Details of the 2016 biennial Nepal Trip are now up on SPACES. The trip combines time spent conducting worthwhile community work with extraordinary treks into the Everest region and intercultural learning opportunities.

Service learning is one of the main focuses of the trip. A student on the previous year’s trip, Alex Iannuzzi (ON 2015) commented that ‘this is one of the best opportunities Newington offers for us to go and directly support people who are truly in need.’

There are two main service projects: firstly, three days will be spent at a remote health clinic undertaking essential maintenance work on the building and providing valuable lessons on general hygiene and public health to under privileged students at a nearby school.

Secondly, time will be spent visiting the Hermann Gmeiner SOS Schools in Kathmandu which takes in homeless children, providing them with housing, food and an education. Newington has a strong relationship with this school having run the Wyvern gap year student program with students from the school for twenty years. The 2016 trip will help to further strengthen this relationship.

All this is combined with various treks and walks in to the Everest region to experience some of the most spectacular mountain scenery on earth and ample opportunities to gain an intimate insight into the culture and people of Nepal, who Alex calls ‘some of the nicest and most giving people in this world.’

The 22 day trip is set to be an incredibly rewarding and eye-opening learning experience that will push students outside their comfort zone and help them appreciate the value of service to others.

An information evening will be held on 10 March 2016. More information on the tour and photos from previous years can be found on the 2016 Nepal Trip SPACE.

For more information or to register your interest contact Mr Garner.

See the gallery of photos from the Nepal Trip 2014 below.