Welcoming our Madrid exchange students
WUHSMS is excited to welcome eighteen Spanish students and their sponsors, Juan Fernández and Patricia to our school this week. The students arrived Friday, September 26th and were picked up by their host families and students. Their school, Colegio Salesianos Paseo Extremadura, will be hosting WUHS students in April as part of the Woodstock-Madrid Exchange.
Students met with WUHSMS Co-Organizers Luis Villanueva and Anna Megyesi for an orientation and campus tour on Monday before joining their host students in classes. Their time here allows them to immerse themselves in American culture and language and develop connections with our school community.
In addition to attending classes with their host students, Mr. Villanueva organized a number of excursions for them to take in some of the highlights of Vermont. Students had a tour of the Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park in Spanish by the Advanced Topics in Spanish class, followed by butter making and ice cream at Billings Farm and shopping in the village.
The group went kayaking on Wednesday to experience firsthand the rich tradition of recreational tourism in the area and had a tour of Dartmouth College on Thursday followed by shopping time in Hanover.