When staying at the Cotton Tree Lodge in the Toledo District, Belize, you are invited to join SHI for a day-long service project, which may include building a wood-conserving stove, reforesting land, or planting an organic school garden. Working side-by-side with SHI families and staff, you will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the cultures and communities you are assisting. You will also gain a deeper understanding of SHI’s environmental and social efforts within Belize and across Central America. Volunteers…
SHI families are excited to welcome volunteers into their homes and share their community and farms. Homestays in the community will be rustic, without indoor plumbing and electricity, but we know the students are up for the challenges and simplicity of rural living. In addition to experiencing day-to-day life in the rural communities, the group will visit national parks, tour ancient Mayan ruins and make delicious chocolate. Get ready for meaningful service projects and the tropical adventure of a lifetime!…
We are excited to welcome students and faculty from The Pingree School to work with SHI's sustainable farming projects in Panama. This year's program will include a hands-on look at SHI's work with families growing trees and crops in Panama's Cocle District. Students will work alongside SHI participant families and staff on a variety of volunteer projects related to sustainable food production while learning about the impact of farming practices on local families and ecosystems. This trip includes orientation with…
Sustainable Harvest International welcomes student volunteers and friends from Phoenix, AZ to Panama in June 2012! The group will take part in sustainable farming projects that protect Panama's natural resources while improving quality of living in rural communities. This educational trip will provide opportunities for cultural exchange, service learning and give participants a chance to practice their Spanish while contributing to important projects. Trip participants will work alongside local staff and families to plant vegetable gardens, establish tree nurseries, build…
Road Scholar Chocolate and the Maya: A Service Adventure in BelizePLEASE NOTE: Registration for this trip is restricted to families who have enrolled through the Road Scholar website. Calling all grandparents and grandkids looking for a summer adventure! Join Sustainable Harvest International and Road Scholar for a service learning program in the jungles of Belize. In addition to complex religious and political systems and a fully developed written language, the ancient Maya also mastered the cultivation of cacao, the source…
SHI-Panama welcomes volunteers from Hancock United Church of Christ! The group will take part in sustainable farming projects which protect Panama's natural resources while improving quality of living in rural communities. This educational trip will provide opportunities for cultural exchange, service learning and seeing some of the world's most diverse tropical ecosystems. Trip participants will work alongside local staff and families to plant vegetable gardens, establish tree nurseries, build wood-conserving stoves and more. SHI families are excited to welcome volunteers into…
Engage in dialogue about community-based service-learning that involves concepts of sustainability, organic agriculture and environmental restoration.Through activities in our schools, at our training center and afternoon visits to SHI family farms, participants will develop and share curriculum ideas that can be brought back to their home schools. All participants will be able to shape the service-learning curriculum guide that will be produced at the end of the trip. Participants will be exposed to rural culture through homestays and other cultural…
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- Ongoing: Smaller World Day Trips in Belize w/ Cotton Tree Lodge
- March 11-18, 2012: Vermont Academy Trip to Belize
- May 23-31, 2012: The Pingree School Trip to Panama
- June 6-14, 2012: Phoenix, AZ Student Volunteers & Friends to Panama
- June 24 - July 1, 2012: Road Scholar Tour to Belize
- June 26 - July 3, 2012: Hancock UCC to Panama
- July 7-15, 2012: Educators Workshop in Nicaragua
- July 16-24, 2012: RI Volunteers to Panama
- December 1-9, 2012: Smaller World Coffee Tour to Honduras
"SHI is our favorite organization to support. They are well run and have a grounded, workable knowledge of what can be done to help improve the lives of those they serve. In fact they serve us all. The impact of their work affects not only farmers in Central America, but also their families, communities, countries, and ultimately it plays it's part in the sustainability of our global ecosystem. SHI thinks globally, acts locally. Their hearts are in the right place. Please support them if you can." 
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