Julianne O'Connell

It is hard to describe what these last few days have felt like for our student. In one sense it feels like we have been here forever— our group is... keep reading

The second week of the program saw our Global Navigators exploring the water in all capacities. We got out of the classroom and into the field with tide-pooling and surfing... keep reading

Bom dia and greetings from Portugal! Our students and Program Leaders have flown in to Lisbon from all over the U.S.A. and we are so excited to have three weeks... keep reading

I am happy to bring you a blog post from Patrick Wanamaker, one of our Session II students. Patrick is from Seattle, Washington and shares his thoughts on the school... keep reading

I am happy to share a blog post with you from Virgenya Zhu, a Mandela Leadership Student from Session II. Virgenya is originally from New York City and she shares... keep reading

This weekend our students took on an incredible feat of hiking Lion's Head, a moderately challenging trail in Table Mountain National Park. Although the Lion's Head peak is known for... keep reading

Molweni from colorful Cape Town! Hello, all! Our time here has been a happy blur with so much to learn, do, taste, and see. I figured it was better to... keep reading

I am writing to you after three jam-packed, powerful and informative days in Johannesburg. Not only was it awesome to have time to overcome jet lag and get our first... keep reading

Greetings from Johannesburg! My name is Julianne and I will be leading the Session II Leadership and Service students. After a few delays and a 15 hour flight, our students... keep reading

Guten Tag liebe leute, Every day Monday through Thursday the students in every grade level participate in an activity called Community Conversations. It is a practice in which students have... keep reading