SQUADS ABROAD

Turning Winds Academy

Turning Winds Academy is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Education Squad, our group works in under resourced schools abroad to supplement local curriculum, provide one-on-one tutoring, and make physical improvements to the school’s infrastructure that improve learning outcomes. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to the school infrastructure project that our partner schools have requested.

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Vernon Hills HS

Vernon Hills High School is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Education Squad, our group works in under resourced schools abroad to supplement local curriculum, provide one-on-one tutoring, and make physical improvements to the school’s infrastructure that improve learning outcomes. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to the school infrastructure project that our partner schools have requested.

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Leman Manhattan

Leman Manhattan is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Education Squad, our group works in under resourced schools abroad to supplement local curriculum, provide one-on-one tutoring, and make physical improvements to the school’s infrastructure that improve learning outcomes. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to the school infrastructure project that our partner schools have requested.

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STEMCivics

STEMCivics is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable community development goals that improve health and education outcomes in schools and communities abroad. As a Squad, the group will be matched with a school to provide hands-on tutoring and classroom support while also completing much needed infrastructure improvement projects. Small construction projects are focused on bettering the learning environment in schools in order to improve educational outcomes. Squads stay at our private and controlled home-base accommodations where our local professional staff provide all transportation, food, lodging, and activities. Each afternoon the group will engage in guided experiential activities, language lessons, and educational workshops to learn more about the culture. Please visit your specific initiative page to finalize registration!

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Nantucket Squad

This Global Education Squad to Costa Rica is led by Spanish teacher Janet Emack. The group will partner with a local school or daycare to improve educational outcomes. The group will stay at our private and safe home-base accommodations in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste where our local professional staff provide all transportation, food, lodging, and guided activities. The group will spend each weekday morning at a local school or daycare completing valuable small construction projects and classroom support. Each afternoon the group will embark on fun and engaging guided cultural and adventure activities around Santa Cruz. During the week the group will enjoy a zip-line adventure and on the weekend a full day of beach activities including surfing, kayaking and snorkeling. Steps to register for your trip at your webpage on Empowered: 1. Go to the webpage for your group and click on the button that says "Volunteer with Us" on your webpage. When registering on Empowered for the first time you will be directed to take the additional step of registering with Empowered first and you do so by clicking "Join Now" (lower right) on the green Empowered page. When registering with Empowered use the name of the person going on the trip and any email and password you choose. You will need to verify your enrollment in Empowered at the email address you provide. 2. Once you're registered and logged into Empowered (you can tell by looking to the far right side on the top red banner), go back to the same group page and click 'Volunteer with Us' again on the page. You will then be directed to the Participant Registration Form. You must fill out the "Participant Information Section" down to "Complete your Registration" and then scroll down to the bottom and click "Save". You can complete the rest of the information and forms at a later date by returning to your profile page (accessed via the tab on the blue bar on the top to the far right where it says "Hello, your name") and then go to "Initiatives" tab on your profile page and select "Edit Signup Form". 3. Once a volunteer is successfully registered on the trip you should see your profile appear on the group initiative page. In order to make a payment for an individual or the group contribution, you again go back to the group page and click "Donate Now". You will be directed to a screen that will prompt you to make a payment/donation to a specific volunteer or the group/general fund. Please note when making a payment you're given the option to waive credit card fees by unchecking the box after putting an amount.

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Sra Moreau's Costa Rica Squad

Sra Moreau's Squad is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Education Squad, our group works in under resourced schools abroad to supplement local curriculum, provide one-on-one tutoring, and make physical improvements to the school’s infrastructure that improve learning outcomes. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to the school infrastructure project that our partner schools have requested.

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Woodstock High School Interact

Woodstock High School Interact is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Education Squad, our group works in under resourced schools abroad to supplement local curriculum, provide one-on-one tutoring, and make physical improvements to the school’s infrastructure that improve learning outcomes. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to the school infrastructure project that our partner schools have requested.

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Amigos Para El Medio Ambiente

The 'Amigos Para El Medio Ambiente' group from Freemont, CA is traveling to Costa Rica as a Global Conservation Squad from June 15-22, 2019. The group is led by teacher Julio Navarette. As a Global Conservation Squad the group will volunteer each morning in a school providing conservation workshops and small construction projects. Projects will include building recycling centers, gardens, composting bins, planting trees, and painting educational murals focused on conservation themes. Each afternoon the group will embark on fun and engaging guided cultural and adventure activities around Santa Cruz including chocolate-cacao making workshop, pottery workshop, folkloric dancing, milking cows and making cheese, and conversational Spanish lessons and conversations with local students. On the weekend the group will visit an animal rescue center and enjoy a full day at a beautiful beach.

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Salisbury School

The Salisbury group will be traveling to Ghana from June 5-16, 2019. As a Global Education Squad the group will partner with an underserved school in the community of Ho to improve educational outcomes. The group will stay at our private and safe home-base accommodations in Ho where our local professional staff provide all transportation, food, lodging, and activities. Each afternoon the group will enjoy guided cultural activities in the surrounding area as well as exchanges and soccer matches with the RIGHT TO DREAM ACADEMY. On the weekend the group will take an overnight excursion to Cape Coast, Elmira Castle, and Kakum National Park. GROUP FLIGHT INFORMATION-DELTA AIRLINES: June 5, 2019: DL420 departs JFKennedy @ 11:01pm, arrives Accra on Jun 6 @ 1:25pm June 15, 2019: DL421 departs Accra @ 11:25pm, arrives JFKennedy on Jun 16, 6:23am To enroll in the trip and/or make a contribution: 1. Go to the webpage for your group and click on the button that says "Volunteer with Us" on your webpage. When registering on Empowered for the first time you will be directed to take the additional step of registering with Empowered first and you do so by clicking "Join Now" (lower right) on the green Empowered page. When registering with Empowered use the name of the person going on the trip and any email and password you choose. You will need to verify your enrollment in Empowered at the email address you provide. 2. Once you're registered and logged into Empowered (you can tell by looking to the far right side on the top red banner), go back to the same group page and click 'Volunteer with Us' again on the page. You will then be directed to the Participant Registration Form. You must fill out the "Participant Information Section" down to "Complete your Registration" and then scroll down to the bottom and click "Save". You can complete the rest of the information and forms at a later date by returning to your profile page (accessed via the tab on the blue bar on the top to the far right where it says "Hello, your name") and then go to "Initiatives" tab on your profile page and select "Edit Signup Form". 3. Once a volunteer is successfully registered on the trip you should see your profile appear on the group initiative page. In order to make a payment for an individual or the group contribution, you again go back to the group page and click "Donate Now". You will be directed to a screen that will prompt you to make a payment/donation to a specific volunteer or the group/general fund. Please note when making a payment you're given the option to waive credit card fees by unchecking the box after putting an amount.

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South Hadley High School

South Hadley High School is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Education Squad, our group works in under resourced schools abroad to supplement local curriculum, provide one-on-one tutoring, and make physical improvements to the school’s infrastructure that improve learning outcomes. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to the school infrastructure project that our partner schools have requested.

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