Keystone Magazine Learning the Keystone Way 2015-2016 EN | Page 84

Beyond The Classroom
Revisiting Nepal
Meanwhile, students who went to Nepal last year
to work with local communities returned to the
Himalayan country to help with restoration and
reconstruction in communities affected by the
2015 earthquake. There were a few first-time stu-
dents too. Last year’s earthquake occurred soon
after Keystone’s service trip; communities that
our students worked with were devastated in the
disaster. This year, they returned to these commu-
nities to help them rebuild. “We had to rebuild a
kindergarten from scratch at the top of a hill. We
carried sand, cement and bricks. I think we were
able to finish the building because of teamwork,”
remarked one of the students. They also recog-
nized that they learned so much from the local
workers with whom they constructed.
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