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Sign-up deadline extended for summer servant leadership trip to Thailand
Jan 27, 2014 2:23 PM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Students now have until Monday, Feb. 3 to pay a $2,500 deposit if they are interested in participating in the servant leadership trip to Thailand June 4-20.
"We are so excited to be able to offer this experience to our students," said Reba Barnes, director of servant leadership. "Junior Tate Wongweeratorn and his family have been instrumental in organizing this opportunity, and we hope that more of our students will take advantage of it."
The group will depart from Atlanta the evening of June 4, arriving in Bangkok, Thailand, the morning of June 5. After checking into their rooms at Ku Home, they will spend the first two days touring the area and getting used to the time difference. On June 7, the group will work with children at the Maharaj Orphanage in Bangkok.
On June 8, they will depart Bangkok for Ayutthaya city, where they will check into the Krungsi River Hotel. They will spend June 9-13 conducting workshops with students from two local schools, Senaprasit School and Wat Pho Ling School. They will be at each school for three days. On June 14 and 15, the group will tour the ancient city and ruins. The next day, they will wrap up their work at both schools and return to the hotel to pack for their trip back to Bangkok.
On June 17, the group will depart Ayutthaya around lunch, arriving at Bangkok's Ku Home in the early afternoon. Everyone will have the rest of the day free to relax and shop. The following day will also be a free day. Transportation will be offered to various shopping districts, restaurants and tourist locations. One June 19, the group will depart Thailand, landing in Atlanta on June 20.
This is the third international servant leadership experience that Darlington has made available to students, the first two being to Taiwan and India.
"I am so proud of our students for wanting to be part of service opportunities like this," Barnes said. "And while they may have to overcome a few cultural barriers, they know that anyone can serve anywhere. You can use your hands and feet — you don’t need your voice.”
Students will be encouraged to keep journals of their activities, and the group hopes to maintain a blog so that friends and family can follow their adventures. Total cost of the trip is $3,800 per person. For more information or to reserve a space, please contact Reba Barnes before Feb. 3.
"We are so excited to be able to offer this experience to our students," said Reba Barnes, director of servant leadership. "Junior Tate Wongweeratorn and his family have been instrumental in organizing this opportunity, and we hope that more of our students will take advantage of it."
The group will depart from Atlanta the evening of June 4, arriving in Bangkok, Thailand, the morning of June 5. After checking into their rooms at Ku Home, they will spend the first two days touring the area and getting used to the time difference. On June 7, the group will work with children at the Maharaj Orphanage in Bangkok.
On June 8, they will depart Bangkok for Ayutthaya city, where they will check into the Krungsi River Hotel. They will spend June 9-13 conducting workshops with students from two local schools, Senaprasit School and Wat Pho Ling School. They will be at each school for three days. On June 14 and 15, the group will tour the ancient city and ruins. The next day, they will wrap up their work at both schools and return to the hotel to pack for their trip back to Bangkok.
On June 17, the group will depart Ayutthaya around lunch, arriving at Bangkok's Ku Home in the early afternoon. Everyone will have the rest of the day free to relax and shop. The following day will also be a free day. Transportation will be offered to various shopping districts, restaurants and tourist locations. One June 19, the group will depart Thailand, landing in Atlanta on June 20.
"I am so proud of our students for wanting to be part of service opportunities like this," Barnes said. "And while they may have to overcome a few cultural barriers, they know that anyone can serve anywhere. You can use your hands and feet — you don’t need your voice.”
Students will be encouraged to keep journals of their activities, and the group hopes to maintain a blog so that friends and family can follow their adventures. Total cost of the trip is $3,800 per person. For more information or to reserve a space, please contact Reba Barnes before Feb. 3.
