EIL Intercultural Learning

“Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life." The education to which Young refers is not the kind of education which can be taught in a classroom or extracted from the most enlightening textbook. It is this kind of challenging education that the Vermont Governor’s Institute on Current Issues and Youth Activism provides.

Imagine the excitement of telling somebody who has never been on an aeroplane that their first flight will be to Japan, Ecuador or Mexico.  Thanks to the EIL Travel Awards I have been able to do this a few times.

Conor Campbell winner of EIL Travel Award 2008, playing volleyball with other students attending the Vermont Governor's Institute.

The view toward Brattleboro and Connecticut River.

Conor Campbell winner of an EIL Travel Award 2008 attending the Vermont Governor's Institute at World Learning in Vermont.

Conor Campbell and friends enjoying the activities at the Vermont Governor's Institute. EIL Travel Awards 2008