It’s been two weeks since I launched a Kickstarter for Skeletons and Sea Turtles. This is a film about a young boy in Oaxaca, Mexico, who honors his grandfather by protecting the sea turtles that nest on the beach near his home. But it’s really about much more than that. It’s about how making a […]
Part 2: Sparking the Fire What inspires young people to become compassionate, informed and engaged citizens of the world? World Wise Adventures does it by creating an exciting, integrated experience that includes making films, doing service work and sharing interactions with diverse local and global communities. Awareness of the commonalities between their lives and the […]
An Innovative Approach to Growing Compassionate Global Citizens Day #1: The Inspiration and the Rationale As we discover the interdependent, parallel existence of people, places and animals around the world, we begin to recognize the strong and enduring elements that connect us all. The goal of World Wise Adventures is to foster the growth of compassionate, […]
This film about their trip to Israel in June 2014 was shot, narrated and produced by the students of Team Israel 2014: Anisha Lewis Jack Pelose Andres Ponce Maya Theiss-Sakata Michael Waheed with a special shout out to editors Andres and Jack! Contact us to find out about joining our June 2015 return visit to […]
Monday, June 16 Today we began our first day of volunteering at the Tamrat el Zeitoun Waldorf School. We started off the day by visiting the kindergarten and grades 1-5 to teach the children fun English songs and games. It was exciting for us to see the kids so engaged and having fun in our […]
Israel. Truly at last. Yesterday brought together the new sights and smells of the eccentric open air market and the balmy breeze and warm waters of the Tel Aviv beach. Today we finally ventured south out of the city: through crowded streets of crazed drivers to the Masachim Film School and our first honest interaction […]
Well, we finally touched down at around 2:55 this morning, Israel time. Back home at home it was around 4 in the afternoon, so plenty of friends and family were awake and contacting us while we waited for our bags. Funny story, actually, about our bags. As we sat and waited for them to come […]
Good morning California! It is already after 5:00 pm here in Amsterdam. With two flights already done, we are at our last stop before Israel. Despite the long layover, we are staying busy by preparing for the the trip in every way possible. We are reviewing the schedule, testing all of our tech gear, and […]
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We are leaving in 10 days! All the details are set: we have great places to stay, things to do, work lined up for us at Tamrat El Zeitoun, and most importantly, a wonderful group of students and adults to share this wonderful adventure. Check out the photos below of students painting to raise funds […]