By Hillary Harder On Sunday, July 26, our students returned to Quito from their service communities and we began our final retreat together! The afternoon was full of joyful reunions as each student arrived at our Quito home, la Casa…
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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)
Global EducationFinal retreat in Ecuador
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By Dayanara Aguirre-Mulato During my service placement at the municipal Centro Médico in Riobamba, I had the privilege to be able to work alongside other nurses. Day to day each patient comes in to register for their appointment and I…
Global EducationService visits: opportunities for connection in Ecuador’s “provincias”
SST Ecuador leaders travel to the provincias to visit each student at their host home and volunteer assignment during the service half of the term.