Backwards Into Germany
It seemed fitting that we rode into Germany on the train rather than descend upon her from the sky. Trains take us through the back door of cities, through the industry and graffiti and clutter that better guests never see. In our case, the train is pulling east but we are facing west. Backwards. Looking […]
Uncertainty
When I asked, “What is Germany ?” to the twenty-three students and teachers that are serving as my travel companions, I received three general responses: 1) “Somewhere where we’re not”; 2) “Somewhere we may or may not reach”; and 3) “Somewhere with a bed.” Sitting in the baggage claim area of Paris’s Charles de Gaulle […]
A Journal of the Children’s’ Village: by Jordan McClain
Of all the time I spent in the Children’s Village, my most special moment was on the last Wednesday, the day the kids were departing for their homes. As soon as I woke up that morning, I walked over to my mispachton, still in my pajamas, to spend as much time as I could with […]
Magda Herzberger Presents Her Holocaust History in City Schools and JFilm
Author and poet Magda Herzberger is coming to Pittsburgh, sponsored by Classrooms Without Borders in association with The Kiski School. On April 14-15, she will present her Holocaust education program at Kiski. On April 17, she will speak at the Pittsburgh High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) and attend the showing of […]
Children’s Village: Making an Impact on Their Heart
In 2013, March 17-28, seven teens from The Ellis School, Shadyside Academy and Sewickley Academy spent their spring break working at The Children’s Village in Karmi’el, Israel — part of the Classrooms Without Borders’ International Teen Service Trip. The Children’s Village is home to about 275 underprivileged children who live in mispachtons, or family units, […]
The Children’s Village: A Reflection by Jerilyn Scott
Classrooms Without Borders sponsored a Teen Service Trip to Israel in March of 2013. Seven teens from The Ellis School, Shady Side Academy, and Sewickley Academy spent their spring break working at The Children’s Village in Karmi’el, Israel. The Children’s Village is home to some 275 underprivileged children who live in mispachtons, or family units, […]
Children’s Village 2013
We Have A Great Group Departing Pittsburgh This Saturday! And Heading to The Children’s Village in Karmiel Israel! Keep up to date with the Group, as they will be blogging along their Journey! Stay Tuned!
Urban Pathways Charter School students to visit Holocaust Museum
Students who traveled to Poland last summer to learn about the Holocaust firsthand with Classrooms Without Borders have a mandate from Zipora Gur, the founder of the group: share your inspiration. That’s why teens from Shady Side Academy, the Ellis School, and Winchester Thurston School presented a $1,040 check to students of the Urban Pathways […]
Poland: Five Months Later. Now What?
By my count, it’s been 147 days–just under five months–since we left Krakow and landed safe, but certainly changed, back in Pittsburgh. On the one hand, I’ve very much fallen back into the habits of my ordinary life, just as if this summer had been the same as any other: I still go to the same school, […]