2010 Alternative Spring Break Trip to Sea Island, South Carolina
Alternative Spring Break Mission
The Alternative Spring Break program is designed to provide Rochester Institute of Technology students with an opportunity to:
- Reflect on their roles in the national and global community
- Understand the importance of public service and civic engagement
- Gain new perspectives of community service through working in diverse environments and engaging in discussion with local community leaders
- Build new and lasting friendships and alliances
The 2010 Alternative Spring Break trip will immerse students in a purposeful
week-long service experience designed to connect our students and the community of Seas Island, South Carolina. The daily volunteer themes will be focused, but not limited to, education, poverty, citizen involvement, women, and children through our house building work with Habitat for Humanity. The day is not just devoted to the challenges of the volunteer projects. We want to challenge your mind as well. Every day at lunch, students will engage in lively discussions on topics related to civil issues. After dinner, students will attend educational debriefings that will continue with the lessons learned from the projects during the day.Participant Commitment
Each participant in the Alternative Spring Break is required to attend the pre-break activities including informational sessions and pre-travel committee planning meetings, as well as a post-break activity. All participants are also required to help fundraise for the trip as part of service learning. During the break each member is expected to fully participate in each of the daily projects, workshops, and nightly journal writing. There is a $150.00 fee to help defray travel expenses. The cost will be raised to a maximum of $200.00 if the team fails to fundraise the appropriate amounts needed. If for some reason the participant decides to withdraw from the program before the break, they will be required to reimburse the program.