Displays of Egypt, China, Europe and Japan take on a personal feel at Spencer middle school. Snapshots show students and former students in the midst of the temples and tombs.

The Langford school has a long history of organizing globe-trotting tours to provide students with a better understanding of the world, seeing differing cultures first-hand.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 such a good opportunity for students to experience different cultures,B次元官网网址� explained Yvonne Clarke, a behaviour support teacher at Spencer. SheB次元官网网址檚 also one of the trip organizers. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 the only way to understand what other peopleB次元官网网址檚 lives are like.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淭he kids, once they experience new cultures ... it brings them back thinking differently and appreciating what they have here,B次元官网网址� said teacher librarian Christine Dosouto, who creates hard-cover memoir books for the school library. B次元官网网址淵ou just come back more mature.B次元官网网址�

The kids, who range from Grade 6 to 12 at Spencer and Belmont, are responsible for their own passports, money and keeping track of their own belongings.

B次元官网网址淭hey really have to become more independent,B次元官网网址� Clarke said.

B次元官网网址淪ome kids get the travelling bug,B次元官网网址� added Dosouto.

ThatB次元官网网址檚 true for Spencer student Ian Sentries who learned a little about Asia hanging with his cousins during the Japan trip earlier this year. He plans to B次元官网网址済ain more experience on other culturesB次元官网网址� on the Peru trip.

B次元官网网址淚 want to see the world,B次元官网网址� he said.

With the nine-day trip to Peru in spring 2013 looking to break the bank, they turned to fundraisers for the first time.

B次元官网网址淲e felt we really needed to do something to help parents to bring down the cost,B次元官网网址� said Clarke.

All metals are accepted, from frying pans to kitchen stoves. Refrigerators and items containing mercury and asbestos are not accepted.

Drop off metal recyclables anytime at the bin outside Spencer middle school, 1026 Goldstream Ave. until Nov. 26.