After our short January term, we came back for our first class meeting of the spring semester. We began by catching up on what we did over winter term and fake break, then discussed our plans for our last semester, including finishing the documentary, our local project, a potential virtual conference, and fundraising for the spring semester. Although we were … Continue Reading →

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This semester, we have partnered with the Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) to teach at their after school program. The BHA provides affordable housing to families and elderly, handicapped, and disabled individuals, usually from low income backgrounds. The after school program we are working with gives children in grades fourth through sixth a place to go after school to receive help with homework, and supervision … Continue Reading →

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This week, the majority of our class was spent presenting our findings on the organizations we are currently considering partnering with for our project in Namibia. Each group discussed the potential merits and disadvantages of each organization, as well as presented more background and financial information on the organizations. The presentations gave us a clearer sense of what we would … Continue Reading →

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Hey there, I’m Anna Darnowsky! I’m from Bucks County, which is located just outside of Philadelphia. I am an anthropology major with a biology minor, and intend on going to PA school for post grad. I made the decision to become a Periclean Scholar because I was looking to become more involved on campus, but I wanted do something really … Continue Reading →

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