Belize: Service Learning
Length
9 days
Price
TBD
Destinations
Belize City, San Ignacio & Hopkins
This 9 day program through three cities in Belize gives students the opportunity to give back to the local community through volunteering and taking part in service learning projects.
This program centers around the Cornerstone Foundation, whose mission is to develop and empower the community through improving the lives of children and adults in the surrounding area.
Students will be working with the students of the Foundation with both educational and recreational activities.
Highlights of projects and activities travelers will assist with include tutoring and homework assistance, practicing extracurricular activities such as singing and sports, going on outings with the children, assisting in maintaining the yard of the facility, and much more.
Students will participate in special activities with the children including traditional chocolate making, painting a mural, and taking part in a Foundation Fun Day, which includes activities that are typical for youth camps, such as games, storytelling, crafts, and more.
In addition, there will be many recreational activities throughout the program, including visits to Mayan ruins, Garifuna drumming lessons, and coral reef snorkeling.
Program includes
- 8 Nights of Accommodation
- Roundtrip Airfare
- Daily Continental Breakfast
- Welcome & Farewell Dinners
- Airport Transfer
- All Ground Transportation
- Full-Time Guide & Assistance
- Belize City Worship Service
- Cornerstone Foundation Service Learning & Volunteer Projects
- Mural Project & Chocolate Making
- Cahal Pech Mayan Ruins
- Xunatunich Mayan Ruins
- Garifuna Drumming Lessons
- Coral Reef Snorkeling
Itinerary
DAY 01– Belize City
- Arrive in Belize City, Belize
- Airport Transfer
- Check In, Relax, & Refresh
- Welcome Dinner & Program Orientation
DAY 02– San Ignacio
- Worship Service
- Transfer to San Ignacio
- Cornerstone Foundation Orientation & Tour of Facility
- Discussions of Foundation Projects & Mission
- Free Time & Cultural Immersion
DAY 03– San Ignacio
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Cornerstone Foundation Service Learning Projects
- Cahal Pech Mayan Ruins
- Free Time & Cultural Immersion
DAY 04– San Ignacio
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Cornerstone Foundation Service Learning Projects
- Foundation Mural Project
- Free Time & Cultural Immersion
DAY 05– San Ignacio
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Cornerstone Foundation Service Learning Projects
- Foundation Chocolate Making & Mural Project
- Free Time & Cultural Immersion
DAY 06– San Ignacio
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Cornerstone Foundation Service Learning Projects
- Xunatunich Mayan Ruins
- Group Discussion & Reflections
DAY 07– Hopkins
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Cornerstone Foundation Fun Day
- Transfer to Hopkins
- Check In, Relax, & Refresh
- Garifuna Drumming Lessons
DAY 08– Hopkins
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Coral Reef Snorkeling
- Free Time & Cultural Immersion
- Farewell Dinner & Program Closing
DAY 09– Departure
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Transfer to Belize City
- Airport Transfer
- Depart Belize City for Home
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