CH-CH Spring Session: On the Border
With Spring Session only one month away, let us look back to last year's where a few students had the opportunity to visit the U.S.-Mexican Border.
“You’re taking your students where?”
This was the response CH-CH history teacher Ian MacPhail most often received when he explained that he and fellow history teacher Colin Meiselman were going to be taking students to the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas for an up-close look at immigration issues in America.
The trip was part of the CH-CH Spring Session, a week of experiential learning opportunities at year’s end that are led and designed by teachers. Inspired by the ongoing presidential debates, MacPhail saw the trip to the Mexican border as a way to gain an understanding of the current immigration debate by meeting those most closely involved.
MacPhail and Meiselman accompanied 11 students as they met with political leaders and worked with local charities in towns close to the border.
One stop on the tour included McAllen, Texas, where they had the opportunity to meet with the mayor.
“McAllen’s Mayor Jim Darling talked with us for an hour and a half, and we were not expecting it,” says MacPhail. “I was really impressed by the questions our students asked and what they took away from the discussion.”
What students took away from the experience was an appreciation of the complexities surrounding the issue of immigration. “It’s not black and white,” says MacPhail. “There are so many issues to consider, involving kids and their families, medical and political challenges, and socioeconomic realities.”
Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall
Located 10 miles from Boston, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall (CH-CH) is a private, college preparatory day and boarding school for grades 7-12/PG. CH-CH cultivates intellectual courage, creative ambition, and unwavering empathy that drives students to achieve their best.
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