International Service Learning Programs
Do you have a passion for social justice? Do you want to make a difference? Lasell has four international service learning programs and more coming!
Service Learning in Ecuador: Explore the Environment of Ecuador
Students earn one credit. Students travel to Ecuador over the winter break to participate in Environmental Service Learning. Students will explore the rich culture of Ecuador while helping to protect the country's biologically diverse environment. The trip entails a 10-day on-the-ground study of and service related to the environment in Ecuador. Prior to the trip, course sessions will be held throughout the Fall semester. Questions? Email: agreene@lasell.edu or atoffler@lasell.edu
Mexico Shoulder to Shoulder
Students can earn four credits, two weeks on the ground study and service in Mexico during January is preceded by a course which immerses students in the study of the history, diverse peoples, and cultures of Mexico, and combines research, presentations, and papers with service on campus. The field experience in Mexico includes individual home stays with Mexican families, intensive manual labor, and reflective intellectual work.
Nicaragua Shoulder to Shoulder
This international service-learning experience incorporates volunteer work for literacy, public health, and social justice. A spring trip to San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua provides opportunities for students to work side by side with community members, gain understanding through cultural exchange, and participate in reflection and academic exercises examining poverty and development. Student participants also design a related academic component in conjunction with one of their spring courses.
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Ecotourism in Brazil
This course will introduce students to the history, concepts, principles, marketing, planning and management of ecotourism activities and development which promote cultural and environmental awareness and local environmental and economic benefits. Global, sustainable, ecotourism development will be discussed at length with a look at the larger picture of tourism development including approaches to delivering low impact development. It will teach a holistic approach to planning and tourism development that reviews standard industry practices and processes. The course will culminate in an educational trip to the Amazon rainforest to view, research, and participate in a newly developing ecotourism system.
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