Sixteen students and their chaperones are home from their tour of Germany after completing the first international trip in Luxemburg-Casco School District in almost a decade. Social studies teacher Lauren Kleiman organized the weeklong excursion which included visits to a concentration camp, the Berlin Wall, Nymphenburg Palace, and other historical sites. She says was impressed with how well the junior and senior students behaved during the trip and put themselves outside of their comfort zones.

Kleiman hopes to take more students abroad in the coming years and wants to be a resource for other teachers in the area who may want to do similar trips with their schools.