Meghan Henry teaches AP Language and yoga at Hume-Fogg. She is also a world traveler, and she has made a habit of taking Blue Knights with her.
Ms. Henry has led student trips to Japan and to New Zealand and Australia, and chaperoned a tour through Berlin, Prague, Krakow and Budapest. Association president Rhonda Bingham asked her what keeps her going back.
I love traveling abroad with students, seeing new countries and having new experiences. What keeps me traveling with students is the joy and excitement I see on their faces when they see something they have only ever seen on a screen or heard about in a book or in class. There is nothing greater than seeing a student have a once-in-a-lifetime experience right in front of their eyes.
Travel allows students to experience challenge, learn flexibility and reflect on how they move through the world, with safety and supports. I can’t say I have a favorite trip, but I have favorite experiences: the food in Japan was phenomenal, snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef was breathtaking, and seeing Castle Hill in Budapest lit up from the Danube is the memory that lives strongest in my mind.
Traveling is also an amazing way to meet and learn about students outside the classroom. When we have class together afterward, there is already a relationship and shared experiences. Ms. Nighbert has been my first mate on all my trips. She sends creative daily updates with photos to parents so they get to experience the trip along with their students. It’s also a great way to keep up with your student if they “forget” to check in.
Meghan Henry
Next stop: South Korea, 2028
Virtual information meeting · Tuesday, November 10 · 7–7:45 PM
The next trip is to South Korea in late May or early June 2028, a suggestion from a previous traveler. It is open to current freshmen, sophomores and juniors, and for this year’s juniors it falls right after graduation. RSVP for the information meeting, or read more on our Student Opportunities page.
We’re grateful to Ms. Henry for her classroom, and for the much larger one she opens to Hume-Fogg students who choose to adventure with her.