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What:
Community Internships is a fall semester
internship and seminar program in Ecuador.
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Hands-On
Experience
In addition to substantive work at internship
sites working on health, youth development,
women’s issues, environment, human
rights or other issues, you will also
experience Ecuador’s diverse culture
through field studies to indigenous communities
and the rain forest.
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When:mid-September
to mid-December
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Cost:
Fall 2004 fee is $11,600 ($12,400 for
non-member schools). (There is an $800
discount for students from member schools.)
Includes:
tuition, lodging, food stipend, health
insurance and field travel ground expenses.
Additional
expenses: international airfare, books,
passport, visa and personal expenses.
Click
here for scholarship and financial aid
information.
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Prerequisites:
Completion of first year of college, the
equivalent of two years of college Spanish.
Students need to be able to speak and
understand Spanish independently for the
internship. Open to all majors interested
in social change in Latin America and
eager for practical experience as well
as immersion in the Spanish language.
NOTES:
Internship placements vary based on student
interest and language skills. Language
instruction is not provided.
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Housing
and meals: In Quito, you will stay
with a host family. Hotels or hostels
are used during group field trips. Meals
are provided by home stay families or
through a food stipend during travel.
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Interested?
Click
here to request more information.
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EXTRAORDINARY SOCIAL LABORATORY FOR LEARNING
The Community Internships in Latin America
program offers a semester of study and experience
with a focus on community participation
and social change. A home stay is combined
with a hands-on internship and independent
study opportunity designed to meet your
own learning goals. A field seminar involving
local experts and activists provides an
intensive immersion into Latin American
daily life and culture. Models of community
participation, organization, development
and social change are compared and contrasted.
Students learn first-hand about challenges
in Ecuadorian communities and explore ways
that they are being addressed.
Ecuador offers an idyllic climate, mountain
vistas and mild weather as well as a complex
scenario of social, cultural, economic and
political phenomena. Current issues of globalization,
ecological issues, oil politics and Plan
Colombia are addressed as you learn from
individuals who help make change. Non-Governmental
Organizations advancing community development
and social change are dynamic and diverse
in the country, providing an extraordinary
site for internships.
All lectures are in Spanish, with discussions
in Spanish and English. (Note: Ecuadorians
speak slowly and clearly – an ideal
environment for students to gain confidence
and fluidity. J) Readings are mostly in
Spanish. Papers may be written in English
or Spanish. Internships and field projects
are conducted entirely in Spanish. Students
needing additional language development
may arrange for outside tutorials at an
additional cost.
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"My experience teaching street children
in a residential center made me examine how
we can create a more socially and economically
just society."
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