by Marco | Jul 25, 2024 | Global STEM Squad
From April 2-8, 2024 a group of dedicated students from Amador Valley HS traveled to the small community of La Candelaria in Panama Oeste to make a profound difference and support their water infrastructure. Infrastructure Development for Education At Squads Abroad,...
by Marco | Aug 25, 2023 | Educators, Global Health Squad, Global STEM Squad, Impacto Global
Throughout the year, Squads Abroad offers faculty and administrators the opportunity to join a Site Visit to experience our programs first-hand to see if they are a good fit for their students. On our most recent Site Visit to Guatemala from July 22-27, 2023, faculty...
by Orion Haas | Apr 12, 2023 | Global STEM Squad
Last month, Global STEM Squads partnered with UNICEF to bring clean drinking water to the community of Lajas Blancas in Panama. Students from the United States worked alongside the local community to dig 100 meters of trench and install pipes to help complete the new...
by Alexa Schmidt | Mar 15, 2023 | Global Business Squads, Global Education Squad, Global Health Squad, Global STEM Squad, Impacto Global, Uncategorized
Last month, 20 high school faculty and administrators arrived in Panama for a Professional Development Program to see behind-the-scenes of our international Health, STEM and Spanish Immersion Programs. The goal was for faculty to understand how our programs engage...
by Alexa Schmidt | Oct 31, 2022 | Educators, Global STEM Squad, In the News
STEMCivics students travel as volunteers for Squads Abroad, a worldwide effort that connects students to improving communities while enjoying a culturally-enriched journey. “Thirty-two PURPLEfect people, representing grades 8-12, will volunteer in refugee shelters in...
by Ashley Farhat | May 2, 2022 | Educators, Global STEM Squad, Uncategorized
Martha Keeley, a high school engineering teacher at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri, sat down with us to reflect on her experience integrating a water project into her class through our virtual global STEM Squad program. Keeley teaches an Engineering...