The Learning Team

Leaving the security of the city– what was it like? Please click on “read more” to find out.

After visiting the Bright Future Kids Home, we walked down a short path. There we found people that I will never forget–the children at the New Life Orphanage. I had so much fun with these kids- instead of going for just a few hours, we went as often as we could. All I can say is that after spending time there, I can’t wait to go back!

I agree. The future is brighter because of the students at the Bright Future Kids Home in Phnom Penh. Please click on “read more” to see why.

From the moment I arrived on Saturday, Phnom Penh literally took my breath away. Here are some of the reasons why:

When it comes to service learning, the Overlake School, its faculty and its students, are definitely role models. They are the only US school that I am aware of that has put together an ongoing and meaningful relationship with a sister school on the other side of the world!

After reading Three Cups of Tea, and its sequel Stones to Schools, part of me wished I could help Greg Mortenson and his team build rural schools in Afghanistan or Pakistan, but I was hesitant to travel to that part of the world. So, as a result, I was looking for another way to help build rural schools. I found my answer in Nicholas Kristof’s and Sheryl WuDunn’s book Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

Last summer I read a book that changed my life. It was “Three Cups of Tea– One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time”, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. It started me on a journey and I am about to take a major step.