The Long Trip was revived in 1996 by Fern Khan, then Dean of Continuing Education, and Carol Hillman, a Bank Street alumna and former Board of Trustees member. Attendees to these "new" Long Trips include students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of Bank Street. The fourth of these trips took participants to Falmouth, Jamaica in 2002.
Visit the 2002 image gallery to see pictures from the trip.
Participants explored the city’s rich cross cultural history, art and architecture, economy and education. They toured Prospect Plantation and learned about the cultivation of bananas, sugar cane, coconuts and mangoes. Visited Harmony Hall, a 150 year old Great House now an art Gallery featuring the best Caribbean Art and crafts. Ate daily breakfast on the Fisherman’s Inn Terrace while receiving cooking lessons; sang along with the vocalist while lunching at Bibibips by the sea. Appreciated the beauty of the flora and fauna within the Coyaba Gardens and viewed the production of sugarcane at the Long Pond Factory. Listened to the Hon. Custos Royland Barrett present his research on the influence of the church during slavery and abolition, and enjoyed local storytelling.
To view a timeline and map of the newer Long Trips, visit the Bank Street Continuing Professional Studies site.
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Long Trip 2002 Falmouth, Jamaica Reflections
Carol Hillman
Reflections from the 2002 Long Trip to Falmouth, Jamaica by Carol Hillman, Division of Continuing Education, Bank Street College.
