
A spring intensive for administrators and educators involved in development studies education and service learning.
Mar 24 - Apr 2, 2017
All ages
12
open
$2,275
$1,600
From acts of genocide and brutal dictatorship to internationally championed strategies for sustainable development and peaceful democracy, few countries so clearly present the range of challenges and potential for humanity as does Cambodia. Our global education professional development course based in Cambodia allows participants to explore topics of democracy, development, and global citizenship through direct engagement with accomplished development professionals, advocates for social justice, pioneering NGOs, and visionary community leaders. Participants can expect to bring home powerful stories of these concepts in action, and concrete tools and strategies for curriculum back home. Activities include private meetings with internationally recognized development experts, conversations with young Cambodian leaders, and visits to rural communities, including a rural home-stay.
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“I started off this course thinking that global education was a small part of what I do as a teacher – I have left knowing that it is the core of everything.”
Cambodia Educator: Learning Service
“The Dragons Global Educator program in Cambodia offered me access to people and places I could not have otherwise experienced. Each day we engaged in meaningful human connections and profound experiences that changed the way I will talk about Global Studies at Pingree. Overall the Program was a great success, and one of the best professional development experiences of my life.”
David Medvitz Cambodia Educator: Learning Service
"Their understanding and use of learning methodologies and ability to link us with a number of projects and opportunities to connect with community and students was excellent."
Denise Marika Cambodia Educator: Learning Service
Dragons courses are not about travel or surface exposure to a new culture or country. Rather, they are deep explorations in the complexity of development and of how each of us impacts and can impact our bigger world. They challenge assumptions, forge new visions, and necessarily demand we grow into more aware individuals.
Sumner McCallie Cambodia Educator, 2014