Spring Break

AC Students take Alternative Spring Break

AC's Alternative Spring Breakers pose for a group selfie atop El Morro (Photo via: facebook.com/algonquinsa)

AC’s Alternative Spring Breakers pose for a group selfie atop El Morro (Photo via: facebook.com/algonquinsa)

Forget tanning on the beach or catching up on sleep. Nine Algonquin College students spent their reading week teaching English to primary-age students in the Dominican Republic.

This annual service trip, which is a partnership between the AC Hub and the Algonquin Students’ Association, gives students the chance to volunteer internationally. The trip was run through Outreach360, an organization that relies primarily on volunteers to teach English to the children. Continue reading