{"id":3789,"date":"2018-03-15T16:07:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T16:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.centre.edu\/cento\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2018-03-15T16:07:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T16:07:08","slug":"centre-term-2018-learning-come-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2018\/03\/15\/centre-term-2018-learning-come-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Term 2018: Learning Come Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY OLIVIA MURRELL – STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Study abroad is part of the Centre Commitment to its students, along with opportunities to engage in an internship or research opportunity and graduating in four years. 85% of Centre students will study abroad at least once, and many will study abroad more than once. Centre places a huge emphasis on abroad experiences, and with good reason.<\/p>\n

Three of the courses taught abroad this past Centre Term were to Japan, the Baltics region of Eastern Europe, and to Morocco and Spain.<\/p>\n

Japan: Nagasaki \u2013 Rebuilding a Metropolis<\/em> was a course focused on Japan\u2019s interactions with the rest of the world and provided students with first-hand accounts of the effects of the atomic bomb. The course discussed how \u201c[the] government of Japan destroyed the city at one point by their policy and how the atomic bomb destroyed it and how they rebuilt from that,\u201d junior Sarah Taylor said. Though the course began with a 14-hour plane ride into Japan, the trip was \u201cdefinitely worth it\u2026the most valuable part was getting to see another culture and having to experience it and live in it,\u201d Taylor said. The course influenced Taylor greatly, as she is now considering Centre\u2019s program that helps graduates have the opportunity to teach English in Japan post-graduation.<\/p>\n

Morocco and Spain: Jews, Christians, and Muslims<\/em> was a course focused on exploring the history of these three religions and their interactions in these regions. \u201cThe best part of my experience in Spain and Morocco was being in Granada. We toured the Alhambra palace which is a magnificent and very historically significant place,\u201d junior Ellen Tyra said. \u201cI had read about it before but never imagined how grand it was\u2026 I loved exploring the city of Granada, from seeing the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella, and the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains, to the baroque-style cathedral and the mosque overlooking the Alhambra. The history of Spain that I had learned about for years became nearly tangible through my explorations of both Granada and Fes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sophomore Zamirah Hussein had a similarly impactful experience exploring Spain and Morocco. \u201cIt\u2019s actually impossible to pick one part [that was my favorite], but I really enjoyed the time we spent in Marrakech exploring the city square and our time in Cordoba seeing La Mezquita.\u201d Hussein said. \u201cThe title for most memorable moment is split between watching a performance of Sufi women in someone\u2019s home in Marrakech and coincidentally finding the best (and cheap!) burger of my life in Granada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baltic States: The Singing Revolution<\/em> in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania was a unique trip that melded together music performance and the history of the Baltic States, specifically the use of music as a form of organized resistance during the Baltic States\u2019 fight for independence from the Soviet Union. The course began on Centre\u2019s campus, where the students learned about the history of the region and learned songs that were important to the movement. Cruz Avendano Dreyfuss was enchanted by the snowy landscape, and he remembers distinctly \u201cgoing to the beach in Estonia was incredible. There was a layer of snow between the slush between the sand, and there were ice flows out on the water,\u201d Dreyfuss said. \u201cWe got to see a castle, Castle Trakei. It was on this frozen lake and we got to stand on it and make the professor worried because we were standing on a frozen lake\u2026the first castle I had ever been to. I had seen castle grounds in movies, but I was there, and it was exactly how it looked [in the movies].\u201d<\/p>\n

In all instances, the abroad courses brought to life the cultures students read and learned about before traveling abroad. \u201cCentre\u2019s study abroad program is truly remarkable because it allows students to immerse themselves in foreign communities and have hands-on learning opportunities that bring textbook content to life,\u201d Tyra. Abroad courses allow students to apply what they have learned in their previous classes or pre-abroad course studies in a way that learning in a classroom can\u2019t achieve. \u201c[The abroad course to the Baltics region] really showed me the value of learning about a place before you go to it\u2026It was a lot of information, but once we got there and were able to apply it to everything we learned, it was really incredible. I felt like I could appreciate the place more,\u201d Dreyfuss said.<\/p>\n

Concerning the importance of immersion in other cultures, Tyra said, \u201cI believe that this Centre Term trip has contributed to my preparations for after Centre. In an era of globalization, knowing about other cultures and having experiences living within systems that are different from your own is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

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