George School students and faculty left campus to spend their spring break on service trips to France and Nicaragua. While there, they are sharing their experiences with blog entries and photos about their experiences.

In France, George School students work as teachers’ assistants in a variety of educational settings and live with local host families. A trip to Paris is one of the highlights. Students also join their host families for local sightseeing. French students, in turn, visit George School several weeks later. Started in 1957, this relationship represents the longest running student exchange program between an American and French high school. Don't miss their blog from France.

In Nicaragua, students work as teachers’ assistants in our sister school in Barrio Riguero, a working-class Managua neighborhood. Other service opportunities may include repairing and upgrading schools and health clinics in impoverished areas. Students stay with host families who speak very little or no English. Cultural excursions typically involve visits to artisan markets, and historic sites, as well as the lakes and volcanoes for which Nicaragua is known. Don't miss their blog from Nicaragua.