January 14th-18th, 2027

Education Transforms Lives… and Nations

Join DLP Foundations and PathLight on a vision trip to Belize where a generation of students, mentors, and educators are reshaping the future of a nation, one classroom, community, and leader at a time.

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Trip description:


PathLight and DLP Foundations share a vision: building thriving communities. Through high school & college education, mentorship, teacher training, and the work of Belizean educators, alumni, and business partners, PathLight is shaping a new generation of socially conscious leaders committed to a flourishing nation.

Over five days, your family will walk alongside the people doing this work. You’ll meet PathLight students, mentors, alumni, and educators, and share meals with the Belizean business and civic leaders shaping the country’s education system. You’ll serve together on a national holiday dedicated to public service, working shoulder-to-shoulder with students, mentors, and local partners. And through it all you’ll see how PathLight’s holistic model of scholarship, mentorship, and leadership development is preparing a generation to lead.

This is an invitation for your family to experience PathLight’s partnership with DLP Foundations up close, meet the Belizean leaders behind it, and consider how your own story might become part of the next chapter.

Included on this trip:
  • See PathLight’s holistic model up close. Meet the Belizean educators, board members, alumni, and business leaders that can speak to its success.
  • Serve alongside PathLight students, mentors, and local business partners on a national holiday focused on public service.
  • Explore the rich diversity and culture that Belize has to offer from the perspective of local experts.
  • Experience God’s creation up close as you birdwatch, kayak, and hike through the lush rainforest surroundings of the Sleeping Giant Lodge—one of Belize’s most breathtaking natural settings.
Trip dates:

January 14th-18th, 2027

Package Cost:

$900 per person.

Your registration covers all in-country meals, ground transportation, activities, and PathLight facilitation, as well as a $125 donation toward a shared community service project. Flights and accommodations at the Grand Resort & Residences and Sleeping Giant Resort are not included in the cost; feel free to extend your trip if you want to keep exploring Belize!
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Daily Itinerary

  • 1

    Arrive at Belize International Airport and meet your local hosts from PathLight over lunch. Then follow PathLight Belize’s Board Chair on a guided tour of Belize City, his home town, with a quick stop at the Belize Museum. Take a break and check in to the Grand Resort and Residences where you will share cocktails and conversation with PathLight team members and important local stakeholders.

  • 2

    After breakfast, head out into the Belize District for a community service project alongside PathLight students, mentors, and local business partners. Share a catered lunch with the students and mentors who served alongside you, followed by a time of reflection on the experience you shared together. In the afternoon, travel into the Maya Mountains to Sleeping Giant Lodge — your home base for the rest of the trip.

  • 3

    After breakfast in the rainforest, join a PathLight a guided hike to one of Belize’s most popular tourist attractions, St. Herman’s Cave. In the afternoon, follow a program alumni on a tour of Armenia Village, where PathLight’s story got started. To finish out the day, spend time with our local students as they come into the Belmopan Center for afterschool activities before returning to the lodge for a group dinner.

  • 4

    Join a group of PathLight students and staff on an inspiring trip to Xunantunich, one of Belize’s most iconic Mayan sites. After a guided tour and lunch around the ancient monuments, visit ArtBox for a coffee break and an opportunity to bring home keepsakes from your trip. Enjoy a restful evening back at Sleeping Giant before a dinner to debrief your time in Belize.

  • 5

    For the early risers, attend a guided birdwalk before sunrise. After breakfast, depart for Belize International Airport — or extend your stay at Sleeping Giant and take time to reflect or explore the natural beauty of the lodge.

Trip Facilitator(s)

  • Danny Sells

    Danny Sells is President and Executive Director of the DLP Positive Returns Foundation. On behalf of the foundation, Danny spearheads strategic initiatives, both in the US and globally, that address housing and the finance and development of the same—especially as it relates to vulnerable populations such as the homeless and young, at-risk children. He has visited Belize with PathLight in the past and is excited to invite more members of DLP’s community into the same experience!

  • Irv Henderson

    Irv Henderson is the CEO and co-founder of KonstructIQ, a project management and payment software solution for residential construction companies. Irv is passionate about the power of education to transform a country and the chair of PathLight Belize’s board. As a board member and Belizean native, Irv is active in efforts to engage the local government and private sectors as well as multinational agencies on education policy and financial partnership.

  • Alex Cal

    Alex Cal is Director of PathLight’s trips.  He takes great pride in shaping how people experience Belize, creating memorable spiritual and cultural experiences that reflect the rich history of the country and deepening guests’ understanding of PathLight’s mission. Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in Tourism Management and feels honored to be part of an industry that significantly contributes to Belize’s economy. Outside of work, he is a proud father of two daughters and enjoys staying busy, whether it involves watching football on weekends, traveling, or creating reels from his photography adventures.

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