9th Grade Learning Expedition - Camp Global

Trip Dates: December 2-5, 2025

Trip payments: Payments for the Camp Global trip can be made via the Austin High Web Store. Click on the Academy for Global Studies Tile and use the drop-down menu to select the correct installment option. You can also pay via check. Check payments must be submitted in an envelope marked with student name, grade, trip name, amount included. Checks should be submitted to Maria Quick in the Second Floor Academy Office between 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

The payment schedule for Costa Rica 2026 is as follows:

• Deposit: $ due on

• Installment 1: $ due on

• Installment 2: $ due on

• Installment 3: $ due on

Please reach out to Renae Jackson (renae.jackson@austinisd.org) with questions about signing up for the Camp Global learning excursion.

Trip Overview:

As a culminating experience for the fall unit on food deserts/distribution of resources/and food pantry projects, 9th grade students will engage in a global simulation this year! Using curriculum based on Heifer, International’s model, our AGS teaching team is bringing the "global village" a bit closer to home to ensure that all students can participate. In the Global Village, students will experience food scarcity, bartering and trade, and some of the challenges of global hunger and poverty. Students will come out energized and determined to be part of a solution. In addition to the Global Village experience, Camp Global will include teambuiding games and moments to bond with new friends at Austin High School. 

For trip enrollment and Austin High travel scholarship information, please contact Miranda Grabowski (miranda.grabowski@austinisd.org), Renae Jackson (renae.jackson@austinisd.org), or Tanya Mast (tanya.mast@austinisd.org)