STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
We design unique programs that allow students to form meaningful personal connections around the world, believing these connections work towards creating a shared humanity across lines of culture, experience, and socioeconomic status. We then engage our students with global issues first-hand, providing the opportunity to experience and examine critical issues and develop an understanding of the complexity of our world. Our students have an incredible capacity for leadership and an outstanding desire to create positive change. What they do after their programs is a constant inspiration to our team, as our alumni remind us of the power of these experiences in shaping the future.
Rustic Alumni Our alumni return home from their programs with new insight, new understanding, and a powerful drive to continue their positive contributions to communities around the world. We are proud of our alumni and support them in their endeavors. Being an Rustic Pathways Alum means recognizing that advocacy and action are a year round practice. The Rustic Pathways Alumni Association supports past students that wish to continuing growing as global citizens, both by furthering their exploration of global issues and by supporting their fundraising and awareness raising efforts. Through purposeful events and programming, the Rustic Pathways Alumni Association allows every student to continue embodying the service learning goals that guide each and every Rustic Pathways experience. For more information on how to continue your Rustic Pathways experience please visit www.rusticpathways.com/alumni or email alumni@rusticpathways.com.
Respect
Engage
Grow
We will learn to conduct ourselves as positive ambassadors of our home coun足 tries, families, and the Rustic Pathways global community. We will be respectful of local cultures and remain aware of how our actions are perceived in those cultures.
We will strive to be active global citizens by engaging with our surroundings and understanding the effects of our actions. We will be openminded and eager participants in cross-cultural dialogue, tak足 ing responsible action when needed.
We will achieve personal growth through travel by actively challenging our social, physical, and emotional boundaries. As we reflect on our global experiences, we will work to actively integrate and promote these lessons in our everyday lives.
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