Videos tagged with "service learning"

Service Learning Nicaragua 2012 Westfield State University [06:23]

Tags: Nicaragua (Country), University

Formation, Learning, and Service: University of Portland Students' Exploration of Nicaragua [34:33]
What happens when eighteen students and three faculty and staff members travel to Nicaragua for three weeks to learn about the political, economical, and social situations of the country? University of Portland's Collaborative for International Studies & Global Outreach (CISGO) attempts to answer that question with Formation, Learning, and Service: University of Portland Students' Exploration of Nicaragua, a digital storytelling project by communication studies professor Courtney Vail Fletcher and videographer/photographer Jeff D. Kennel. Every spring, several University of Portland students, faculty, and staff members take part in the Nicaragua Immersion program through the Moreau Center for Service and Leadership. The program allows students to engage in service learning, focusing on the culture and current social justice issues facing the country. A participant in the 2011 Nicaragua Immersion, Fletcher decided to film the trip for a documentary. "We wanted to come back and share the stories and experiences we had with a wider range of audiences," Fletcher said. "We are only 21 people who got to have the experience, but we can share it with so many through the documentary." Videographer/photographer Jeff Kennel, who works in the Office of Marketing and Communications, also travelled with the group and documented it with film and photos. "We want to touch upon what the students did during the trip and how it will form and change them," Kennel said. "They learned about ...
Tags: nicaragua, Student, University, Service, Moreau Center, Fair Trade, Free Trade, University of Portland, UP

Voluntary Horizons Volunteer Trips [02:21]
Voluntary Horizons is a responsible tour operator, offering school holidays including a community service project phase. We specialize in Volunteer Travel Programs with an introduction to Fair Trade. We are supported by InnovaChile from CORFO, a Chilean government corporation which supports innovative new projects in Chile. ... volunteer voluntary "service learning" "community service" chile argentina bolivia nicaragua "travel programs" "student travel"
Tags: volunteer, voluntary, service learning, community service, chile, argentina, bolivia, nicaragua, travel programs, student travel

VIDA VOLUNTEER SPRING BREAKS
of medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine to communities with limited resources. At the same time these volunteers have a great learning experience, and there is time off to try different activities, such as beach time, canopy tours, volcano hikes, and more! ... VIDA Volunteers volunteerism medicine dentistry veterinary central america costa rica honduras nicaragua panama spring break alternative breaks service learning missions medical brigades universities canopy tours caribbean sloths ...
Tags: VIDA, Volunteers, volunteerism, medicine, dentistry, veterinary, central, america, costa, rica, honduras, nicaragua, panama, spring, break, alternative, breaks, service, learning, missions, medical, brigades, universities, canopy, tours, caribbean, sloths