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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While visiting the city of Shangri-La (formerly known as Zhongdian), the ninth grade students took some Tibetan language and painting lessons at the Thangka Academy. Taught by monks and scholars, they got the great chance to absorb a lesser-known culture first-hand.