For The Teens In Your Life: Experiential Learning

I was an abysmal high school student. Bored, restless and impatient. Sitting in a classroom being talked at is not my cup of tea. I would so much rather be out in the world, learning lessons from real life experiences, or at least having a conversation as I learn.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, my children have inherited that trait. So when EduTravel For Credit came into being last year, I jumped on it as a way for my son to earn his Grade 10 Civics and Careers credit (mostly) by travelling.

He went to Ottawa, New York and Montreal for a week and did classroom work for a week (and on the long bus trips). He loved it, got a good mark and had a spare this year. As a bonus, he heard from other students taking Civics and Careers that it's a particularly stultifying course at his school.
This summer, both my kids will be going on EduTravel trips, filling a gap created by having outgrown sleepaway camps. (In an ideal world, they'd be able to work, but 16 seems to be the minimum age for that these days.)
EduTravel For Credit also offers March Break options.

Cheers,

Vanessa