Again this year, Tim traveled with a group of 100 Grade 9 students and teachers to northern Vietnam for a week of house-building and exploration. Like most international schools this "week without walls" is part of the curriculum to expose students to new cultures and new activities. It is also a great time of team building with a class.
Tim's week was very hot and very humid. Activities included hiking in the mountains, working on the building site, learning to weave.
With help from local construction workers, the students finished the house during their week of working. On the last day of their trip they had a ceremony to hand over the keys to the family that would live in this new house. It is a gift beyond comprehension to these people from a very poor village in Vietnam.
Again this year, Tim traveled with a group of 100 Grade 9 students and teachers to northern Vietnam for a week of house-building and exploration. Like most international schools this "week without walls" is part of the curriculum to expose students to new cultures and new activities. It is also a great time of team building with a class.
