TRAVEL: GOING PLACES IN LIFE Sara N.

My paper was focused on the benefits of travel on adolescents. The Paper

What are the affects of world traveling on adolescents? Driving Question

Travel broadens a child's horizon and gives them the tools they need to be active citizens in the world with endless opportunities. Thesis Statement

Interesting Facts & Information  A nomadic lifestyle.  Enhanced social skills.  Appreciation for foreign cultures.  Independence.  Bilingual Opportunities.  Travel helps to increase the amount and diversity of new experiences in a child’s life.  All areas of study could be enhanced.  Improved career opportunities.

Conclusion Overall, my paper covered the benefits of travel for children. How it effects them long term and what travel stimulates. I go over how education, communication skills, etc. are enhanced by traveling. Also, the overall heightened chance for success long term for a child who’s been exposed to different environments.

I created a brochure on different kid and family friendly places in town to go on a day trip. I also made a prezi to show the steps I took to create the brochure. The Product

I made the brochure by taking pictures, getting information, etc. and compiling it together. I made it during my free time, on weekends, and seminar periods at school. How? When?

People Who Contributed  A major help throughout this process was my mentor Tarshi McCoy. She was there to give advise and helped me to get the brochure printed and distributed.  Another person who contributed her time was Lauren Leggett, my GP advisor who kept me up to date with deadlines and made sure I had my product done on time.

Connections Between Paper and Product  The theme: Travel  Culture  Family time/Outings  Adventure/Exploration  Fun/Good experiences

Plus/Delta of GP +∆ I knew what I wanted to do and didn’t waste any time coming up with a topic. With the topic I chose, doing a product to give back to the community was semi difficult. I met all the deadlines for my paper and was done in time to have Spring classes. It was hard to balance the high school work we have as Juniors, college class work, and meet GP requirements at the same time. I found a mentor quickly, and she was very enthusiastic to get started. Procrastination Focused: when I sat down to do the work, I could actually get a lot done at one sitting. Stress and the feeling of being overwhelmed.

Future Plans/Applications My future plans for travel are just to continue it. It’s an avid hobby of mine and something Im glad I was exposed to at a young age. I will in the distant future, take my kids on trips to expose them to different environments because I think there’s no better way to open a child’s mind then to show them the world first hand. I would also love to get a job that requires me to travel, that is actually ideal for me because I love seeing new places.