KIPP WAYS GOES TO BRAZIL!
Trip Description
What does the Black experience truly encompass? In order to answer this question, it is not only necessary to explore the rich societies of Ancient Africa, but also the entire African Diaspora. And in no place on Earth are the descendants of the hundreds of millions of enslaved Africans more abundant than in the country of Brazil. It is because of this historical and cultural significance that our scholars chose to visit the country.
However, this will be more than a mere visit. Rather it will be a journey of SELF-DISCOVERY and a CULTURAL EXCHANGE that no textbook could ever teach. The 8th grade scholars of KIPP WAYS will use the African drumming and capoeira techniques learned in class to engage with the people of Bahia. In Salvador, they will participate in a social development project involving a school, a children’s day-care center, medical center, and small business center, all financed by the people of the community. Finally, scholars will visit a quilombo (place where fugitive Africans hid during slavery) before departing for the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro.
Your involvement in the KIPP WAYS 8th grade Brazilian experience will bring resources to a successful school that currently lacks adequate funding and support and thus limits the realization to a dream.
Please help this DREAM become a REALITY!!!
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Donations by Mail:
KIPP:WAYS
80 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.
Atlanta Ga. 30314
Make checks payable to: KIPP WAYS Academy
For more information please contact:
Mrs. Angie Connor -
404-475-1941
*All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
