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 of a series of international travel seminars designed to provide Michigan K-12, 4-H Youth Development educators with Michigan State University Extension, and Michigan State University graduate students in education 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 experienced the lived reality of culture though home stays, language study and visits to local communities, 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 American 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 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Center for Advanced Study of International Development, the Institute for International Agriculture, and International Studies and Programs.
This travel seminar is offered pending funding by the Fulbright Hays Group Program Abroad, U.S. Department of Education. Funding announcements by the U.S. Department of Education are anticipated mid-March 2007.
Tentative travel dates: July 6 - August 2, 2007
Selection Criteria
Application for Ecuador Fulbright Hays GPA (pdf)
Proposed Itinerary
Frequently Asked Questions
Please submit applications by e-mail no later than April 15, 2007 to:
Diane Ruonavaara
160 Agriculture Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824
ruonavaa@msu.edu |
