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...
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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...
VISIONS Spotlight: Tamara Garcia
A Student from Mexico Experiences the Montana Indian Reservation Culture Tamara Garcia joined VISIONS Montana Blackfeet for the summer of 2013 from her hometown of Cancun, Mexico. This eye-opening experience taught her how to appreciate the small things in life, it...
Top 10 Reasons to be a Serial VISIONary
It’s time, once again, to make those summer plans! Have you thought about another VISIONS summer? Although the first VISIONS summer often feels like a life changing experience that can’t be repeated, many teen volunteers return for a second, third, and even fourth...
SPOTLIGHT: EMILY ZISLIS, VISIONS ECUADOR & GALÁPAGOS 2013
Teen Volunteer Discovers Passion for Latin American Culture Emily Zislis joined VISIONS Ecuador & Galápagos program in 2013, and the trip sparked a passion for travel and a desire to further understand Latin American cultures and become fluent in Spanish. Here,...