As I write this, I'm waiting for our students to return from their weXplore, a five-day excursion that takes students beyond their host city for immersive cultural experiences. For the past two months, we as a school have called Maun, Botswana, our home. It's a small town on the edge of the Okavango Delta and, for many travelers, a doorway into Africa. But Maun is only one perspective, and it...
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The students, faculty, and staff had the wildly fortunate opportunity to explore one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. After taking two flights, two boats, and an open-air bus, they arrived at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Yasuni National Forest in the Ecuadorian Amazon. With two days and three nights of lectures, nature walks, experiments, and adventurous activities, the students learned about this amazing ecosystem through expert guides and experiential learning.