buildOn's Trek for Knowledge is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for select buildOn students and teachers to travel abroad to a rural community in one of our project countries. Trek participants leave the familiar in order to experience life in a developing world and to help community members start the construction of a school.
Through this intensive cultural immersion program, Trek participants live in a village and work alongside the local community to build their new school. The opportunities for growth are enormous, as students not only learn the value of sweat equity, but experience local language, customs and culture throughout their two-week exchange.
Upon their return, each Trek particpant shares their experience with at least 200 other students through in-class presentations. Understandably, hearing about this transformational experience first-hand increases interest in buildOn, leading to more students joining current programs and more schools hosting new ones.
For more information about buildOn’s Trek for Knowledge, explore the pages below or contact Rosann Jager, Trek Manager, at rosann.jager@buildon.org.