SOUTH AFRICA SERVICE TRIP

Date
TBD

Purpose

The purpose of this mission to South Africa is to promote global awareness, community service, strengthen leadership skills, and heighten social/cultural awareness within students by establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships between students and South Africa. Students will then utilize the joint resources and experiences to strengthen, support, educate, and empower themselves into becoming service oriented global citizens. They will return home inspired and more connected to the world as they advocate social justice and change within their lives, their community, and ultimately the world.

Impact

After participating in this global community service and social awareness mission, students will have expanded their thinking of community service to a global perspective and will have experienced first-hand the cultural traditions and adversity and opportunity for social change that exists within a community much like theirs; they will have learned the rich history of South Africa and its natives' fight for liberation and opportunity by exploring the wealth of knowledge at the local museums, and historical sites and from residents and leaders of those communities. They will have journeyed local villages, mountainsides and natural history sites while gaining insight on the oppressed and the South African world. They will have formed meaningful connections with individuals in Soweto, Johannesburg, Acornhoek, and Cape Town through mindful and meaningful collaboration and community service projects at schools and orphanages; they will have formed a foundation to develop their global perspective and strengthen their dedication to community engagement as they act as instruments of change within and beyond their communities using their attained 21^st century skills. 

Itinerary

Day 1:                          Depart the US for Johannesburg

• Depart the US for Johannesburg

Day 2:                          Arrive in Johannesburg: Lion and Safari Park

• Arrive in Johannesburg

• Meet & Greet and transfer to Lion and Safari Park

• Overnight: Rivonia B&B

Day 3:                          Johannesburg: Soweto Tour & Apartheid Museum

• Apartheid Museum

• Soweto Tour: Kliptown Walk and Hector Pieterson Memorial

• Lunch at Sakhumzi Restaurant

• Overnight: Rivonia B&B

Day 4:                          Johannesburg: Volunteer/Service Project at Othandweni Child Care Centre

• Othandweni Child Care Centre

• Overnight: Rivonia B&B

Day 5:                          Depart Johannesburg for Kruger

• Road transfer to Kruger

• Overnight: Tremisana Lodge

Day 6:                          Full Game Drive

• 4x4 Full Day Game Drive

• Overnight: Tremisana Lodge

Day 7:                          Kruger: Volunteer Work with Funjwa Primary School

• Visit to Funjwa Primary School

• Overnight: Tremisana Lodge

Day 8:                          Depart Kruger to Johannesburg for Cape Town Flight

• Road transfer to Johannesburg to connect for Cape Town Flight

• Overnight: Dale Court B&B

Day 9:                          Cape Town: Robbin Island & Shopping at the V & A Waterfront

•     Robben Island

•     Shopping at the V&A Waterfront

•     Overnight: Dale Court B&B

Day 10:                        Cape Town: Visit Thembani Primary School & Green Market Square

•     Visit Thembani Primary School

•     Green Market Square

•     Overnight: Dale Court B&B

Day 11:                        Cape Peninsula Tour 

• Boulders

• Cape Point

• Chapman’s Peak

• Overnight: Dale Court B&B

Day 12:                        Cape Town: Table Mountain, City Tour, and Rugby

• Table Mountain Cable Car

• Castle of Good Hope

• District Six Museum

• Overnight: Dale Court B&B

Day 13:                                    Depart Cape Town for your flight back to the US

•     Transfer to the airport for your flight to the USA via Johannesburg

Tour Ends!!!!

Information Sessions