Alternative Breaks

The mission of the GW Alternative Breaks Program in the Office of Community Service is to empower and challenge all students involved to understand their relationship with the global community through direct service, education and reflection, while encouraging personal growth, social awareness and active citizenship.

Values:

Service
Diversity
Drug and Alcohol-Free
Advocacy
Leadership
Community
Civic Engagement
Life-Long Learning

For more information, please refer to the Alternative Breaks 2010 Handbook

Support Alternative Breaks 

The Office of Community Service is pleased to announce the 2010 Alternative Break issue areas, locations and leaders.

Alternative Winter Breaks

International Trips:

Education and Youth in Duran, Ecuador
Leaders: Dominique Waters and Dan Cartica
Trip Deposit: $600.00
Email: AWBEcuador2010@gmail.com

Green Reconstruction and Education in Guatemala
Leaders: Supriya Shah and Morgan Youngblood-Clark
Trip Deposit: $400.00
Email: AWBGuatemala@gmail.com

Jungle Conservation, Construction and Education in Cusco, Peru
Leaders: Jessica Mann, Elizabeth Lisowski, Derek Rogers and Ryan Douglas
Trip Deposit: $600.00
Email: AWBPeru2010@gmail.com
Note:  This trip will require students to return to GW by December 31, 2009

Domestic Trips:

Reconstruction in Galveston, Texas
Leaders: Jesse Regis and Jessica Spivey
Trip Deposit $400.00
Email: AWBGalveston@gmail.com

Reconstruction and Education in New Orleans, Louisiana
Leaders: Laura Raden, Christina Preddice, Divya Chalikonda and Christopher Franzetti
Trip Deposit: $200.00
Email: AWBNOLA2010@gmail.com

Sudanese Immigration Immersion and Education in Nashville, Tennessee
Leaders: Merrill Calotta and Claire Niech
Trip Deposit: $400.00
Email: AWBNashville2010@gmail.com

Disaster Relief in Atlanta, Georgia

Leaders: Leona Burns, Tim Gowa, Chris Murphy, Steve Pazin, and Javadin Siddiqui

Trip Deposit: $300

Email: AWBAtlanta2010@gmail.com

Alternative Spring Breaks

Juvenile Justice and Truancy in Miami, Florida
Leaders: Leecey Cameron, Krystal Brun
Trip Deposit: $400.00
Email: ASBMiami2010@gmail.com

Rural Poverty Issues in Appalachia (Pipestem), West Virginia
Leaders: Alli Rubin and Liz Waltz
Trip Deposit: $200.00
Email: ASBAppalachia2010@gmail.com

Education and Urban Poverty in Atlanta, Georgia
Leaders: Paelina DeStephano and Madelyn Bagby
Trip Deposit: $400.00
Email: ASBAtlanta2010@gmail.com

Native American Cultural Issues and Education in Cherokee Nation (Tulsa) Oklahoma
Leaders: Tim Savoy and Sarah Davis
Trip Deposit: $400.00
Email: ASBCherokee2010@gmail.com

Reconstruction and Education in New Orleans, Louisiana
Leaders: Sasha Belinkie, Barun Aryal, Sundeep Boparai, Tim Gowa, Atalay Ozsoy, Alison Thompson, Deidre Clark and Laura Harrington
Trip Deposit: $200.00
Email: ASBNOLA2010@gmail.com

Environmental Sustainability and Reconstruction in Greensburg, Kansas Leaders: Charlie Guinn and Madeline Bush
Trip Deposit: $400.00
Email: ASBKansas2010@gmail.com


Please note that trip deposit may not denote the total cost of the trip.  Participants may have to pay more depending on if fund raising goals are met by deadline.

Questions? Email shannond@gwu.edu