When you think of school trips, the picture that immediately comes to mind is one of a group of kids circled around a teacher or guide, listening sleepily to the lecture. When you think of overnight school trips, a band or orchestra performing at a competition may pop into your mind. However, when I think of an overnight school trip, I immediately imagine Trips Week. Trips Week at New Canaan Country School is something everyone looks forward to. For the ninth graders, Trips Week is a little more special than the seventh or eighth grade trips, and it’s something to be excited about. We get to travel to new and interesting places, and bond further with our classmates. This year, as I embarked on a six-day journey to New Orleans, I was relatively unaware of the wonderful experiences I would have while I was there.
At around 8 o’clock on Monday, April 11, our group climbed into our vans and drove to meet up with a representative from the organization Beacon of Hope, that helps to rebuild houses that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina. After arriving at approximately 9 o’clock (10 o’clock Connecticut time) we were given some background and sent off to work. We mainly painted the house, seeing as many of us didn’t know much about construction, but, nonetheless, the experience was one I will never forget. Annie Leonard and I were on a scaffold painting the side of the house, while other people were stationed on other scaffolds or were told to paint the shed or the back of the house. Admittedly, the work was hard – it was hot, humid, and uncomfortable – but definitely worth it. After about 5 long hours, we were finally done.
When you think of school trips, the picture that immediately comes to mind is one of a group of kids circled around a teacher or guide, listening sleepily to the lecture. When you think of overnight school trips, a band or orchestra performing at a competition may pop into your mind. However, when I think of an overnight school trip, I immediately imagine Trips Week. Trips Week at New Canaan Country School is something everyone looks forward to. For the ninth graders, Trips Week is a little more special than the seventh or eighth grade trips, and it’s something to be excited about. We get to travel to new and interesting places, and bond further with our classmates. This year, as I embarked on a six-day journey to New Orleans, I was relatively unaware of the wonderful experiences I would have while I was there.
At around 8 o’clock on Monday, April 11, our group climbed into our vans and drove to meet up with a representative from the organization Beacon of Hope, that helps to rebuild houses that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina. After arriving at approximately 9 o’clock (10 o’clock Connecticut time) we were given some background and sent off to work. We mainly painted the house, seeing as many of us didn’t know much about construction, but, nonetheless, the experience was one I will never forget. Annie Leonard and I were on a scaffold painting the side of the house, while other people were stationed on other scaffolds or were told to paint the shed or the back of the house. Admittedly, the work was hard – it was hot, humid, and uncomfortable – but definitely worth it. After about 5 long hours, we were finally done.
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