This past February break, six groups of Middlebury students escaped the wintry Vermont weather, traveling as many as 3,000 miles to six respective locations around the globe. Middlebury Alternative Break Trips, affectionately referred to as MAlt trips, are service-oriented experiential-learning trips. This year the 50+ MAlt participants traveled to Guatemala, Washington DC, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Miami, and […]…Continue Reading What Happens When 50+ MiddKids Go on MAlt Trips
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Student Org Profile: Language in Motion
Language in Motion (LiM) is an educational collaboration that connects Middlebury’s international, study abroad, and upper level language students with local high school and middle school teachers, students, and classrooms. “Spending time out… Read More →…Continue Reading Student Org Profile: Language in Motion
Will on the Charter House
I was convinced to start volunteering at the Charter House by a friend who was enrolled in the J-Term internship with the community non-profit. When I showed up for my first shift I… Read More →…Continue Reading Will on the Charter House
Mandy on LiM
Last year, I was studying abroad in Madrid, Spain and I received an email about a new program, Language in Motion, at Middlebury’s Community Engagement office. At that time, I was thinking about… Read More →…Continue Reading Mandy on LiM
Hannah on MAlt
When I first applied for the 2013 MAlt trip to New York City, titled “Examining a Broken Justice System,” I didn’t really know what I was applying for. I thought it… Read More →…Continue Reading Hannah on MAlt