Archives: Schools

When disaster strikes in an area visited by Grand Circle and Overseas Adventure Travelers, Grand Circle Foundation makes every attempt to support recovery efforts, relying on our regional associates to identify needs and worthy organizations. On November 26, Albania was rocked by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, killing 51 people, and leaving thousands with homes destroyed… Read more »

The Olmoti Day and Boarding Primary School is a public school that enrolls 350 students—200 girls and 150 boys—from grades 1-8. We first started visiting Olmoti primary school in mid-2019, and helped with an initial donation of school supplies. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic and school shutdowns, we didn’t have the opportunity to do much… Read more »

For the 200 children who attend school in this remote village, the partnership with Grand Circle Foundation has had a huge impact on their health. One of the first projects that the foundation undertook, was the installation of a water filter.  This locally manufactured sand filter treats contaminated water by filtering the water through sand… Read more »

This small kindergarten in Osijek strives to impart an “Outdoor Learning” environment in an urban setting. Part of a 2 year program aiming to stimulate the physical and psychomotor development of preschool children through activities organized in the kindergarten’s yard and other available natural sites and public areas such as meadow, parks and forests.  The… Read more »

Located in the Sukhotai Province of Thailand, this small rural school of only 40 children didn’t have the resources available to provide computer technology for it’s students. The new partnership with Grand Circle Foundation has now brought access to the internet world for these students, giving them the tools to do research for homework assignments… Read more »

In many countries outside the US, being a single mother is still a stigma,  as is giving birth to a child with challenges.  Infants are abandoned or neglected. In Seoul South Korea, Pastor Lee Jong Rak learned this when his own son was born challenged.  The Pastor did not abandon his son, in fact he… Read more »

Grand Circle Foundation supports  16 children on a variety of scholarships in Kenya, who are in schools spread across a 200 mile radius. Our project manager in East Africa travels to the schools to keep in touch with the students and this is what she tells us. “Supporting children doesn’t just mean we pay their… Read more »

Cuchi Secondary School is our newest partner in Vietnam. Located in a remote area, away from any large city, this school of 500 students receives very little government support. Upon partnering with the school we are renovating the existing 4 toilets and building 4 new ones to better provide them with access to sanitary hygiene.

We are proud to support Utah Clean Energy, an organization that has led the transition to a new clean energy economy in Utah and the West with vision and expertise since 2001. Through advocacy, policy, and public outreach Clean Energy Utah  tackle today’s serious energy challenges with a toolbox of innovative solutions and workable strategies in… Read more »