Stories and Experiences

"While an adventure of a lifetime, it was also a journey into ourselves.  One of our teachers captured the time so well when he commented, “This trip is like a retreat.”  We wrote letters home, kept journals, and our students were challenged every day to leave their comfort zones.
Transformational Gift to Support Global & Experiential Learning at Saint Mary’s Hall

Saint Mary’s Hall proudly announces a transformational $3,000,000 gift from the Jeanie Rabke Wyatt Family Foundation to support the School’s Global & Experiential Learning Program. The gift will provide access to experiential learning opportunities through student financial aid, support curricular programming, and endow the Jeanie Rabke Wyatt Director of Global & Experiential Learning position.

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Service Learning in Oldonyowas, Tanzania

A little bleary-eyed after 5,000 miles of travel, our group of 27 students and 4 chaperones finally stepped off the bus in Oldonyowas, Tanzania, the site of our service-learning project.  Nothing quite prepared us for what came next.  An assembly of Maasai warriors, mamas, and schoolchildren greeted us at the door of the bus, taking each of us by the hand and leading our group into a kind of ceremonial circle.  In just a few seconds, we were enveloped by bright-colored shukas, the sound of chanting, and the beat of rhythmic dancing.

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