View from an abandon hacienda
Fulbright Hays Group Program Abroad to Ecuador
Summer 2008
View from an abandon hacienda
Cultural Diversity and Social Change
in the Andean Highlands --
A four-week curriculum development project to Ecuador
The Fulbright Hays Group Program Abroad to Ecuador is the third in a series of international travel seminars designed to provide Michigan K-12 teachers; Michigan State University graduate students in language, area studies and education; and Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Development educators with the opportunity to internationalize curriculum in areas such as social studies, history, economics, environmental studies, arts, and language arts. The seminar focuses on the changing and complex nature of culture and its relationship to the environment -- historic roots, the present situation, and competing visions of the future -- as seen through the eyes of various cultural groups in Ecuador.
Experiential learning will occur as educators experience the lived reality of culture though home stays; language study; and visits to local communities, schools, enterprise development efforts, conservation groups, and governmental and non-governmental organizations. The trip will also provide opportunities for educators to discover and communicate the important connections between the United States and Latin America. Finally, teachers will develop a more empathetic understanding of the cultural background of the growing number of students from Latin America attending Michigan schools.
This program is sponsored by Michigan State University Extension and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Michigan State University with the support of the Center for Advanced Study of International Development.
This travel seminar has received funding by the Fulbright Hays Group Program Abroad, U.S. Department of Education.
Travel dates: July 6 - August 3, 2008 (note change of return date)
Application for Ecuador Fulbright Hays GPA.
Please submit applications by e-mail no later than April 15, 2008 to:
Diane Ruonavaara
e-mail: ruonavaa@msu.edu
or by postal mail to:
Diane Ruonavaara
160 Agriculture Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824