An Amazonian trip of a liftetime

(WWLP) - A group of nine students from Wilbraham Monson Academy in Wilbraham got the chance to spend two weeks in the Amazon River Basin and learned about saving an ecosytem.

Wilbraham Monson Academy is the only school in the country that offers this unique experience of visiting indigenous tribal communities.

The students returned home Friday and told 22News they had the time of their life. They also learned alot about some of the issues these Amazon communities are facing.

"It's all about saving the rain forest and creating economic benefits for producers and consumers. It's really the only answer that's around now," said Senior Stephanie Robinson.

Junior Jeanette Viens told 22News, "They teach you so much, they really know the most about the culture. They teach you so much and are so kind and so generous; it was just amazing."

The student group looked into ways to stop deforestation through economic incentives. They also help buy two cows for an indigenous tribe that was struggling with starvation.