Education Meets Exploration

Bolles Upper School students kicked off their summer vacation with a week in Iceland through the Bolles Iceland Travel Program.

From June 1 to the 8th, Lian Dyer, Asher Gottlieb, Pedro Martinezclark, Elizabeth Watkins, Kimbrough Chambliss, Paul Rywelski, Abigail Naugle and Jane Shad explored the Golden Circle and some of its most iconic landmarks, including Gullfoss Waterfall and Thingvellir National Park. At night, they camped in scenic, Icelandic locations and participated in daily reflection circles.

Their itinerary included the Perlan Museum, a hike to a geothermal river, the Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach, and Skaftafell, concluding with stops in Vik, the Blue Lagoon and a whale-watching excursion.

Bolles Lower School Whitehurst Campus P.E. Coach Trey Leonard and upper school academic travel programs coordinator Kristin Hong led the trip, with Hong describing it as “exactly the kind of experience that pushed our students in the best way.”