Field Trip
The field trip component is the high point of this program both on the personal level and on the academic level. It allows the student to travel to Central America and to get a first hand experience of life in a typical community in the host country. Classroom learning and the real world meet head on and provide the possibility of bringing them together into a new synthesis of knowledge about North South issues.
The main part of the field trip involves the placement of each student with a family in a community in the host country. For approximately three weeks, students partake of the daily lives of these families. Projects are planned within the community where students play an active role. Other activities, such as conferences, side-trips to various points of interest, visits to neighbouring communities and relaxation outings, are also planned.
Students are asked to note their observations during the trip. The analysis of these observations and reflections is an important part of the Integrative Seminar course that the students take in the semester following the field trip.
