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December 4, 2008 by Bridget McFaul

The Surprising Outcomes of Study Abroad

Educators often ask me, “What outcomes do you expect to achieve through your programs at Global Leadership Adventures?”

In today’s educational world, everyone has been trained to focus on outcomes and build curricula to ensure that student can achieve them.

However, with independent experiential learning programs such as GLA, we have the luxury of being able to focus on a wider set of outcomes, including intangible concepts such as self-discovery and personal growth.Since we don’t depend on government funding, we’re not tied to achievement tests and programs such as No Child Left Behind.

I usually reply with some factual information about how we want students to get a deeper understanding of social issues, human rights and personal leadership.But quickly I transition to a more unorthodox answer – “I don’t know”.

International educational programs are one of the best ways to literally lift a person out of one social context and drop them into a completely different one.This exposes the individual to massive amounts of potential learning opportunities and potential networking opportunities.In fact, the potential for a student to connect with a person, place or idea is so great, that almost every person I know who works on an international level can point to a specific moment in their personal history as an “activating event” that set them on a new life course towards a career in international affairs.

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November 21, 2008 by Andrew Motiwalla

Global Education and the Presidential Election

(This was originally published on November 1, 2008 – before the election)

Most pundits acknowledge that the likely Presidential election victory for Senator Barack Obama will be aided by the massive turnout of young voters. I think that part of this is due to the fact that the Millenials, or Generation Y, are more globally aware than previous generations.

Today, more American high school and college students study abroad than ever before.Study abroad at the university level has become mainstream, and its trickling down to the high school level. Global Leadership Adventures offers international travel programs for high school students to learn about different cultures and volunteer in Africa, Asia and Latin America.This increased global awareness is having an effect on politics.

When the McCain campaign tried to scare the public by constantly showing a photo of Obama in traditional Kenyan clothing, it backfired on Gen Y.Instead of being scared of other cultures, Gen Y-ers are respectful and culturally sensitive.Many became interested in going to Kenya to visit the town where Obama’s father was from.

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November 11, 2008 by Andrew Motiwalla

Thoughts on International Education

Here’s where i’ll be posting my thoughts on international education and study abroad. I think it’s an important topic and there isn’t much of a dialog right now.

If anyone has any recommendations of blogs related to study abroad or high school experiential education, please email me at:  andrew [at] experienceGLA.com

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