World Heritage Travels 2015
The Start Some Good project is taking talented socially and economically deprived students to travel the world while learning about UNESCO World Heritage site regions. Serenity Expeditions needs proper equipment to film our first global classroom and
tablets for the students to chronicle their experiences.
The
UNESCO world heritage sites are over 640 regions, monuments, buildings and natural resources around the world designated by the
United Nations Educational
Scientific Cultural Organization as culturally and historically significant to humanity. Exploring and exposing these important places is the focus of
Serenity Expeditions, a non-profit cultural organization that promotes educational tours for at risk students and produces travelogues and instructional material for others who travel.
Curacao, Netherlands Cultural Parade
Serenity Expeditions seeks funding for its first travel expedition 2015
*** Production equipment for travelogue episodes that explore the culture, music, health & wellness, enviromental awareness and tourism, that exist in or around the UNESCO world heritage site regions.
*** Taking at risk students to UNESCO sites and having those students share their experiences with their peers through social media reporting, while also learning production skills.
*** Development of educational materials and products of each region. Students can create blogs to share, or mini videos for You Tube or for class discussions.
Chichen Itza, located
in Yucatan Peninsula
Chosen UNESCO regions for 2015 CURACAO, BELIZE, COSTA RICA, PANAMA, ST KITTS, NEVIS and ECUADOR.
The project will be a yearly 6 week expedition, one week at each location. Students will write and film informative narratives from well structured tours and excursions. Serenity Expeditions' mission is to promote inter-cultural exchange and diplomacy on
film and social media.
Examples of scheduled tours or excursions are: Willemstad City Centre, Curacao, Netherlands
will teach ecomonics and growth about a city and how it operates daily i.e. its market place and shops. La Amistad National Park, Costa Rica,
will focus on enviromental protection of land and endangered species.
Williamsted City Center, Curacao
Serenity Expeditions will benefit those involved, but also those exposed to the project can be stimulated by its efforts. The experience for the at-risk students leaving their communities and the country for the first
time will be life-changing. The students will learn how to film, edit and produce their stories of travel. With each location, watching the stimulus provided changes students' lookout on life.
Serenity Expeditions wants to increase tolerance and acceptance of differences amongst people, while improving self-discipline and self-esteem. Filming the interactions of students with their peers of different regions shows others
it's ok to accept differences and similaries of other people.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the number of moments
that take our breath away... -anonymous
One day at each region understanding the importance of charity work and voluteerism.
Examples are:
Green Reef Charity in Belize, protecting the enviroment, saving endangered species or Children Ecuador
to raise the level of education for the children of Ecuador.
Additional examples of activities include: Archaeological site of Panama Viejo, Panama and Deep Sea fishing, Costa Rica and Kura Hulanda, Trans-Atlantic Slave Museum, Curacao.
A global classroom, sharing with the world the importance of intercultural relations, stimulating tourism and learning the signifcance of world hertiage.
Please help Serenity Expeditions by opening a seat in the Global Classroom.
Follow Serenity Expeditions World Heritage travels on Facebook, and our website :
www.serenityexpeditions.org
Participate with your world travel at UNESCO sites, EMAIL ME with your UNESCO pictures to be shared on our website:
[email protected]
Follow me on Twitter @Shedoesit, each month I will focus on a UNESCO destination!
