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This blog will contain entries from Lively staff as well as Lively students on trips taken within the Lively Travel Program.
Northern Italy & Nice, France
Northern Italy & Nice, France
July 14-22, 2025
Written by: Jennette Everett - Group Chaperone
Ms. King and I traveled to Italy with 10 Lively students. We had the best time. The focus of the tour was Sustainable Farming in Northern Italy. We started our tour the moment we landed. Our first stop was Turin, Italy. We visited the Superga Hill & Basilica (photo below) We did a guided tour of the city and then the students wanted to go to the automobile museum where we got to see a lot of old cars in pristine condition. After Turin, we visited Cuneo. The students loved it here because our hotel was in the city center. Some of the highlights of our trip included seeing how a type of blue cheese was made at a local dairy farm, making pasta from scratch at a wine vineyard and getting to eat it for lunch (vineyard photo on the left), and visiting an olive grove to see how olive oil is made. From Cuneo, we left for Nice, France. We took a day trip to Monaco (2nd smallest country in the world --- only to the Vatican City). We took a picture at the top of Monaco overlooking the city (photo on the left) We visited a perfume factory near Monaco and got to see how perfume is made.
The food was delicious. For our first dinner in Turin, we had a pesto pasta that was delicious (see photo on the left). We had our fill of pizza and pasta on most days, but we did enjoy an american night with burgers as well.
Traveling with my students was an amazing and memorable way to see Italy. I loved that we got to go to cities off the beaten path and not just the big cities in Italy. I enjoyed watching them all make the cheese and the pasta or shake the olive trees. It was fun and engaging for them.
London, England
London, England
March 16-22, 2025
Written by: Jennette Everett - Group Leader
Ms. Gang and I traveled to London for Spring Break last week with 13 Lively students. We had the best time. We saw all the main stops including: Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral (photo reflection below), Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Windsor Castle, etc. We saw three theater productions while we were there including Hadestown, The Devil Wears Prada & Wicked. We loved all of it. Students got to participate in an acting workshop at Shakespeare's Globe Theater and do a backstage tour of London's Royal Theater. We did lots of shopping on Portobello Road in Notting Hill, Borough Market, Camden Market and even a quick stop at Harrod's!
We even squeezed in a Harry Potter Tour where we got to visit the shooting location of the Leaky Cauldron (photo on left of me in the doorway) and even stood on Platform 9 3/4 (Group photo below).
Traveling with my students was an amazing and memorable way to spend spring break. I loved watching their faces as they got to see and experience all of the amazing things that London had to offer!
Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal
January 16-20, 2025
Written by: Jennette Everett - Group Leader
Ms. King and I traveled to Lisbon, Portugal for a training to learn how to travel with students overseas. It was very educational as we learned how best to manage chaperone groups, how to safely travel on subways with students and much, much more. In addition to all the tips we learned about traveling, we got to enjoy being in a beautiful country and exploring a new culture. We are both passionate about bringing new cultural experiences to our students!
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