The Basketball Court is Finished! From March to April, 2023, nearly 60 volunteers from 3 high schools in the U.S. supported the construction of a new basketball court and community gathering area in the small town of Chijancinto in Tecpan, Guatemala. This space will...
Last month, Global STEM Squads partnered with UNICEF to bring clean drinking water to the community of Lajas Blancas in Panama. Students from the United States worked alongside the local community to dig 100 meters of trench and install pipes to help complete the new...
Liberty High School Visits Guatemala Last month, from March 10th-16th, the EDGE program at Liberty High School in Kansas City, Missouri supported the Chijacinto Elementary School in Guatemala to build a new basketball court where students and the local community can...
Last month, 20 high school faculty and administrators arrived in Panama for a Professional Development Program to see behind-the-scenes of our international Health, STEM and Spanish Immersion Programs. The goal was for faculty to understand how our programs engage...
“Thirty-two PURPLEfect people, representing grades 8-12, will volunteer in refugee shelters in Athens. In addition, Purple Lightning will visit a few Greek islands and experience a range of cultural activities.
Martha Keeley, an high school engineering teacher at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri, sat down with us to reflect on her class’s STEM TeleSquad. Keeley teaches an Engineering Fundamentals elective class to seniors at John Burroughs, and found structuring the class to allow her students to work alongside community members and professional engineers in El Limon, Panama to design a community water tank to be an influential and unforgettable opportunity. Check out our captivating conversation…
This February, Squads Abroad’s president, Erik Werner sat down alongside teacher Serena and students, Grace and Patrick, from EDGE Global Microschool in Liberty, Missouri for a feature on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Radio’s “The Power of Young People to Change the World”.
Check out our favorite highlights from the captivating conversation:
Students Reflect on the Impact Made with the Community of El Jute At the conclusion of a Global Health TeleSquad, students have the chance to reflect on the data and insights gathered during their TeleSquad experience. These reflections are presented in a final report...
Find out how Metuchen High School students used their Spanish language skills to support small business owners in Panama.
Published: September 21, 2021 Written By: Sr. Marketing Associate, Sydney Colbert Metuchen High School Partners with Small Business Owner Yensi Rios In June 2021, Metuchen High School students partnered with Panamanian entrepreneur Yensi Rios to expand her...
