World Music Program: Inspiring Growth Through Music
“Running a successful music program takes an entire community,” say Adrian Dyck and Paige Freeborn, longtime life and musical partners who, in 2004, took up the challenge of creating a unique music program for Brockton School, an International Baccalaureate School...
Coming Together: Travel Unity Summit
This past winter, Travel Unity’s 2022 Northeast Youth Summit took place in historic Auburn, NY, the chosen home of Harriet Tubman. From December 9-11, the nonprofit hosted 31 high school students from the Auburn public school district to the Carriage House, where four...
Students Speak: Learning to Build a World Beyond War
Today, travel is more important than ever. After two years of widespread global isolation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing crises such as climate change, war, and the struggle to protect human rights, travel can open our eyes and give us new...
Teacher Feature: After the Hurricane
Band director Randy Webb taught for 30 years in Kentucky before making his way to Cypress Lake High School in Fort Myers. Five years later, his time there has certainly been eventful. Cypress Lake had seen a revolving door of band directors before Webb came in, which...
John Reed: Launching Students Into Success
You don’t always have to work in the classroom to change students’ lives. In fact, John Reed of Georgia is leading youth to success entirely as a volunteer. As program director for the afterschool Arrow Youth Leadership Council, Reed has dedicated his life to...
Trial by Fire: Year One of Teaching with Erin Whited
It’s both an exciting and challenging time to be a new teacher. But Erin Whited is up to the challenge. Last year was Whited’s first, acting as director of bands at Ardmore High School. In that first year, she was able to experience student travel right off the bat...
