Posted: 02/14/2019 | February 14th, 2019
As travelers, we continuously satisfy people from around the world as well as experience cultures as well as values different than our own. I believe that is why we travelers tend to (generally) be much more open-minded. We want to see the differences in the world.
Traveling provides us a wider point of view as well as comprehending of life, the world, the people in it, and, frequently many importantly, ourselves.
Three years back I started FLYTE, the foundation for discovering as well as youth travel Education, since I wished to bring the charm of travel to young people who don’t have the chance to travel as well as recognize just exactly how much the world has to offer.
Kids who not are only restricted by their geography however by their community’s world view.
FLYTE has already sent four groups of trainees abroad. That’s over 50 youngsters who have experienced the world outside their bubble. Fifty youngsters who now have a passport. 50 youngsters who got to put what they discovered in the classroom to great use!
Our returning trainees always tell us exactly how they have a new sense of appreciation for their community, school, as well as the possibility available in the world. They’re influenced to believe bigger as well as do more.
Maribel, who traveled with FLYTE in 2017 to Ecuador, was so inspired by her experiences that she wishes to keep volunteering. As she put it, “volunteering abroad was one of the most formative experiences of my life…After Ecuador, I’ve selected to apply to colleges that enable me to assist people anywhere as well as whenever I can.”
Our last group of trainees came from a small, rural neighborhood in Victor, Montana. traveling to Guatemala put immigration in a new point of view for them. Julia shared that her journey “makes me recognize why people want to find to the U.S. as well as exactly how lucky I am.”
Tija who FLYTE sent to Cuba shared exactly how grateful she was to FLYTE’s donors who provided her the chance “to have this amazing experience…to show my family, classmates, as well as people in my community.” Likewise, Sam expressed his gratitude for being able to travel, since during his time in Guatemala, he “became better to with [his] buddies as well as better with the rest of the world.”
These journeys have ripple impacts beyond just our students. Erica, the instructor who led our very first trip, told us that one of the moms who was at first hesitant to send her child was so moved by exactly how much it positively affected him that she used for her own passport as well as wished to chaperone the school’s next trip.
Now, as we begin the new year, it’s time to reveal our next partner school:
Envision Academy found in downtown Oakland, in northern California:
While the believed of this part of the country may conjure up pictures of Silicon Valley, profitable tech start-ups, as well as all things Google, the truth is that Oakland, especially the inner city, was hit difficult during the fracture epidemic as well as the city still feels the impacts of its past to this day. Oakland has been consistently named one of the most fierce cities in the country as well as the hardship level is high in this area.
70% of the trainees that go to visualize Academy get totally free or reduced-price lunch, numerous of them are first-generation immigrants, as well as will be the very first in their household to go to college. We’re so thrilled to partner with this institution since of their commitment to students’ long-lasting success as well as exactly how much they prioritize household involvement.
Families are a core part of the institution culture as well as actively take part in their children’s education. numerous of these households are frequently single-parent, matriarchal households, as well as in spite of the difficulties they face, they are extremely invested in their children’s success, as well as work difficult to make ends meet. However, chances for these trainees to travel abroad or even back to their native country to go to their household are truly limited.
We’re going to modification that by sending them to Colombia at the end of June!
Jeremy, the instructor leading this trip, is an inspiring advocate for his trainees as well as produced a extensive curriculum that will make his classroom come to life when the trainees step off the plane. He is a digital media arts instructor — as well as with the coursework that will be integrated into the trip, the trainees will discover exactly how to utilize photography, film, as well as art to tell their stories.
These trainees are bright as well as appealing however Oakland still bears scars from the violence of medication trade. trainees still online in a society where crime, prison as well as authorities brutality are constant threats. We want to broaden their worldview by showing them neighborhoods in Colombia that have conquer similar struggles.
As part of their itinerary, they’ll go to the Gold museum as well as Bolívar Plaza in Bogotá, then head to Cartagena, where they’ll check out the Spanish Inquisition museum as well as discover about Afro-Caribbean street art in Getsemani, then take a trip of Palenque. one more important part of their trip will be the service component, during which they’ll work with a regional nonprofit organization to discover what it’s like to online in these communities.
In his application, Jeremy composed that at visualize Academy, “[we] want our trainees to be curious, collaborative, crucial thinkers who are influenced agents of change. A cultural analysis is a ideal method to equip them to do so. all of our direction is around project-based discovering with real-world connections. By stepping out of their comfort zones, our trainees can engage in collaborative query as well as analysis in purchase to see their neighborhood with a new lens.”
For many of these students, it’s their very first time abroad as well as I believe Myani truly exemplified why they all want to be a part of this: “I want to be included in this program since I feel my monetary circumstance holds me back from my dreams. I’ve always wished to travel the world, because a bit girl. however my family’s monetary circumstance has held me back.”
In times like these, where disconnection as well as worry permeate our culture, I’m extremely hopeful, since Tija, Julia, Sam, Maribel, Myani, as well as their classmates are the leaders that will shape our future. They will someday be policymakers as well as company owners, who, with the compassion, empathy, as well as point of view that comes from travel, will make decisions that benefit all, not just a choose few.
Together, we as a travel neighborhood can produce these waves of modification in our world.
We’d like for you to join this motion as well as assist us effect these kids!
Here are two methods you can take action.
(1) Make a tax-deductible donation.
Our goal is to raise $35,000 to completely fund the costs of the trip (flights, accommodations, transport, passports etc.) for 18 trainees as well as four chaperones. After our #GivingTuesday campaign last November, we’re over halfway there!
Every contribution in any type of amount will make a big difference. Out of the countless donations that have funded our previous trips, the majority of them were under $25. Every dollar assists us get better to sending these trainees on a life-changing trip.
Just click right here to assist make a difference.
(2) join our team of FLYTE Advocates.
We just recently introduced this Facebook group of travel influencers as well as lovers who want to utilize their platforms to assist spread the word about FLYTE.
Our FLYTE trainees are amazing as well as inspiring, as well as this is your possibility to influence the next generation of changemakers by linking them to the world.
Help us modification the world.
– Nomadic Matt
P.S. – keep in mind your donation is tax deductible if you’re in the states! right here is the donation link again!
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