Media Category: 2023

An example of some of the wildlife participants can expect to see while in Costa Rica.

Megan Maransky is currently a junior on the Duke Field Hockey team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She participated in the ACE in South Africa program in the summer of 2023. She worked with eleven other student-athletes from Duke and Stanford to collaborate with teachers at local Early Childhood Development Centers to brainstorm new methods of teaching English as a second language, as well as helped organize and plan a sports camp for teenage boys in local townships. She also learned a lot about the rich history and culture of South Africa in enrichment activities, such as visiting museums, participating in traditional cooking classes, and exploring Cape Town.

ACE participants at the top of Table Mountain during one of their enrichment activities.

Scenery of the Western Cape of South Africa.

ACE participants on a tour of Bo Kaap, an iconic and historical neighborhood, that was the historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

ACE participants on a tour of Robben Island, the prison where Nelson Mandela was held for 27 years during Apartheid.

Gandoca is a small, rural, coastal community of about 600 residents. The town has two elementary schools and a small high school. It is not developed touristically like its neighboring towns of Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo and maintains a rural, community feel. This is the small store where participants can buy ice cream, sodas, and snacks in the local community.