February 5 - 9, 2025

Program Overview:

During this immersive visit to the Borderland Region, educators will use the area around El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico to learn about the complexity of immigration and to gather tools, resources, and perspectives to enhance pedagogy. The goal of this program is to allow participants to experience all the perspectives around this complex issue to return to school with new ideas, tools, and resources for teaching immigration.

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June 25 - July 2, 2025

Program Overview:

This exciting 8-day program immerses participants in the regional cultural uniquities of our host community in Azrou, Morocco. Azrou is a small city in the heart of the Middle Atlas Mountains known for its pine and cedar forests. Throughout this engaging program, participants will explore ideas around gender, religion, post-colonial identity, indigenous culture, and more. This program provides a unique opportunity for educators to immerse themselves in a new culture and bring new concepts and perspectives back into their classrooms.

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Questions? Please email jessica@worldleadershipschool.com

June 23 – 30, 2024

Program Overview:

The Summer 2024 adventure began with the opportunity to explore the group’s home base in Ollantaytambo and to connect with teachers from the Kuska School. In the following days, the educators collaborated to explore pedagogy, share ideas, and work together on strategies to support students. Each day was carefully crafted and woven with Peruvian cultural experiences including a community adventure challenge and visits to a weaving cooperative and community health NGO.

No trip to the Sacred Valley would be complete without the trek to Macchu Pichu, which this group embarked upon with awe and wonder. The inspiring views and breathtaking ruins were a highlight of this experience for many participants.

The group immersed themselves in the culture and daily life of the Sacred Valley and approached each day with a balance of adventure and humility. The connections we built between each other, and with the land and people of Peru, will sustain us in the school year ahead.

100% said they would recommend WLS Educator Travel to others!

“Our facilitators were excellent leaders in every way. I'm so grateful for their hard work, flexibility, knowledge, ideas, teaching, and humor. I learned so much from them! They treated everyone in the group equally and spent time getting to know each person individually.” Faculty, The Collegiate School (Richmond, Virginia)

“While I was excited to attend the program, I really wasn't sure what to expect. The leaders scaffolded the program to develop a sense of cohesion in the group, offer experiences to familiarize us with Ollantaytambo and expand our learning. The opportunity to collaborate with the teachers at the Kuska School was outstanding.” Faculty, Echo Horizon School (Culver City, California)

June 24 - July 1, 2023

Program Overview:

Twelve educators from around the United States converged in Belize during the summer of 2023 for an incredible experience! At the beginning of the program, the group traveled to Belize’s mountainous region to explore the natural environment and connect with a local elementary school. Mornings were spent hiking to the ancient Mayan ruins of Xunantunich and exploring the Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) cave, where we experienced an ancient Mayan sacrificial site with skulls, pots, and ceremonial altars virtually untouched for centuries. During this phase of the program, afternoons were spent at a local school and working in collaboration with local teachers on curriculum exchange and development. The connections and fellowship established during this phase of the program were mutually energizing and beneficial!

For the last few days, hopped aboard a motor boat for Tobacco Caye, an incredible sandy island located directly on Belize’s barrier reef system. We stayed in beachside bungalows that provided easy access to snorkeling throughout the day, exploring local mangrove forests, and enjoying the gorgeous island scenery. We also visited the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute research station on nearby Carrie Bow Cay.

Finally, the group took a boat back to the mainland and to the coastal town of Dangriga. From here we caught a charter bus to Belize City for our final evening at the Tropical Education Center and a night tour at the Belize Zoo.

The immersive experience was an amazing opportunity to connect with other educators and to the beautiful, rich culture of Belize!

“With WLS in Belize, I was able to learn about a country that I knew very little about, and have unique and genuine cultural and professional experiences that helped me to understand it better. The program is designed for those that seek a travel and professional experience rather than a tourist experience, and to learn about the country from local people and organizations.“ Faculty, The Collegiate School (Richmond, Virginia)

July 7th-12th 2022

Program Overview:

In this program, educators take a deep dive into the US-Mexico border and explore themes around migration and borders. Over the course of five days, we will collect data, interview experts, and reflect on the realities we are witnessing. We will visit the wall, see a federal immigration hearing, talk to a probate judge, hear from the US Border Patrol, learn from NGOs, and talk to migrant families who live through this complicated issue every day. Using World Leadership School’s Purpose Learning planners, we will develop new curriculum in order to teach migration and borders in more powerful and humanizing ways.

“When I got the announcement about this program, I applied immediately. To be “on the ground” and meet with people working on immigration/border issues and people impacted by the policies/laws was incredible. I knew immigration was a complicated, “messy” issue. And now I really understand why. I ask my students to be comfortable with complexity every day and this program pushed me to do the same. “ Beth Yavenditti, Director of Global Education at St. Luke’s School

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August 5th-10th, 2022

Program Overview:

Educators will use the Eastern Shore as a lens for exploring the complex relationships between land and people in this thin ocean peninsula that was colonized by Europeans more than four centuries ago. We will study marine ecology at Horn Point Laboratory, kayak in the Chesapeake Bay, and head out on an oyster boat. We will hear from social justice leaders, understand the local legacy of slavery, and see the marshes where Harriet Tubman led slaves to freedom.

Throughout the program, we will use the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for exploring connections to both the land and the people of the Eastern Shore. Using World Leadership School’s suite of Purpose Learning tools, we will develop a curriculum that explores the balance between sustaining the Eastern Shore’s fragile ecosystems and its diverse human communities. This program includes a virtual session before and after the travel experience.

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