Today's the day!

In less than six short hours, three faculty and eleven St. George's School seniors will be headed to Morocco. Our travel starts at Logan Airport in Boston with a layover in Paris before landing in Rabat at 1:10pm local time (7:10am EST).

Devon Ducharme and I co-teach the Global Studies course and traveled throughout Morocco last August determining the best locations to bring the students to enrich their learning experiences. This trip, we will spend time in Rabat, Tangier, Chefchaouen, and Fez. In selecting these areas, we hope to learn about Moroccan culture, political structures, development, tourism, and environmental concerns, amongst other topics.

The students have spent the past few weeks narrowing down their research questions and conducting preliminary research. Additionally, each student has a field research plan in place in order to reap the full benefits of our week in Morocco. Each night you'll hear from two or three of them about their experiences and what they are learning.

These are some pictures from our trip last August, a taste of what's to come! Thanks for following along.

- Caitie Cotton