Learning Communities in Cape Town, Summer 2016
Information Session
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
3:30-5:00 pm
Laurel Hall 306
Imagine spending a month of your summer living in South Africa! Come learn about this amazing Education Abroad program from beloved Capetonian, Rev. Vernon Rose and Professor Marita McComiskey.
(Students who have gone on this trip in the past are invited to come see Vernon and help answer questions!)
Drawing on the university’s core value of Human Rights, the Learning Communities in Cape Town summer Education Abroad program provides one of the best ways to learn about yourself, expand your world view, and work for social justice while gaining skills essential to be a well-informed global citizen. It will immerse you into the living history of South Africa by directly involving you in institutions that are wrestling with South Africa’s troubled past and creating a modern, democratic civil society. At the heart of the program is a three-day per week service-learning placement at a non-profit organization. Service-learning placements are specifically selected to meet the individual interests and goals of each student.
Details:
- ANY UCONN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CAN APPLY!
- FIRST YEAR INTERNATIONAL trip – 1st-year students encouraged to apply!
- LEARNING COMMUNITY trip – Current and former LC students encouraged to apply!
- Faculty-led 4-week summer program, mid-May to mid-June
- Week-long cultural immersion orientation
- Students complete service-learning placement at non-profit organization
- Example placement sites include health clinics, hospitals, schools, aquarium, business/political/community organizations, orphanage, etc. There are opportunities for students in any major!
- Earn 4 credits
- 1-credit pre/post-departure course
- 3-credit WGSS course in Cape Town focused on South African History and Human Rights
- Weekend Homestay in Township and weekend Game Reserve Trip to see African animals up close
- APPLY here:www.ABROAD.uconn.edu
- Under Programs, search for “Learning Communities in Cape Town”
To learn more, you can reach out to Professor Marita.McComiskey@uconn.edu.
For more information, contact: Melissa Foreman at melissa.foreman@uconn.edu