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Service learning program in Nicaragua now accepting applications PDF Print
Friday, 16 May 2008
Women cookingThe Ohio State University at Newark is pleased to again offer its service learning study abroad program in Nicaragua. Students with a sense of adventure and a desire to learn in a non-traditional setting must apply no later than May 19 to be considered for the program. The group will travel to Masaya, Nicaragua from December 11-23 and will learn about north-south relations, fair trade, development, conservation, local culture and more. Any Ohio State University student is eligible to apply; however, students must enroll in CS 694 in autumn 2008.

Students will earn five credits for CS 694, Development Theory and five credits for CS 498.02, Nicaraguan Service Learning. While Spanish language proficiency is helpful, it is not required.

Come test theory against practice, learn about North-South relations, work alongside members of the Monimbo Indigenous Movement, live at the hammock cooperative, visit an organic farm, a pottery cooperative, the Laguna de Apoyo (site of the 2000 earthquake), and talk with community organizers working to address social justice problems at the grassroots level.

The cost of the trip is Ohio State tuition plus a $1,060 program fee. An automatic Newark campus student travel grant of $300 is available.

Students will work with the community to build the first cabin of a visitors’ lodge and will visit an organic farm, the Masaya volcano and the beautiful island of Ometepe.

The Nicaragua Program Information Sheet (PDF) details information about the study abroad experience. For more information, please contact Professor Katherine Borland.