Seneca Valley Planning 2013 Student Trip to Europe

If your student has ever dreamed of exploring historic landmarks in Venice, Rome and Heidelberg, then Seneca Valley teachers want to talk to you.

Heather Sibeto, a German teacher at the intermediate high school, is now planning the district’s 2013 student tour with Education First. Among this year’s destinations are stops in Munich, Innsbruck, Venice, Rome, Florence, Lucerne and Heidelberg.  

If you’re curious to learn more, an informational parent meeting will be held at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 13 at the intermediate high school in Room 107.

"Our mission is to allow students to expand their knowledge of language, history and culture and to gain valuable travel experience they can transfer to their secondary education, careers and lives," Sibeto said.

In 2012, Sibeto and several fellow teachers took 39 students in grades 9-12 on a 14-Day EF Educational Tour to explore Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland.

During their venture, the students learned how to make Italian gelato, toured fairy tale castles in Germany, investigated Roman ruins, walked through the Dachau Concentration Camp, rode a luge in the Swiss Alps and sailed the canals of Venice in gondolas, according to Sibeto.

For more information on this year’s tour, call Sibeto at 724-452-6042 ext. 2249 or send an email to sibetohl@svsd.net.

What country have you fantasized about visiting? Are you an experienced world traveler? What are your favorite places to tour? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.