Archive for the ‘Europe Trips’ Category
In 1944, during the height of World War II, a young American soldier found himself mistakenly separated from his Army unit. His mission had been to disable bridges throughout Holland so the German army could not retreat. However, the lines shifted, and the American soldier found himself stranded and seeking shelter from the dangers of the oppressive German occupation. The German army had advanced into the village of Susteren and set up a German garrison there. In the center of Susteren was a small Inn/Restaurant owned by Joseph Schulpen. The Schulpen family, risking their own safety, offered the American soldier refuge in the basement of the Inn where for six months he lived unsuspected by the enemy. As was common during the war, the Dutch secretly harbored those that the Germans sought to defeat. This American soldier was one of countless saved by the Dutch from falling into enemy hands. While secretly living among the German army, that American soldier met and fell in love with the Inn owner’s daughter, Josephine. Thus out of the horrors of war was born a remarkable love story whose ties are forever linked to the F L Chamberlain School. This is the story of co-founder and Executive Director Bill Doherty’s own parents. Read the rest of this entry »
At 3:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday April 29th, a group of 7 students and 4 Chamberlain staff piled into a school van and headed north to Boston to catch the red-eye bound for Amsterdam. This was the start of a 10-day adventure in Holland and Germany where they would be introduced to different cultures, history, art and sciences. Following is a sampling of what they experienced.
- April 30th- Picked up rental car, Holland Passes and drove to and settled into rental house in Loosdrecht, Netherlands.
- May 1- Tour of Amsterdam to visit the flower market, Peace Palace (shousing the Permanent Court of Arbitration to settle international disputes) and Parliament, the Delft factory and the diamond factory. Read the rest of this entry »
On April 25th, a sunny and warm day, 10 Chamberlain students and 3 staff took off for Dusseldorf, Germany from Boston for ten days of exploration, education and fun. The trip’s focus was for students to gain from a cultural experience while working on their personal goals. They stationed themselves in Scherpenisse, Netherlands in a small house for the first four days while they explored the Netherlands and Belgium. Read the rest of this entry »