Tucker Barton

World issues on the road: Tucker Barton and NDHS teacher Rebecca Brinkman talk to students about the work that Jamaica Self Help does through its youth tours. NDHS is taking part in a trip this summer. Photo: Bill Freeman | [more] | 30.NOV.07 NDHS students ready to reach out
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World issues on the road: Tucker Barton and NDHS teacher Rebecca Brinkman talk to students about the work that Jamaica Self Help does through its youth tours. NDHS is taking part in a trip this summer. Photo: Bill Freeman
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World issues on the road: Tucker Barton and NDHS teacher Rebecca Brinkman talk to students about the work that Jamaica Self Help does through its youth tours.NDHS is taking part in a trip this summer.
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It's about people,talking to each other and deciding what needs to be done on the ground and giving them the things they need to help their own lives," says trip leader Tucker Barton, a teacher at Trinity College School.This will be Barton's tenth trip and she remains inspired by the things students do there.
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There is more to,Jamaica than sun and beaches, Barton says wryly.
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But there's a whole lot more to the program than that," says Barton.It's about "fostering solidarity to develop healthy Jamaican communities," she says.Through partnerships formed over 25 years they know what projects need to be done.And much of that is related to schools which function at a low level within an impoverished system.Seventy cents of every dollar goes to pay the national debt."If they had that money back they could afford better schools and health care," Barton says.A video she played showed orphans singing the chorus ("I am the world's greatest") to a reggae song which was used in a play staged with visiting students."You see 30 orphans having the toughest life in the world standing there in front of you singing "I'm the world's greatest" you just want to cry.Most of the work we do down there is about making them feel they are the greatest.They need to feel like they have something to offer."Barton says students interested in the tour have to be "mature."

World issues on the road: Tucker Barton and NDHS teacher Rebecca Brinkman talk to students about the work that Jamaica Self Help does through its youth tours. NDHS is taking part in a trip this summer. Photo: Bill Freeman | [more] | 29.NOV.07 Humanitarian venture for NDHS students
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World issues on the road: Tucker Barton and NDHS teacher Rebecca Brinkman talk to students about the work that Jamaica Self Help does through its youth tours. NDHS is taking part in a trip this summer. Photo: Bill Freeman
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World issues on the road: Tucker Barton and NDHS teacher Rebecca Brinkman talk to students about the work that Jamaica Self Help does through its youth tours.NDHS is taking part in a trip this summer.
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It's about people,talking to each other and deciding what needs to be done on the ground and giving them the things they need to help their own lives," says trip leader Tucker Barton, a teacher at Trinity College School.This will be Barton's tenth trip and she remains inspired by the things students do there.
...
There is more to,Jamaica than sun and beaches, Barton says wryly.
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But there's a whole lot more to the program than that," says Barton.It's about "fostering solidarity to develop healthy Jamaican communities," she says.Through partnerships formed over 25 years they know what projects need to be done.And much of that is related to schools which function at a low level within an impoverished system.Seventy cents of every dollar goes to pay the national debt."If they had that money back they could afford better schools and health care," Barton says.A video she played showed orphans singing the chorus ("I am the world's greatest") to a reggae song which was used in a play staged with visiting students."You see 30 orphans having the toughest life in the world standing there in front of you singing "I'm the world's greatest" you just want to cry.Most of the work we do down there is about making them feel they are the greatest.They need to feel like they have something to offer."Barton says students interested in the tour have to be "mature."

It's about people,talking to each other and deciding what needs to be done on the ground and giving them the things they need to help their own lives," says trip leader Tucker Barton, a teacher at Trinity College School.This will be Barton's tenth trip and she remains inspired by the things students do there.
...
There is more to,Jamaica than sun and beaches, Barton says wryly.
...
But there's a whole lot more to the program than that," says Barton.It's about "fostering solidarity to develop healthy Jamaican communities," she says.Through partnerships formed over 25 years they know what projects need to be done.And much of that is related to schools which function at a low level within an impoverished system.Seventy cents of every dollar goes to pay the national debt."If they had that money back they could afford better schools and health care," Barton says.A video she played showed orphans singing the chorus ("I am the world's greatest") to a reggae song which was used in a play staged with visiting students."You see 30 orphans having the toughest life in the world standing there in front of you singing "I'm the world's greatest" you just want to cry.Most of the work we do down there is about making them feel they are the greatest.They need to feel like they have something to offer."Barton says students interested in the tour have to be "mature."

Director Tucker Barton says, "Students have added a lot of their own material to this play, disclosing attempts to cover up the truth that continue in our own society today", in reference to the recent prisoner abuse scandal at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp.

Among the changes director Tucker Barton brought to the production were assigning female actors to play roles previously filled by men in the critically acclaimed film starring Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise.

The second co-ordinator was Tucker Barton, a World Issues and Drama teacher at Trinity College School.She helped share her views and knowledge about travelling to foreign countries, and issues such as foreign debt, free trade, and many more.

The second co-ordinator was Tucker Barton, a World Issues and Drama teacher at Trinity College School.She helped share her views and knowledge about travelling to foreign countries, and issues such as foreign debt, free trade, and many more. Our trip started out quite busy, because we were there for both learning and helping out wherever we could.

"TCS has a long-standing relationship with PARN (Peterborough AIDS Resource Network), as they have worked on several educational initiatives with the students," explains TCS faculty member Tucker Barton, who participated in the events."The charge to enter these walks was lead by Meghan Wafer of Rigby House, and the Trinity Students for Social Justice," she adds.