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Volunteering at Corrymeela

May 29 2026

 

Kaliah, Teo, and Lucca dig into the dirt (Photo credit: Naomi Klassen)

We’re working on more posts about our excursions, but in the meantime, here are some photos from Thursday afternoon. The students completed their first round of volunteer hours at Corrymeela. The weather was beautiful, and they helped harvest vegetables that went into the dinner we ate that same night!

The volunteer gardening crew (Photo credit: Lucca Kauffman)

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