在 Getaway Growth，我们遵循 4 个核心价值观：
我们的国际旅行项目将沉浸式项目和文化体验结合起来，让参与者接触新的观点、思想、对话和挑战。我们的目标是培养一种万事皆可能性的心态，并鼓励学生们了解不同的人生道路。
我们认为每个年轻人都应该有机会出国游学并获得随之而来的独特体验。我们通过提供财务资源、申请指导和一对一人生规划方式来缩小信息壁垒并提供相对公平的教育资源。
为了确保我们的项目的包容及多样性，我们致力于寻找和接纳来自各种背景的学生。
我们提倡全球性的、以人为本的思维方式。我们致力于帮助青少年成为有意识的国际公民，了解并欣赏世界各地文化的多样性。通过培养更多的同理心和理解力，我们希望创造一个更加和平、和谐的社会。
我们的目标是让我们的学生们建立基于彼此文化深深尊重的跨境关系。 我们积极与目标国的当地社区合作，支持当地社群及学生的需求。我们的目标是培养相互尊重和理解，促进一个更加互联和可持续的世界。
跨文化能力培养
为了增进跨文化能力和对其他文化的认知，学生们会参与各种活动，学习和理解文化的概念和重要性，同时识别自己的文化身份。
Pre-departure discussion in debunking the myths and stereotypes around the two countries.
An Interactive workshop on what culture means. Students are introduced to the idea of culture, the 'iceberg' concept, and the ideologies of individualistic and collective societies.
Cross-cultural and reflective conversations around cultural topics including greetings, food, language, partnerships, children, approach to health care, wealth, dance, and afterlife.
Immersive activities include interacting with local communities, families, learning traditional dances, and learning to cook traditional food of the local host country.
As a way of advocating for environmental justice and to grow as agents of change, students engage in practical field-work, interact with and serve local communities. Students participate in a variety of activities that vary with each cohort.
Prior to serving local communities, students attend a workshop on service learning which distinguishes it from volunteering. This workshop also teaches students about responsible and ethical behavior when interacting with local communities. Furthermore, students reflect on the challenges and needs of the community in order to better understand the work they will be engaging in.
Through our partnership with the Maa Trust, students support the conservation and sustainable development of communities in Maasai Mara. They learn about the three main pillars of the organizations work and have the opportunity to engage with at least one of the initiatives: education and skills, water and health, sustainable livelihoods.
Students examine the notion of environmental justice within their own circumstances and investigate methods of promoting healthier environmental living spaces on both a local and global scale.
In 2022, our students took part alongside Brackenology in the Brackenhurst Botanical Gardens and Indigenous Forest in helping restore the Brackenhurst Indigenous Forest by uprooting invasive species and planting new trees.
This year, students will be introduced to topics around marine conservation. Alongside, A Rocha Kenya in Watamu, student engagement may take various forms, including assistance with data collection for scientific research, helping with environmental education, doing record keeping and administrative tasks. They will also learn about Watamu Marine Park and Turtle Watch, and the services the facility provides to marine life. Students will leave with a greater understanding of the role this important keystone species plays in healthy oceans and have the opportunity to feed and clean the turtles.
Getaway Growth is guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, tackling three goals in our 2023 curriculum: quality education, reduced inequalities, and life below water.
We are excited for our second Intercultural Competence & Service Learning Kenya Summer 2023 Program.
This year, we have broadened our program’s scope by incorporating Entrepreneurship. We are also thrilled for our new partnership with the Mars Society, adding a new dimension to our program.
These include accommodations, meals, transportation, extra/co-curricular activities, entrance fees to educational sites, passport books, travel vaccines and immunizations, instructors, chaperone, and facilitator fees.
