Two More Weeks

Two more weeks and we will be off to Addis Ababa to spend a month at ILAE, the International Leadership Academy of Ethiopia. We are a group of students, mostly from one independent Seattle high school, The Northwest School, but representing several other Seattle schools, too.

We have been preparing for this adventure for months, getting passports and immunizations, creating a packing list, informing ourselves about Ethiopian topics-- history, culture, geography, art, sports, economic development, environmental concerns and wildlife conservation, etc.

We will be participating in the summer school program, which consists of a 'boot camp' for entering 9th graders, national exams test prep for 10th graders, and enrichment classes for the rising 12th grade class of 2017, which will be the first graduating class.



In addition to the daily classes, we will have lots of field trips around Addis Ababa and several excursions with our Ethiopian peers to areas of interest. We will also participate in service projects that have been initiated by the ILAE students.

We are loading our suitcases with equipment and materials for the school, including a fleet of laptops, and nearly 500 books for classroom reference and a circulating library.

Satisfy your eagerness to get on the plane by looking at this 5 minute video.

YouTube video of ILAE