Travel to ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ with ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ Classroom Connection and ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½
Travel to ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ with ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ Classroom Connection and ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½
Our 2012 fall adventures to South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ and Malawi are fast approaching. We invite you to join one of two group Learning Tours to travel to South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ and Malawi to visit building sites for and ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ recipients.
Henry Bromelkamp and Peter Maritz will lead two tours that will repeat the same itinerary. Trip one will travel from August 5-22, 2012 and trip two from August 23-September 9, 2012.

Your trip will include:
- Arrival and overnight in Johannesburg, South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½
- Four days in the region of Zululand near Eshowe, South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ to visit schools and meet and teach classes
- Four days on safari in two wildlife parks: St. Lucia wetlands, and Hluhluwe large game park
- Two days in Johannesburg and Pretoria, including Soweto and the Apartheid Museum
- Recommended addition: Four days in Malawi, including the capitol Lilongwe, Lake Malawi, Mua Mission and Museum, and perhaps Zomba the original capital
- Also recommended (though not included): Cape Town
The itinerary includes some flights within ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ and a few drives of several hours in large passenger vans.
This will not be a conventional package tour of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½. While we will see wild animals on safari (a treasure of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½!) most of the tour will be philanthropic and cultural. Seeing the need for development in this part of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ first-hand has a significant impact on those who join us.
You will meet wonderful people and learn about the promise and challenges of education. Imagine 300 Zulu school children putting on a dance and music performance for their American visitors! Imagine trying to explain ice fishing or snow to high school students who have never experienced freezing weather!
You will be surprised. You will have fun. You will see the world in a new way.
We want to visit with an understanding of the health, political, and economic issues that challenge our ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n neighbors. The tour will therefore be preceded by some cultural, historical, and language learning opportunities. Most people you will encounter speak English, but it is respectful and interesting to know some of the local language, especially when we meet young children.
Interested? Come to the last informational meeting on April 24th at 7:00 PM to find out more about the Learning Tours and meet previous participants. RSVP to info@africaclassroomconnection.org
The meeting will be held at .
The cost per person starts at $4,700 (including airfare) plus a $1000 tax-deductible contribution. Tour participants will help in the building two new classrooms—space for 80 students to continue their education—or the delivery of a shipment of 23,000 books.
If financing your trip is a concern, ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ Classroom Connection can give tips and a web site to help you raise funds.
Please contact us at info@africaclassroomconnection.org or 612-767-4430. We look forward to sharing with you the places and people we cherish.