Emma Willard School offers many opportunities to take learning further by traveling abroad with one of our short-term, faculty-led AWAY Programs. These perspective-changing experiences allow students to gain awareness and understanding of issues and opportunities beyond a normal radius of operation to develop the confidence and skill set necessary to take action to serve and shape your world.
Our travel offerings for the 2022-23 school year again focus on the United States:
Northeast College Tour: March 13–March 17
Washington, DC: Exploration of Human Rights: March 13–March 18
California: Public Lands in the American West: March 19–March 26
Civil Rights Tour of the American South: March 18–March 27
Blog posts from the road…
The Lorraine Motel & National Civil Rights Museum
Just as it was fitting to start the civil rights tour of the South with Dr. King’s birth home, it felt right to end the tour in Memphis, where Dr. King was assassinated. We also took in Memphis’s cultural scene by visiting the STAX Soul Music Museum and by exploring Beale Street. And who could…
Little Rock, Arkansas
On Saturday we visited the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, explored the River Market for lunch, and then participated in a National Park Service tour of Central High School. We were captivated by Ranger Rebecca’s telling of the story of the Little Rock Nine. Students were surprised to discover that the school is still a functioning…
Friday: Ahead of the Storm
We shortened our stay in Jackson, Mississippi, in order to get to Little Rock, Arkansas, before the worst of the weather. We were disappointed not to have had more time at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, but we did learn more about Medgar Evers and James Meredith while we were there, and we listened to…
California Day 5
Today was a long day of driving as we packed up our campsite and headed up to Monterey Bay! While there weren’t many activities, most of the students enjoyed some time in the pool upon arrival as we gear up for a fun day at the aquarium tomorrow.
Day 3/4
On day 3, we fueled up with a hearty hotel breakfast then hit the road towards Joshua Tree. We met with National Park Service Rangers to learn about the beginnings of the park and to help conduct a research study. Students located off-trail tagged Joshua Trees using a GPS device, took various measurements of the…
16th Street Baptist Church
In Birmingham we toured the 16th Street Baptist Church, the site of the Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four young black girls: Addie Mae Collins (14), Cynthia Wesley (14), Carole Robertson (14), and Carol Denise McNair (11). Before visiting the church and the Civil Rights Museum, we toured Kelly Ingram Park, the historical assembly…
Montgomery: Day 2
Today we were honored to learn about the Freedom Riders, activists who participated in the interstate bus rides in 1961 to protest segregated public transportation in the south. We then visited the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice. Everyone said the Legacy Museum and National Memorial were the most…
Days Four and Five: Amherst, Cookies for Dinner, and Williams!
As we made our way towards the end of this busy week, our group took a leisurely start on Thursday. Packing ourselves up, we stopped at the Deluxe Town Diner (full disclosure, this is Ms. Resler’s favorite breakfast spot in the Northeast) before heading to Amherst, MA.
Selma & Montgomery
In Selma, Alabama, we were able to walk the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of “Bloody Sunday” fifty-eight years ago. Feeling gratitude for all of the foot soldiers who marched to eventually lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. After a powerful tour of the Slavery and Civil Rights Museum that…
Day 2 – Hitting the Road and the Trails!
Today we packed up from LA and headed to Palm Springs en route to Joshua Tree National Park. Despite the rain, we were able to get in a 3.75 mile hike on a mountain in Palm Springs. The skies cleared up just in time to give us some beautiful views!
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