PROFILES
Students Speak: Embracing Nature
Inhaling a breath of fresh air and a tuft of sheep’s hair was all I needed to feel at home. Surrounded by ovine oddness — goats running amok, sheep searching for milk, dogs herding stubborn sheep searching for milk — I was instantly invested in the wildlife and...
My National Championship Travel Nightmare
By Dan Baker, Heart of America Productions. It was my third year as the Director of Choirs at Northridge High School, and the plan was to finish our competition season with an out-of-state trip, the first in 25 years. Both my assistant director, Catherine, and I were...
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...