East Oakland students from Castlemont High’s Pacific Bridge Club boarded a flight from SFO on Tuesday afternoon heading to East Asia for the adventure of a lifetime. For some students, this is their first time on a plane.
Fifteen students, along with five mentors and teaching chaperones, are heading abroad to three different East Asian countries as part of a program bridging East Oakland to the rest of the world.Jonathan Guy, a social sciences teacher at Castlemont, and the leader of the Pacific Bridge Club said the kids will spend 14 days traveling through Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Now, it’s time for 15 Castlemont students to return the favor and visit the Japanese school. Guy said the students will do a number of volunteering activities and cultural sightseeing. He also said they will visit universities and engage in educational experiences. Many of the students said they have never traveled outside the US before."I’ve never been on a plane before, so this is something crazy," Landrum explained.
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