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Visit our BRIDGE PUERTO RICO BLOGSPOT for photos and news from this 2009 program!
Puerto Rico is a proud island nation rich with cultural traditions, abundant wildlife, stunning beaches, and the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Park system. Rhythm and music, Caribbean Spanish, and delicious traditional cooking make Puerto Rico an exciting first-step international summer travel destination. Windsor Mountain has created a unique program offering students the perfect combination of leadership training, cultural immersion, outdoor adventure, education, and fun in the sun!
Bridge Puerto Rico Students will:
Who Should Participate?
This program is designed for students interested in traveling to an exciting destination to share in cross-cultural experiences, community service learning, and language opportunities. We are particularly interested in including motivated students who have a passion for working with kids, and are eager to teach and share creative activities and games in a summer camp setting. Students should join this program ready to immerse themselves in Puerto Rican culture as they work closely with Spanish speaking peers, work on community service projects, and discover the natural beauty of the island. Students should arrive with an open mind, be prepared to meet new people, try new tools, and experience new cultures.
What is a Windsor Mountain Friendship Camp? CLICK HERE for details.
PROJECTED 2010 ITINERARY
Days 1-2: Arrive into San Juan. Meet your group and leaders and review learning goals for the trip. Take an afternoon to explore Old San Juan.
Days 3-5: Service and Adventure on Vieques. Enjoy snorkeling, swimming and kayaking on a bioluminescent bay, gain knowledge about the history and current events of Vieques, and learn about Puerto Rican culture by volunteering in a community center for the elderly.
Days 6-15: Travel to the small town of Boqueron. Meet new people, try new foods, learn to work efficiently as a group. Visit beaches, coastal cliffs, lighthouses, a dry forest reserve and various villages. Learn about day to day life in Puerto Rico. Based on your new knowledge about the island, its people, and culture, work together as a team to design and lead Camp Windsor Mountain! Supplementary activities include snorkeling, scavenger hunts, service learning projects, beach days, and a weekend canyoneering and zipline adenture on the Organic Tanama River.
Days 16-23: Travel to Aguadilla. Settle in at Tupi’s place and spend a day taking surf lessons! Based on your experiences in Boqueron, revise and improve your Friendship Camp plan, then lead Camp Windsor Mountain all over again, for a great new group of kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Aguadilla.
Day 24-26: Travel to San Juan for program wrap-up. Reflect on the entire Bridge Puerto Rico experience in Old San Juan, a preserved 16th century Spanish city with cobblestone streets and traditional Spanish architecture. Practice new language skills one last time, have fun sightseeing, and enjoy a delicious final banquet. Get on the plane and fly home!
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2010 details for this program are subject to change as new developments and opportunities arise. If you would like more information or have specific questions please contact Angus Whyte, Summer Travel Program Director, directly by email or phone at 404-549-9197.
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Dates: 7/1-7/26 As with all of our programs, cell phones and personal listening devices (iPods, Discmans, etc.) are not welcome. Students will be able to call home three times: once upon arrival to the starting point, once ten days into the program and once two days before the program’s end date. |
