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The Thai Sustainable Service-Learning Program is the
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BUILDING A NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SERIES
Olga Herndon, 2007 program participant, won FIRST PLACE in this year's UGA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST (Category: People and Culture)http://www.uga.edu/oie/iew/photowinners05.htm
Change, North Bangkok, Thailand
Description of Academic Component
The 2008 Thailand Service-Learning Program will be based on the academic rigor of group assessment and analysis of global issues through community engagement and Service-Learning pedagogy. This program will advance the initiatives of UGA’s Office of Service Learning and will be a bridge between a more conventional experience abroad and the internship and/or volunteer service abroad.
The three to six credit hour course will involve a six week stay and 240 contact hours. It will be evaluated based on the University Grading Scale and thoroughness of project completion.
The method of delivery will be a traditional Service-Learning setting with regular discussions, personal investigations and field work, group problem solving, democratic classroom principles, and structured reflection before, during and at the end of the course.
Course-related activities and excursions will include typical tourist activities during the orientation period and site visits related to various projects. The course is open to other related disciplines. A cross-disciplinary team in preferred.
The level of learning will be related to the individual student’s ability to relate to a new environment, immersion in a foreign country and willingness to participate fully in experiential events and activities.
Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Kesetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Will the program fees include air ticket?
Students will be responsible for securing their own tickets and making flight arrangements, however they will be encouraged to fly together and use STA for booking tickets.
What are the local housing and meal arrangements?
Local housing in Bangkok will be on-campus or campus-arranged housing. The weekend trips will be pre-arranged with housing in youth hostels, guest houses or home stays.
Meals will be prearranged for field excursions but can be obtained at canteens and cafeterias at each University.
