Week Without Walls Trips Depart Next Week

ISD’s Week Without Walls program (WWW) is an exciting, experiential educational program that provides opportunities for students to challenge themselves, engage in meaningful service and explore the world around them. WWW is an integral part of ISD’s IB program and requires all students in grades 6 through 11 to participate each year. During these international experiences  students utilize the ATL skills they have practiced at school and embody the ten attributes of the IB Learner Profile.

Week Without Walls 2023-2024 Destinations

Grade 6 will adventure in Saraburi, Thailand and explore forest ecosystems, build their outdoor skills, and build community with their peers through games and challenges.

Grade 7 will travel to Chiang Mai, Thailand and embark on a week-long program focused on exploring local food, culture, ecology, and environmental conversation.

Grade 8 students will explore the history and traditions of Hanoi and will engage in a meaningful service project in rural Mai Chau, Vietnam.

Grade 9 will continue to make an impact on the lives of local families by constructing two houses outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia while partnering with the NGO Volunteers Building Cambodia.

Grade 10 students will travel to Bintan island, Indonesia and participate in a clean water service project in a local community as well as learning about creative ways the community is addressing sea trash and declining mangrove forest growth.

Grade 11 students will venture to Mirissa, Sri Lanka for an in depth look at the impacts of ecotourism on their host country as well as participating in whale watching and a wildlife safari.