In odd-numbered years, students who have completed at least two years of Spanish have the opportunity to participate in a school-led summer language trip to Paraguay and Brazil.

The purpose of this trip is for students to cultivate a deeper appreciation of languages and cultures of various peoples in Paraguay and Brazil and to foster better understanding of the worldwide Christian community.

During the trip students visit Paraguay's capital, Asunción, and nearby cities and travel north into the Paraguayan Chaco to visit three of the major Mennonite colonies. In Asunción students live with Christian families and attend afternoon classes at the Alberto Schweitzer School. Students also raise money to assist Sotero Colmán School, which is located in one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city. The 2005 group assisted with creating a library and the 2007 group donated money to renovate badly-needed restroom facilities.

For the second week the group travels to Brazil to see the Iguaçu Falls and Brazil's ecological capital, the city of Curitiba. The group stays one night at a beach resort on Ilha do Mel.

For Summer 2007 trip, see photos below and read several students' highlights.

Summer 2007 Group at Nature Preserve

Relating to Children at Sotero Colman

Donation for Sotero Colman: Students raised $4,000 for Sotero Colmán School, which is located in one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city.

Riding a zipline at the Nature Preserve