A Phenomenal Destination (Short Film) by Dragons Alum Nina Saligman
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09/19/19
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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 155392 [post_author] => 21 [post_date] => 2019-09-19 10:59:04 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-19 16:59:04 [post_content] =>If you're wondering what type of thing reduces the Boulder HQ administrative team to tears, this is it:
(Thank you Nina Saligman, specifically, for featuring the faces of so many Dragons instructors we know and adore!)
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[post_title] => A Phenomenal Destination (Short Film) by Dragons Alum Nina Saligman [post_excerpt] => If you're wondering what type of thing reduces the Boulder HQ administrative team to tears, watch this vide. (And thank you Nina Saligman, specifically, for featuring the faces of so many Dragons instructors we know and adore!) [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => a-phenomenal-destination-short-film-by-dragons-alum-nina-saligman [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-17 09:15:46 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-17 15:15:46 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://www.wheretherebedragons.com/news/ [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [categories] => Array ( [0] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 646 [name] => Alumni Spotlight [slug] => alumni_spotlight [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 646 [taxonomy] => category [description] => Featured Student Alumni and their projects/organizations/visions. [parent] => 0 [count] => 37 [filter] => raw [term_order] => 10 [cat_ID] => 646 [category_count] => 37 [category_description] => Featured Student Alumni and their projects/organizations/visions. [cat_name] => Alumni Spotlight [category_nicename] => alumni_spotlight [category_parent] => 0 [link] => https://www.wheretherebedragons.com/news/category/alumni_spotlight/ ) [1] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 670 [name] => Recommended [slug] => recommended [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 670 [taxonomy] => category [description] => Recommended reading, watching and listening. [parent] => 0 [count] => 11 [filter] => raw [term_order] => 11 [cat_ID] => 670 [category_count] => 11 [category_description] => Recommended reading, watching and listening. [cat_name] => Recommended [category_nicename] => recommended [category_parent] => 0 [link] => https://www.wheretherebedragons.com/news/category/recommended/ ) [2] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 654 [name] => Mixed Media [slug] => mixed_media [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 654 [taxonomy] => category [description] => Featured Photography, Videos, Podcasts, Photo Contest Winners, Films & Art [parent] => 0 [count] => 40 [filter] => raw [term_order] => 12 [cat_ID] => 654 [category_count] => 40 [category_description] => Featured Photography, Videos, Podcasts, Photo Contest Winners, Films & Art [cat_name] => Mixed Media [category_nicename] => mixed_media [category_parent] => 0 ) ) [category_links] => Alumni Spotlight, Recommended ... )
09/19/19
Dragons HQ
WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 155002 [post_author] => 21 [post_date] => 2019-05-30 12:58:24 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-05-30 18:58:24 [post_content] => Dragons was recently interviewed for an article on Global Citizenship Education published in Edition 21 of the Professionals in International Education Review (PIE Review). Here's an excerpt. You can also visit the PIE website or online PDF issue to read the article in full...What's important to us is that our participants are actively exploring their own unique definitions...![]()
"...Aaron Slosberg, the director of student programming for the transformational education tour group Where There Be Dragons, feels the definition of global citizenship is fluid.
"For some, it may mean a life mission to connect across international boundaries and embody a transnational identity," he says. "For others, it could mean devoting oneself to a single home community and addressing global issues in a local context."
He continues, "What's important to us is that our participants are actively exploring their own unique definitions (with all their inherent complexities) of what it means to be a 'global citizen' and allowing those new understandings to inform future choices."
Read the full article at The Pie Review...
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05/30/19
Dragons HQ
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05/23/19
Dragons HQ
WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 153498 [post_author] => 21 [post_date] => 2018-08-07 16:01:32 [post_date_gmt] => 2018-08-07 22:01:32 [post_content] =>This week, at Boulder HQ, we're passing around this poem written by our Summer 2018 Guatemala Instructor, Raquel Wigginton. And we are collectively, sighing...
We have journeyed into a history as dark as the depths of Lake Atitlán—el más profundo de las Américas The depths have felt overwhelming but necessary as the reminder of the pain that lives in each of our bloodlines the bones that hold us up like a ladder are dense with the memories of time and are buried in the soil we occupy with strong and reaching raíces. Roots we need to continue to explore in all directions. We have ventured into the verdant lands of Guatemala—land of trees and like the Lorax we must be careful of the greed and power that run like currents of flames in our nation’s veins We must tell the story of deforestation, of pollution, of dwindling natural resources before it’s too late We must plant the seed that will revive the forests and inspire the birds of the trees to keep on singing We must care and maintain the precious seedlings of our siembra and never give up. You are the seeds of the trees that will grow into grandes problemáticas or soluciones transformativas. We want to sew the fruits of our labor of love During our adventure the garden of love has been planted let’s see what it’s beauty holds and who will hold it up to the light that illumines dialogue and understanding, patience and tolerance, caring and challenge. Raíces profundas y duraderas.Be sure to head over to Raquel's blog for more.
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08/07/18
Dragons HQ
WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 153265 [post_author] => 21 [post_date] => 2018-06-21 12:52:46 [post_date_gmt] => 2018-06-21 18:52:46 [post_content] =>Our All-Staff training is currently in progress in the Sierras of California. Most of Dragons Admin and Staff are at camp, so thanks for your patience if you've reached out to us, and here's a few images from the site in the meantime...
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Watch our Instagram feed for more images from our All-Staff Training and re-posted images from the field as our summer abroad programs begin to head abroad next week!
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06/21/18
Dragons HQ
WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 153251 [post_author] => 21 [post_date] => 2018-06-07 12:32:38 [post_date_gmt] => 2018-06-07 18:32:38 [post_content] =>120+ people from 19+ countries are now officially en route to California for our annual two weeks of staff training in the Sierras of California. It’s MAGIC. Pictured, Babacar Mbaye offering some opening words in Wolof from a past year. (Photo Credits @pnomadism) Wish us all luck and look for more photos from our training under the hashtag #wheretherebedragons on Instagram. And if you’re joining us this summer as a participant, we can’t wait to meet and adventure with you!
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06/07/18
Dragons HQ