Week Without WallsAmerican Community School – Beirut

2014

Why?

Week Without Walls is an extension of the ACS Mission Statement:

“ACS empowers students to solve problems with creativity and integrity, to lead well-balanced lives, and to serve Lebanon and the world community with understanding and compassion.”

ACS-Beirut students

looking for clues in the historic site

of Bhaktapur, Nepal 2013

“ . . . students solving problems with creativity and integrity, . . “

ACS-Beirut students

taking time to pose for a

picture in Morocco in

2013

“ . . . to lead well-balanced lives, “

ACS-Beirut students

painting a school in

Nepal 2013

“ . . . to serve Lebanon and the world community with understanding and compassion.”

Nepal 2014

Nepal…Nepal is located between India in the south, east and west and China in the north. The elevation is varied with the highest point being Mt. Everest (8848 m) in the north. It has an assortment of races and tribes, having varied culture and tradition. Farming is the main economic activity followed by manufacturing, trade and tourism. In Nepal, Hinduism and Buddhism are the two main religions.

Cultural Immersion, Community Service, and Team Building in Nepal

Nepal Travel information:

◦ Depart Beirut for an overnight flight and spend the next day at a quality hotel in Katmandu

◦ Depart for Bhaktapur – a UNESCO heritage town with no traffic in or around the town center about three hours north of Kathmandu

Activity information: ◦ Cultural treasure hunt in Bhaktapur◦ Community service at local schools◦ Adventure racing, hiking, and canyoning around the Bhote Koshi River

Tour group: ◦ Borderlands Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.◦ 15 Years of experience in Sri Lanka and Nepal◦ Team of experienced and professional leaders and trainers whose prime objective is

the physical and emotional safety of the students

Costs: $2,300 USD (maximum estimate)

South Africa 2014

Immersion in South African and Zulu culture, practical hands-on learning experiences, rich

biological discoveries in an

environment where students are able to meet and talk with

locals from differentbackgrounds within South Africa while contributing to a local community with hands-on

projects

Biological wonders, cultural immersion, and hands-on educational experiences in South Africa

South Africa Travel information:

◦ Depart Beirut for Durban’s King Shaka Airport and check in to a hotel in Durban◦ Secure transport to Umkhumbi Lodge and wildlife experiences at CROW, Imfolozi Game

Reserve, Cheetah Sanctuary◦ Safe boat trip on the St Lucia Estuary to the Crocodile Centre

Activity information: ◦ Immersion in South African and Zulu culture◦ Educational experience of the rich biology of South Africa with local ecology experts, animal

rehabilitation, and natural experiential hands-on learning ◦ Community Service hands-on projects with locals from different backgrounds within South

Africa

Tour group: ◦ World Expeditions and the Specialist Travel Consultancy◦ A leader in the field of adventure tourism since 1975◦ Experienced guides with intensive first aid and leadership training, local insight, bilingual, and

a strong passion for the destination

Costs: $3,600 (maximum estimate)

Lebanon 2014

Andre Bechara and Wissam Assouad of the ACS Outdoor Educational Program will lead students in a variety of activities and adventures on land and sea around Beirut and the Lebanese Mountains. Nature conservation, cultural awareness, and community service will be the guides on these day-trips and overnight adventures.

Local daily trips, adventure activities, and conservation awareness in Lebanon

Lebanon Travel information:

◦ Multiple safe and secure day-trips and overnight trips will be planned by the ACS-Outdoor Education Department to showcase the natural beauty of Lebanon, explain how conservation and education are needed, and have students explore new and exciting adventures.

Activity information: ◦ Hiking and camping the Lebanese Mountain Trail◦ Community service outings◦ Natural education and conservation lessons◦ Scuba Diving

Tour group: ◦ ACS-Outdoor Education Program ◦ First Bubbles

Costs: $ TBD

What companies do we use?

Borderlands Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.◦15 Years of experience in Sri Lanka and Nepal

World Expeditions and the Specialist Travel Consultancy – South Africa◦A leader in the field of adventure tourism since

1975