What is this program?

The goal for this program is to give Virginia 4-H High School students an opportunity to travel to a Spanish speaking, developing country to interact with their peers. While there for a week, the 4-H'ers conduct an environmental 4-H Day Camp for Dominican children, learn about Dominican culture and food and conduct at least one service project in the local community.

We offer this program in partnership with the Punta Cana Center for Sustainability and Biodiversity at the Punta Cana Ecological Foundation, of which Virginia Tech is a research partner. We began this program in 2006 and the current program involves 4-H teens from Shenandoah, Bath and Highland counties.

Contributed by Carol Nansel, Shenandoah Co. 4-H Agent