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Bahama Books Service Trip

Saturday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Service Trip Location: Nassau, Bahamas

 

Berkeley’s Upper Division has partnered with Mission: Educate Bahamas and Bahama Books, two Nassau-based nonprofit organizations that are committed to improving literacy in Nassau’s primary schools. Trip participants will serve at a primary school in Nassau, stocking their library with age-appropriate titles donated during a Bahama Books pre-trip book drive on Berkeley’s campus. The students will also read to elementary-age children, teach the students and administrators how to use their library, and learn about Bahamian culture. Additionally, participants must create lesson plans before the trip. Students will deliver these lesson plans to the librarian running the newly established library. At the end of each trip day, Upper Division students will run the day’s reflection exercise with the Middle Division students who are also a part of the trip. The trip will occur from Saturday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and all Upper Division students are eligible to apply.

 

Cost: $2,250 per person (maximum of nine participants)

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Tentative Itinerary:

 

Saturday, February 14:

  • Fly down to the Bahamas and get settled into your hotel.
  • Visit the Straw Market, Nassau.
  • Dinner at the hotel

 

Sunday, February 15:

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Harbor Safari excursion to Rose Island—swimming, snorkeling, and lunch
  • Downtime at the hotel in the late afternoon
  • Dinner at Nassau restaurant

 

Monday, February 16 (Presidents’ Day):

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Travel to the primary school to begin work—unpacking, sorting, and training of staff and students.
  • Lunch at the school
  • Hotel for reflection and dinner

 

Tuesday, February 17:

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Travel to the primary school—a teaching day for our students. There will be four groups working with various grade levels, led by Upper Division students.
  • Dinner at the hotel

 

Wednesday, February 18:

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Take a shuttle to the airport for your flight back to Tampa.

Registration Details

Trips are NOT on a first-come-first-serve basis. If more students are interested in participating than can be accommodated, students will be selected at random. Any student who is not selected will have their deposit refunded.

 

You will register and pay for this trip using Berkeley’s CampBrain system. You will need to register and pay the deposit by Friday, October 31, 2025, to be eligible to participate.

To register and pay the deposit:

 

  1. Go to https://berkeleyprep.campbrainregistration.com/
  2. Log in or create an account.
  3. Select the household member you’re wishing to register for this trip.
  4. Select the trip, select “more details,” and then add trip to cart.
  5. Once you pay and submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email.

Once you have registered and paid your deposit on CampBrain, you will receive a follow-up email requesting any additional information that is needed for the trip.