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WOMEN MUST WEAR SKIRTS For the females in the group, they are paring to wear skirts just below the ees and above the ankles, in accorâ€" nce with the Mexican style of dress r women. of us ever wear dresses, so it‘s >ing to be pretty different," said Binns. "I want to see how they will react to ," commented MacGibbon. "That‘s at is interesting to me. Not just how e‘ll react to them." or a group of high school students, it is the opportunity of a lifeâ€" time. Today, nine White Oaks students and their teacher Stuart Miller ard a plane headed for Cuernavaca, a pall village south of Mexico City. For : next two weeks, they will visit some the poorest barrios, do some manual por, shop at the markets and get a mpse into what it‘s like living in a ird World country. When they return, they will organize > annual Development Day at the high ool; a day traditionally organized by p teachers. As well, they will go to ronto for a day to share their experiâ€" ces with other high school students. "It‘s a chance to see something difâ€" rent. Sometimes I think we take a lot r granted and maybe we‘ll realize how ky we are," said Julie Christie who is hvelling with her sister, Karen, on the o week adventure. The other students are Erin Binns. )m Sievert, Jenn Wagner, Brandon acGibbon, Laurie Payne, Nadia abha and Sarah Cole. All said Monday they were looking rward to the experience despite the alization of what they believe they 11 see â€" the poverty, the overpopulaâ€" n, the poor education, the cramped ing quarters. River Glen Blvd.\ Glenashton Blvd. LDIANE HART cial to the Beaver The hottest selling new home community in Oakville announces the release of CRESCENT and RAVINE lots. RIVER OAKS BLVD. W h ... UPPER MIDDLE RD. >â€"OMPUTER TRAINING /NORD for WINDOWS 2406 @ SIXTH LINE Oakville‘s Business School OAKVILLE SUCCESS! 50‘ LOTS hite Oaks students off to Mexico The Design Renaissance Collection by River Oaks Homes was the success story of Oakville in 1993. 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Shown from left with Miller are: Karen Christie, Brandon MacGibbon, Jenn Wagner, Tom Sievert, Erin Binns, and Julie Christie. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) Third World. He has taken teachers to Tanzania and is the person who initiated Development Day at White Oaks. As a member of the board of direcâ€" tors of Pueblito, a nonâ€"government, nonâ€" secular organization that runs developâ€" ment projects in the Third World, he had direct access to one of the funding agenâ€" cies of Pueblito based in Cuernavaca. This agency funded by Pueblito specialâ€" izes in introducing people to the condiâ€" tions in the Third World. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1994 Page 13 2,600 TO 3,760 SQ. FT. 5239900 "I think it‘s going to change us," said Wagner. "Our outlook has to change after a trip like this." Miller says his own interest in the Third World is driven by the injustices and inequities that exist and believes more eduction is the key to solving the problems. One of the problems the students had to overcome since they volunteered for the working holiday a year ago is people believed they were funding a sun holiâ€" day. day?" said Sievert, adding he had to explain the nature of the project and the fact they will be working in Mexico. Miller concurred with the working aspect to the trip. "I told them when it came up that it‘s not going to be Club Med but they were all keen," he said. And it was more than the jokes about getting a tan, a pampered plane ride and the best â€" getting 10 days off school â€" that prompted the students to volunteer for the trip. "I think they will be‘interested in seeâ€" ing the vast differences between the rich and the poor there because there are some rich sections but there are some very poor sections we‘ll be seeing," said Miller. He said with the recent fighting in Chiapas, Mexico, he did have to allay the fears of some of the parents. DISENCHANTMENT He noted that Chiapas is as far from Cuernavaca as Sackville, Nova Scotia, is from Toronto, but is realistic about the disenchantment felt by some Mexicans. Says Miller, bluntly: "nothing is for sure. I mean, you can be sitting in Just Desserts in Toronto and set shot." The 36â€"yearâ€"old teacher who has also worked at Syl Apps in Oakville says the learning experience of such a trip will be invaluable for the students. "Ultimately, I‘d like to take a group to Africa," he said. "They said to us why should we pay for you to go and sun on the beach all Serving Oakville for Over 30 years, Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. *Sunday 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. (*Not all stores may be open) Located at 3rd Line and Rebecca in Oakville + §27â€"0229+ Hopedale Maill