Monthly Archives: November 2011
Notes from Programming: Travels in Turkey
Associate Director, Maggie Strassman, traveled to the ‘crossroads of civilization’ this summer to create our very first Cultural Exploration Turkey program. Learn more about the program as Maggie describes her journey and shares her excitement to be designing this innovative … Continue reading
Like Mother Like Daughter
In early September, we received our very first application for one of our 2012 summer programs abroad for high school students from a family with a special relationship with Putney Student Travel. Schuyler Ryon, a 1984 alumna of our Cultural … Continue reading
Featured Leaders: Derek Stenquist and Corey Bradley
While we normally feature individual leaders from our high school student travel programs abroad for our newsletter, Derek and Corey were such a great team that we decided to keep them together. Recent graduates of Dartmouth College and Davidson College, … Continue reading
Student Spotlight: Adventures in Argentina
We wanted to share this particularly moving excerpt from one of our student evaluations from our summer community service program in Argentina for high school students. Charlotte Cuddy, a Needham High School student from Needham, Massachusetts, details a particularly meaningful … Continue reading
Student Spotlight: Memories from Senegal
We recently reconnected with Fiel Sahir, an alumni of our summer community service program in Senegal for high school students. A recipient of one of our Putney Open Door Fund scholarships, Fiel is an Indonesian-American who now studies Classical Guitar