
Trek for Knowledge

Trek for Knowledge Intro text

Interested in Applying for Trek?

Building with Books members – don’t let this opportunity pass you by!

Trek for Knowledge is open to freshman, sophomore and junior high school students who are active members of a BwB program. Each school with a BwB program is scheduled to participate in one of 15 Treks in 2009.

Read below for the 2009 schedule and to download an application. You can also learn more by visiting your region's web page.

Trek Schedule for 2009

Winter 2009 Treks

Connecticut Team to Nicaragua, February 6 - 21
New York Team to Nicaragua, February 6 - 21
New York Team to Mali, February 6 - 21
Michigan Team to Nicaragua, February 13 - 28

Spring 2009 Treks

Illinois Team #1 to Malawi, March 27 - April 11
Pennsylvania Team to Mali, April 3 - 18
California Team to Mali, April 3 - 18
Illinois Team #2 to Malawi, April 3 - 18

Summer 2009 Treks (dates TBD)

Illinois Team to Nicaragua
Illinois & Pennsylvania Team to Nicaragua
New York Team to Nicaragua
California Team to Nicaragua
New York Team to Mali
Connecticut Team to Mali
Michigan Team to Mali

Trek Applications

To apply for a Trek for Knowledge, please download and print the application below for your region and complete it carefully. Detailed information about the pre-Trek schedule is available on the application, on your region's web page and by contacting your school's BwB Trek Coordinator.

Applications for Winter 2009 Treks

Connecticut Team to Nicaragua: application (pdf) is due Oct. 24, 2008

Connecticut Region Schools Eligible* for this Trek:

Bunnell High School

Central High School

Darien High School

Greenwich High School

King Low Heywood Thomas

Kolbe Cathedral High School

McMahon High School

Stamford High School

Westhill High School

*This Trek is only open to active BwB members (both students and teachers) at these high schools

New York Team to Nicaragua: application (pdf) is due Oct. 24, 2008

New York Schools Eligible* for this Trek:

Bronx Leadership Academy I

Bronx Leadership Academy II

The Bronx School for Law, Government, and Justice

Harry S. Truman High School

High School for Violin and Dance

Jane Addams High School for Academic Careers

Lehman High School

Mahopac High School

*This Trek is only open to active BwB members (both students and teachers) at these high schools.

Michigan Team to Nicaragua: application (pdf) is due Oct. 24, 2008

Michigan Schools Eligible* for this Trek:

Cass Technical High School

Detroit Technology High School

Henry Ford Academy

Lahser High School

Pontiac Central High School

Renaissance High School

The Roeper School

Western International High School

*This Trek is only open to active BwB members (both students and teachers) at these high schools.

New York Team to Mali: application (pdf) is due Oct. 24, 2008

New York Schools Eligible* for this Trek:

Bronx Expeditionary Learning High School

Eagle Academy for Young Men

Foreign Language and Global Studies High School

Frederick Douglass Academy

Health Opportunities High School

The High School for Teaching and Professions

John F. Kennedy High School

Marble Hill School - International Studies

*This Trek is only open to active BwB members (both students and teachers) at these high schools.

Applications for Spring 2009 Treks

Illinois Team #1 to Malawi: application (pdf) is due Oct. 31, 2008

Illinois Region Schools Eligible* for this Trek:

Currie Metropolitan High School

Hancock College Preparatory High School

Harlan Community Academy High School

Perspective Charter High School

Prosser Career Academy High School

Roberto Clemente High School

Shurz High School

Theodore Roosevelt High School

Woodlawn High School

*This Trek is only open to active BwB members (both students and teachers) at these high schools.

Pennsylvania Team to Mali: application (pdf) is due the day of your school’s BwB meeting on the week of Oct. 27

Pennsylvania Schools Eligible* for this Trek:

Bodine High School

Furness High School

Germantown High School

Harriton High School

Lower Merion High School

Masterman High School

Motivation High School

Upper Darby High School

*This Trek is only open to active BwB members (both students and teachers) at these high schools.

California Team to Mali: application (pdf) is due Oct. 31, 2008

California Schools Eligible* for this Trek:

Alameda High School

Albany High School

Balboa High School

Berkeley High School

Leadership High School

Lowell High School

Oakland Technical High School

Piedmont High School

Youth Empowerment School

*This Trek is only open to active BwB members (both students and teachers) at these high schools.

Illinois Team #2 to Malawi: application (pdf) is due Oct. 31, 2008

Illinois Region Schools Eligible* for this Trek:

Best Practice High School

Bogan High School

Gage Park High School

Global Visions Academy

Jones College Preparatory High School

Senn High School

Uplift Community High School

Whitney Young High School

*This Trek is only open to active BwB members (both students and teachers) at these high schools.