New Zealand Trip — Breaking the Mold for Study Abroad

Lafayette College students spent their winter break discovering the interdisciplinary nature of environmental science by exploring New Zealand and sharing what they learned through webcasts with third-and seventh-graders from Martinsburg Elementary School in Martinsburg, Pa. During the three-week course, they communicated with the elementary students via satellite on topic such as wetland and water quality, climate change, green building, and Maori culture (native people of New Zealand). They documented the entire trip through online journals, interactive student project blogs, videos, and photos.