by Mike Rodgers | Mar 17, 2018 | Admissions, Educational Tour to Spain 2017, Oak Hill Academy, OHA Parents
3/16/18 We had a very early departure time to meet our ferry. We had a two-hour ferry ride from Belfast port to Cairnryan. After seeing some of the idyllic Scottish country, we toured the home of Robert Burns, considered the poet of Scotland. We then visited Glasgow...
by Mike Rodgers | Mar 15, 2018 | Educational Tour to Spain 2017, Oak Hill Academy
You may recall that last year, Oak Hill Academy embarked on a European trip during Spring Break through the highly respected EF (Education First) Tours company. It was a tremendous success with our nearly dozen students coming away from Spain with a memorable...
by Laura Phipps | Mar 31, 2017 | Educational Tour to Spain 2017, Oak Hill Academy, OHA Parents
A contingent of travelers from Oak Hill Academy spent part of Spring Break on an educational tour of Spain. The journey took seven students and two faculty member chaperones to six cities. Kudos to our student adventurers for taking advantage of this opportunity to...
by Mike Rodgers | Mar 27, 2017 | Educational Tour to Spain 2017, Oak Hill Academy
Dear Parents and Friends, We are in Barcelona and will depart to the airport in a few hours. We ended our trip with a couple of gorgeous days here in the northeast of España. We visited sites including Park Güell, Montjuic, Sagrada Familia and the Gothic Quarter....
by Mike Rodgers | Mar 23, 2017 | Educational Tour to Spain 2017, Oak Hill Academy
Today, Kristina K. updates us again from Spain. Apparently, they are moving fast and taking in a lot of cultural experiences. The first day was very tiring because of the overnight flight. That night (Saturday), we went into town (Granada), which was very pretty. We...
by Mike Rodgers | Mar 20, 2017 | Educational Tour to Spain 2017, Oak Hill Academy
Today’s blog post comes courtesy of junior, Kristina K. and recaps the group’s experience in Grenada. We just finished our 2nd day in Granada, which is in the heart of the Andalusia region in southern Spain and the region in Dosin closest to Northern...