Field Studies - Study Abroad Programs
We arrange specialized programs.For over 19 years we have conducted a one-month inter-term program for Elon University of North Carolina. Two professors accompany about 30 students each January for an accredited program at Our School. The curriculum covers Culture and Society and Spanish classes, in addition to field trips and excursions.
Also, since 2006, we have conducted a Study Abroad Program (two semesters: Spring and Fall) for Elon University of North Carolina. An Elon professor accompanies about 15-20 students to study at Our School each semester. The curriculum includes: Spanish language & Cultural Studies, Environmental Science, Contemporary Central American History and Politics, and Education course taught by local professors. Also, the Elon professor teaches a General Studies course.
For several years we have conducted a specialized program for Houghton College in western New York State during May-June. One or two professors accompany about 15-30 students to study at Our School for a period of 3 weeks. The curriculum includes: Spanish language & Cultural Studies.
We have conducted a Maymester Program in Costa Rica for Berry College, located near Atlanta, Georgia. This included Spanish and Educational courses, along with classroom observation in local schools and a variety of field-trips.
Also, we planned and conducted a 4-week Study Abroad program for a consortium of Historical Black Colleges in the Atlanta, Georgia, area, which included a specialized curriculum in Afro-Hispanic Studies in the context of Latin America.
In addition, we coordinated a Program in Sustainable Development for West Virginia State College in 2002, funded by a Fulbright-Hays grant. This included 15 college and high school teachers who participated in a 4-week "traveling seminar" that explored sustainable development projects in eco-tourism and/or economic development efforts by local communities.
For five years we planned and coordinated a spring semester-abroad academic program for Chapman University, located in Orange, California. This was a 15-week, academic program for 12-15 students, for which they received at least 16 credits.
The courses taught were Spanish language, Environmental Studies, Contemporary Central American Politics, Indigenous Peoples of Central America, Twentieth Century Latin American Literature, Cultural Heritage (Indigenous Peoples and people of African Descent) and Molecular Biology-Human Genetics. Due to changes in their policies, Chapman University no longer offers this program in Costa Rica.
During the summer of 1999, 2001 and 2003, we organized a one-month field studies program in Cultural Anthropology (including two weeks of intensive Spanish courses) for Central Connecticut State University.
Other Study Abroad Programs have been planned and coordinated with Whitworth College (Spokane, Washington) and Furman University (North Carolina) during the past ten years.
Please Contact Us if you are interested in a similar program designed to meet the needs of your academic institution.
