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RLP BLOG, Share what's on your mind !
| Sarah Crosky & Jocelyn Sulla, Guatemala, 2007 |
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DUE DATES: Send to sue.oriley@gmail.com or deliver to 46 Maple St.
Fundraising
is designed to cover the entire cost of your trip.
Please read carefully over the webpages and make notes
Please keep track of and adhere to the below
due dates, and reflect your readiness for international,
volunteer travel with RLP
1. March 15 Response notes
2. March 15 Down payment of $1000.00
3. March 25 Fundraising plan & letter with list of potential donors (email)
Personal portfolio, notebook for cultural sharing
5. April 25 Interview portfolio/notebook for host family
6. May 25 First draft of activity plan and materials list
7. June 15 Final draft of activity plan
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June 15 Final payment of $1100.00
9. June 25 Copies of all paperwork from itinerary /budget 10. July 21 Depart from LaGuardi, return August 9th
| 2006, Bolivia |
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TASKS AS TRIP REQUIREMENTS Due March 25
I. Develop Personal Portfolio / Notebook :
1. Personal
2. Community
3. History & Culture
- Portfolio to include :
- photos that reflect your world
- drawings that share more about yourself
- maps of your world, geneology
- portfolio vocabulary list, English and Spanish
- include one favorite recipe and plan on cooking
dinner one night
II. Interview Portfolio / Notebook - Due April
25
Portfolios into 3 sections as above
Digital cameras will be used with families
- Portfolio to include:
- questions to investigate the history, culture and life styles as understood by our families
- photo pages to insert photos taken while in San Andres
- extra photo pages to leave with family, as book is to be copied and given to host families
- a large fold out page or two or three for family drawn - in Spanish and English
- recipe page where you will scribe a typical meal/recipe from your family
- reflection page on evening help cook this dinner
- tortilla page, have your house kids draw your first tortillas
Possible
questions:
- What can you tell us about San Andres, that we might never discover
on our own ?
- What makes San Andres special to you and your family (ask members
separately) ?
| 2005, Selling donuts |
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| Simon Reindhardt and Zoe Remillard |
III. Special Activity - Due May 25 & June 15
1. One project per volunteer
2. Volunteers responsible for project to completion
3. All volunteers work on all
other's projects
4. Design project suitable for future use
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Develop with a carrying case, directions, extra materials
6. Materials list complete, as simple as possible
7. Project ideas can range to anything that holds your interest
- possible ideas include:
- Learning and teaching children songs important to their culture
- books are available in library or can be obtained from internet
- book activities (multiple copies of books will be purchased)
- Origami, using Sadako and the Thousand Cranes
- Organizing a chess, checker or scrabble tournament
- Playing music, organizing a mini-concert
- Juggling lessons
- Photography project
- ABC book , letters formed in nature, letters
formed in local structures
- Photo display or photo show
- Mapping
the town and homes of children
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| 2004 - Williamstown, MA |
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| Lauren Quinn prepares books and educational materials |
SUGGESTED EADING LIST :
Buenos Noches Luna - Goodnight Moon
Cinco pequenas Mariquitas
Arroz con Leche, songs (Delacre, Lulu)
Donde Viven Los Monstruos - Where the Wild Things
Are
Gathering of the Sun (Ada,
Alma Flor) ABC book
Tikki Tikki Tembo
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