Bringing Global Learning Home: Study Away as a Change Agent Between Local and Global

Daniel Greenberg, Living Routes and Olya Zhuykova, Educational Praxis and Bapagrama Educational Center; Skye Stephenson and Steve Clark, Keene State College

2 p.m. Thursday, November 5; Mountain View Room, Student Center
Can international educational bring about transformative changes at the individual, community, and global levels? Several examples of study away programs serve as agents of change. We’ll begin with an overview of study away and international education and how they merge the local and global. We’ll look at ecovillages and how they serve as ideal environments for students to gain first-hand experience with sustainable practices and lifestyles. We’ll discuss the Bapagrama study away program in India and how students there learn about education for social change.