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The Same, but Completely Different: Repeat Summers with VISIONS
Molly Povich is a VISIONS all-star. She has been to three very different summer community service programs, including travel to Cambodia, Ecuador and Montana's Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Recently she took some time to reflect on the similarities and...
Service: More than a Checkbox on a Resume
The debate over whether teens should use their summer community service travel programs as material for college essays has been ongoing ever since "voluntourism" became a mainstream activity. A VISIONS teen alum was recently featured in Newton North (MA) High...
Our Four-Legged Friends
Some of the Best Friends on VISIONS High School Summer Programs The Kaa Wa'Pomaakaa Society (four-legged friends amongst us) on the Montana Blackfeet Indian Reservation was founded in 2010 by one of VISIONS long-time partners, Darrell Kipp. The Society has provided...
Teen Volunteer Spotlight: Paden Dvoor
Paden Dvoor spent four weeks last summer working out West on the Montana Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Paden was part of VISIONS high school community service program, and in a place where we started working 25 years ago. She took some time to reflect on the...
Summers with Substance
How Summer Programs Can Further Learning Summers with SubstanceHow Summer Programs Can Further Learning Summers with SubstanceAs a parent preparing for my child's upcoming summer vacation, I'm always on edge about the summer learning loss, also known as the infamous...
Connecting with the Culture in Ecuador
An Essay by VISIONS Service Adventures Alumna Darya Alvarez I remember first telling people my plans to travel to Ecuador for the summer, and many of them asked me why I was doing something like that. I thought about this for a long time. I love traveling to some of...