Break Trip Program Each year, student co-leaders plan and facilitate weeklong service experiences for a group of Warren Wilson College students. Students spend the week learning about an issue and engaging in service with the community.
Year in Review
Fall Break •
4o students participated in 4 trips and completed 1,411 hours of service
Spring Break •
45 students participated in 5 trips and completed 1,608 hours of service
I left the trip feeling incredibly inspired and impassioned. I felt this strong need to change everything about my life at Wilson. I changed my major, my work crew, my housing situation. I realized that if I was going to be anywhere close to being as happy and driven as the people I had met on my trip that I needed to start with myself. I needed to change my path so that I could eventually go on to help others on their path. I met so many people who were beautiful examples of how it really only takes one person who is willing to commit to a cause to make a viable difference to a community. I have never felt as hopeful about the future as I did when I left New York that week. - WWC Break Trip Participant
90% of students agreed or strongly agreed that they have a deeper understanding of the issue as a result of the Break Trip experience. 89% of students have a better understanding about how to get involved in the trip’s social and/or environmental issue as a result of their break trip experience.
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