Study Abroad in Latin America

How will you touch the world? Cultural and Development Studies in Latin America with ProWorld Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and culture of Latin America through this life-changing program. ProWorld’s semesters balance academics and service in sustainable community development projects for a truly rewarding study abroad experience. Community service, field study, and excursions complement coursework with local and international professors. Dates: Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters Cost: Program fees include tuition and fees, project work, housing, all meals, onsite transportation, cultural/adventure activities, travel/health insurance, and 24-hour onsite staff support. Program fees can be found online at www.myproworld.org/costs/prices.htm. Scholarships and fundraising support available. Contact: ProWorld Headquarters, ProWorld Service Corps, 1215 Taylor Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Tel: 877.42WORLD (US & Canada), 870.750.7202 (UK & Europe) Email: info@myproworld.org Website: www.myproworld.org

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Brazil: Permaculture at Ecoversidade
Investigate new ways of creating sustainable human habitats at Ecoversidade - a grassroots ecological institute in tropical Brazil. Learn sustainable agricultural principles and create your own ecological design as you gain insight into the Brazilian culture and the inspiration to adapt appropriate technologies and organic principles to your own climate and culture. Relax with Capoiera, a native mix of acrobatics, sacred dance and self-defense. Earn four transferable college credits and a Permaculture Apprentice certificate.

Contact: info@LivingRoutes.org; www.LivingRoutes.org

CEA
Intro to Latin American Studies program in Buenos Aires, Argentina
This program is designed for students at the beginner to intermediate language level who wish to focus their studies on Spanish language acquisition while taking electives in English focused on Argentine and Latin American culture. Electives will help you to further explore the history, economics, and culture. This program also features an Early Start option, where you will arrive early and take a four week intensive language preparation course. Semester program.
Intensive Spanish Language program in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Intensive Spanish Language Program at the University of Belgrano is designed for students of all language levels who are dedicated to acquiring and improving their language skills. Your language courses, combined with your immersion experience in Buenos Aires, will help you improve your Spanish, as well as explore the Argentine culture. Semester & summer programs.
Latin American & Integrated Studies program in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Latin American & Integrated Studies Program is designed for students at the low intermediate language level and above who are ready to refine and cultivate their language skills, while taking a more in-depth look into Argentine and Latin American culture. Your Spanish electives will help you continue to develop your language skills while allowing you to further explore Latin American culture. Semester program.
Spanish Language & Mexican Culture Program in Guadalajara, Mexico
The Spanish Language& Mexican Culture Program at the University of Guadalajara is for students of all language levels who want to reach a new level of comfort in their Spanish language abilities. Beginner and Intermediate students will focus solely on language classes, while advanced students are eligible to participate in electives in Spanish.
Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Science Programs in San José, Costa Rica
The Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Sciences Program at Veritas University is designed for students of all language levels who wish to become more comfortable with the Spanish language and acquire knowledge of Costa Rican culture and history. In addition to your language studies, you will take an elective chosen from a wide variety of subject areas.

Contact: info@gowithcea.com, www.gowithcea.com

The Center for Global Education
French Language Study in the Caribbean
Spend your winter break away from the cold and learn French in the Caribbean! Need we say more? This program offers introductory French credit and is therefore open to all undergraduate and graduate students, including the general public. Guadeloupe is located in the lower Antilles of the Caribbean. It is a center of Creole culture, which is a lively blend of French and African influences....

Contact: tel. 703.993.2154, kstoy@gmu.edu, globaled.gmu.edu/programs/facultyled/winterstudy/guadeloupe.html

C.V. Starr-Middlebury College School in Latin America
The C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad, in conjunction with SUNY Plattsburgh, first opened in Latin America in 2002 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. In 2004, sites in Belo Horizonte and Niterói, Brazil and in Guadalajara, Mexico were added. Students also have the opportunity to study in Tucumán, Argentina, and Xalapa, Mexico, bringing available options in the School in Latin America to seven sites in four countries.

Contact: www.middlebury.edu/academics/sa/latinamerica

Expanish: Study Abroad in South America
Expanish offers university students an unconventional approach to studying abroad in South America! We expand the student experience beyond just the classroom by providing local cultural integration through volunteering, internships, fun workshops, weekend excursions, homestays, and daily activities with native South Americans outside of the collegiate setting. Expanish offers a variety of programs for university students wishing to study for a few weeks up through a full year abroad.

Contact: (Argentina): +54 11 4322 0011. Fax: +54 11 4322 0011; USA/CAN: +1 888 EXPANISH (397-2647). Fax: +1 415 236 6044; university@expanish.com; www.expanishstudyabroad.com.

Fundación Brethren Y Unida
The FBU a non profit NGO hase designed 4 study abroad programs that are run in conjunction with Burlington College Vermont. College credit can be gained for a variety of experiences, from studying Spanish with native speakers, through living and working in rural farming communities to teaching in under resourced community schools.

Please contact either Peter Shear at casa@poetic.com or Stuart Franklin info@fbu.com.ec; website: www.fbu.com.ec.

International Education Programs
Semester in Ecuador
Straddling the equator, Ecuador is a land of dense rainforests, breathtaking Andean mountain ranges, picturesque beaches and a vibrant Latin American culture. Come experience Ecuador’s natural beauty and cultural richness yourself in this affordable semester program, where you’ll study alongside Ecuadorian students at a small institution, surrounded by the beautiful hills on the edge of Guayaquil. Classes are fully integrated with international and Ecuadorian students, offering students the greatest level of cultural immersion. Students can choose a wide range of courses taught in English while taking Spanish language classes at all levels. Guayaquil has plenty to see and do and also makes a great base to hop on a short flight to the Galapagos Islands to debate Darwinism or jet off to Quito for a weekend trip in the former heart of the Incan Empire. In addition, the warm and friendly people make the Ecuadorian experience unforgettable!

Visit www.iepabroad.org for more.

Institute for Central American Development Studies c/o ICADS,
Study Abroad / Internship Programs for Social Justice - Costa Rica & Nicaragua
Over 80 Social Justice oriented service learning opportunities in two countries. Offered in Spring and fall semesters as well as summer.  Explore the socio-political and economic realities that profoundly affect Central and Latin America today. The program is progressive and aimed at students who wish to work on social justice issues and on behalf of the poor, women, and the oppressed. Gain experience and fluency while working for others in health clinics, schools, feeding centers, sustainable development orgs., as well as fair trade, women’s and agricultural cooperatives. Spring/fall Semester Program - 15 credits.  Summer Program - non-credit, only Costa Rica.
ICADS Summer Internship Program – Costa Rica
This ten-week, non-credit summer study program includes three weeks of Spanish language training, as well as academic lectures and field visits highlighting socio/political, cultural, and environmental issues. During phase two of the program, students have the opportunity to choose among 50 different individual internship sites in Costa Rica. The aim of this program is to integrate the student as fully as possible into a Costa Rican community, to become as fluent as possible in Spanish, and to make a lasting contribution to an organization and/or community where s/he works and learns. Some Spanish required.
ICADS Field Course in Resource Management and Sustainable Development
The Institute for Central American Development Studies, (ICADS) offers an interdisciplinary semester program in Costa Rica focusing on development from ecological, socio-economic perspectives. Semester includes: 4 weeks of intensive Spanish and social issues, 5 weeks in the field in managed and natural ecosystems learning methodologies of field research in social and natural sciences (banana transnationals, traditional agriculture, community cooperatives; cloud forest and watershed management); 5 weeks of independent research - working in rural communities. Fall and spring semesters with academic credit.

Contact: Institute for Central American Development Studies c/o ICADS, Dept. 826, P.O. Box 025216, Miami, Florida 33102-5216; info@icads.org; www.icads.org.

Mexico: Participatory Leadership at Huehuecoyotl
Learn the skills needed to bring a group together around a common vision and effect positive change. Working with "usos y costumbres" (traditional ways of doing things), you design and complete a community service project that will benefit nearby communities. Visit sites dating from the Aztec empire, the Spanish conquest, the Mexican Revolution and the contemporary struggle against globalization. Located in the volcano belt of central Mexico, Huehuecoyotl was founded over 20 years ago by an international group of artists and musicians, activists and ecologists.

Contact: info@LivingRoutes.org; www.LivingRoutes.org.

Penn-in-Buenos Aires
For students interested in Latin American studies, this program at San Andres Univ., in the bustling and cosmopolitan Buenos Aires will offer courses in Spanish, Latin American culture, and contemporary Argentinean literature. Students will live with local familites. A 4-day trip to Patagonia is included.

Contact: Penn Summer Abroad, College of General Studies, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 3440 Market St., Suite 100, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3335; 215-746-6901, fax 215-573-2053; summerabroad@sas.upenn.edu, www.upenn.edu/summer/abroad.

Spanish, Ecology, Latin American Studies in Heredia and Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Both locations offer intensive language studies which fulfill up to 2 years of university language Spanish requirements in only 1 semester or 8-week summer program in Heredia. Additional courses offered in political science, history, biology, teacher ed., business, literature, etc. Program organized week-long and weekend field trips, homestays, and many local university activities.

Contact: University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), Univ. of Nevada, USAC 323, Reno, NV 89557-0093; 775-784-6569, fax 775-784-6010; usac@unr.edu, usac.unr.edu.

Spanish and Latin American Studies in Santiago, Chile
Santiago program offers intensive language studies fulfilling up to 2 years of university Spanish requirements in only 1 semester at one of Chile's finest private universities. Additional courses in literature, business, history, political science, drama, and dance, etc. Week long program-oriented field trips to the north and south of Chile, homestays available, and many university activities included.

Contact: University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), Univ. of Nevada, USAC 323, Reno, NV 89557-0093; 775-784-6569, fax 775-784-6010; usac@unr.edu, usac.unr.edu.