Service Learning in South Africa
	For the first time GFA is offering a trip to South Africa, both for parents  and their Upper School sons and daughters. Students are also welcome to come without a parent. For six days we are intending to work in and near Durban with Whizzkids United, an organization whose mission is "To deliver effective HIV prevention, care, treatment and support to youth worldwide through the medium of football." (Soccer)  Students and parents will have the opportunity to do service learning alongside Whizzkids United as they work with the youth in local schools  in the Durban area of South Africa. Our students will also work with some of the older students and members of the Whizzkids United staff teaching computer skills. We will stay in a local guest house and have an opportunity to experience typical South African braaie (barbecues) and meet a cross section of South Africans. After our time with Whizzkids, we will travel to a game reserve spending two to three days on safari. From the safari, we will fly to Cape Town and spend three days visiting important local sites such as Table Mountain and Robben Island. We will then return to the US.  This is a unique opportunity to visit, explore, and learn about a beautiful country, work with a world famous organization that educates about and combats HIV. Students and parents will be given a selected reading list of articles and novels, and we will hold some discussions in the evenings based on the readings and our experiences.    Dates:  June 14th -29th (approx). Head Chaperone: -Janet Hartwell Group size: approx. 6-10  Approx. Cost per Person: $5,000 to $5,500 (approx) Prerequisites:  Any current  9th, 10th or 11th grade student who is committed to learning about global health the context of service learning.   Interested students should submit the following forms to Dr. Cummings no later than November 1, 2011. Please assemble all forms in a single folder.  Also, please do not fold these materials.  We need to scan them all to PDF format, and folded forms slow down the scanning process.   1. World Perspectives Trip Application 2. Student Contract/Parent Consent 3. A clear photocopy of the student's passport 4. Statement of Understanding for South Africa 5. A non-refundable deposit of $600 made out to Greens Farms Academy       6. Signed Financial Aid agreement (If applicable this form will be mailed to your home)