Community Partner in Peru: Nica Jara
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...