COE Study Abroad Trips
Diversity in Education, BELIZE
Experience the culture and educational system in Belize. Students are actively engaged with a diverse student population, collaborate with teachers who have become accustomed to teaching with very limited resources, and learn about culturally relevant teaching while experiencing a unique educational system. Exploring Mayan ruins, snorkeling on the barrier reef, touring diverse villages, and immersing yourself in the local culture add a great sense of adventure and enjoyment. This is truly a life changing experience! For more information, contact Dr. Lyndall Muschell, 478-445-1909, lyndall.muschell@gcsu.edu or Dr. Joanne Previts, 478-445-4487, joanne.previts@gcsu.edu.
Click here to view photos from the Belize 2012 trip.
2012-2013 Belize brochure
SWEDEN
Early every summer a group of students travel to Sweden to live with host families there and teach in local schools. Developing from the Georgia College Sweden Study Abroad program, the Sweden/American iPod Classroom Collaboration Project engages classrooms and students in worldview learning experiences. Students produce audio, picture, and video storytelling clips that can be utilized in these classroom collaborations for a variety of topics such as learning English conversation skills, cultural attributes of the students, and geography features. These podcasts include: clips that express the learning environments in Sweden and here at home, clips that emulate a "day in the life" of a student's living and learning environments, and clips than can be utilized to create a video-based messaging system between the classrooms that discusses and shares understandings from the collaborative curriculum.
For more information, please contact Dr. Brian Mumma, 478-445-2517, brian.mumma@gcsu.edu.
Click here to view the 2006 Travel Journal.
Study and Teach in London
Learn about special education in London in cooperation with the Queensmill School through active observations, participation and teaching in classrooms with children and a host teacher. You will experience the diverse culture and atmosphere of Europe’s largest city and explore history dating back to the Roman Empire and enhance your educational opportunities by immersing yourself in the local color of living in the Nottinghill area. Shopping, touring, and theatre will all add to your enjoyment of this wonderful city. For more information, please contact Dr. Craig Smith, 478-445-6477, craig.smith@gcsu.edu.
Click here to view photos from the May 2012 trip.
