Boys' Town Trip

Boys’ Town is comprised of young, orphaned boys who live in apartment-like complexes. These are located in a hilly area southwest of Rome. Surrounding the plazas and gardens sit the residential villas, schools, laboratories, church, theatre, restaurant, bank, bazaar, and sports facilities. Close by there is also a farm which is used for educating the boys about agriculture and the environment.

The boys have also established their own currency, the Scudo, which is a coin that can be earned by completing the activities they are assigned when in school and outside of the classroom. These coins can then be used to buy toys and candy in the bazaar or deposited in the citizens’ bank. It can also be converted to Euro at a fixed rate of 1 Scudo = Euro 0,01.

As a class, we will be visiting Boys' Town on Friday, June 13, 2008. This is an incredible opportunity, and we are extremely thankful to the boys for giving us this unique glimpse into their personal lives.

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