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A Day in the Life of VISIONS
A Look at a Typical Summer Day What’s a typical day like on a VISIONS summer program? It’s a question we get often. You might wake up to a chorus of birds in the mountains of Nicaragua, to a frosted landscape by the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska, to merengue music and...
PARTNER HIGHLIGHT: GALÁPAGOS NATIONAL PARK
A Glimpse at Ecuador’s First National Park Located 600 miles west of Ecuador lies an infamous group of islands, perhaps some of the most famous in the world, thanks to one Charles Darwin. Discovered in the mid-1500s, one of the first explorers to map these islands...
VISIONS Spotlight: Rachel Lippin-Foster
Three Spanish Immersion Programs, A Lifetime of Memories “VISIONS has helped me be an active listener, take constructive criticism, and accept others despite our differences,” —Rachel Lippin-Foster Rachel Lippin-Foster participated in three consecutive VISIONS Spanish...
VISIONS: Is it REALLY a Life-Changing Summer?
The VISIONS Experience, In Their Own Words We have all heard it a million times; whether it’s a new car or a new app, there’s often a promise that something will “change your life.” But does it really? It might add a slight convenience, but life changing? That‘s a...
VISIONS Spotlight: Ariel Kim
A Teen Volunteer Looks Back at Two Very Different VISIONS Summers Serial VISION-ary Ariel Kim joined VISIONS for two summers in a row, first on the Montana Blackfeet Indian reservation in 2012, and then in Ghana (a program that’s currently on hold) in 2013. Although...
VISIONS Social Justice-Based Summer Programs
From Mississippi to Montana, Teen Volunteers Delve into Social Justice Issues Many teachers are weaving social justice education into the curriculum, and VISIONS Service Adventures offers summer programs that can be a great complement to these important classroom...