By Sammie Spillman ‘16

On February 8, eight students, accompanied by science teacher Janet Frensilli and ESOL teacher Aileen Coogan, will be traveling to Belgium for a nine-day educational and sight-seeing trip. The eight students attending the trip are seniors Alexa Edwards, Emily Horwitz, Hannah Vires, Kelly Flamand, Chrissy Godzuk, Victoria Florian, Jenni Kenel, and sophomore Larisa Quirk.

The students will stay in the Flemish region of Belgium. The main language of Belgium is Dutch, but most people there have a small command in English, and Coogan can speak seven different languages, two of those being German and French.

The Sherwood students will each stay with different Belgium high school students and their families. They will attend a day of school and then tour Europe for the remaining days. The students will visit the Belgium cities of Brussels and Bruges, as well as travel to Germany. While in Germany, they will tour a concentration camp.

“I’m really excited for the trip because the exchange gives students and teachers at Sherwood a chance to see what life is like in Europe,” said Frensilli.