Travel Tales Oakland Catholic

Travel Tales

In a time when fewer people have had the opportunity to travel abroad, Oakland Catholic High School students and faculty were able to bring their international experiences home to an OC audience. On December 2, at the annual Travel Tales event, students from Oakland Catholic’s Global Competence Initiative (GCI) certificate program reflected on their travels and the lessons they learned from contact with new people, cultures and histories. Presentations ranged from stories of vacations in Israel, St. Croix and France to visits with extended family living in Turkey, Dominica and Mexico. In addition, OC teachers Elaina Tabb and Jennifer Schmidt shared knowledge gained from their experiences in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Travel permits us to tangibly see and understand the concept of shared humanity, shared responsibility and shared experiences” said Oakland Catholic President Mary Claire Kasunic.

It was wonderful to see the strong attendance...and presentations when travel has been so limited,” added Cindy McNulty, retired OC teacher and former director of GCI.

Both Alessandra Pazzaglia, assistant director of GCI, and Matt Williams, director of OC GCI, hope that 2022 brings more opportunities for everyone to safely travel internationally.