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Students describe life-changing experiences from exchange programs and D.C. trip; board praises host families and community support
Summary
Presentations highlighted two student travel programs: a Galena group's Washington, D.C. trip and a year-round American Exchange Project that sent and hosted students. Students and organizers said the programs broaden perspectives and provide experiences many could not otherwise afford.
Board members heard two presentations featuring student travel this year: a school-organized Washington, D.C. trip and the American Exchange Project, a two-week domestic exchange with a one-week home-host component.
The D.C. trip report described a packed multi-day itinerary (Washington Monument, World War II Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, museums and Gettysburg) with 19 students, 11 parents and two…
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