Dr. Amy Ardell and Dr. Meghan Cozier led a summer 2022 Greece travel course for Chapman Teacher Education students and provided this description and photos.
During their June 2022 summer travel course, Attallah College Teacher Education Graduate Program candidates traveled to Greece. During their stay, they met with teachers, administrators, and leaders from American Community Schools (ACS) in Athens to learn about international programs, teacher-led action research, and the innovative ACS Athens Youth Program. to-Youth which supports undocumented minor refugees. Chapman teacher candidates also presented their Capstone or Learning Differences projects to panels of ACS Athens teachers and leaders. The students also visited cultural sites such as the Acropolis, Delphi and Delos as well as the island of Mykonos.
We are proud to provide experiences for teacher education candidates to better understand their responsibility to prepare K-12 students to become global citizens and are grateful for the collaboration with ACS Athens . We would like to thank ACS Athens President Dr. Peggy Pelonis and ACS Athens Institute Dean Carla Tanas for hosting us. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with ACS Athens in the future.
Learn at Athens American Community Schools
Guided tour of the island of Delos
Learn more about travel course opportunities at Chapman University
The Attallah College of Educational Studies is excited to offer study abroad opportunities to its graduates and doctoral students. students. Through our travel education programs, students have the opportunity to visit another part of the country or world to learn more about education and how to make a substantial positive impact.
Highlights of study abroad courses include:
- Travel courses are offered during the summer or Interterm (winter break).
- At least one travel course is typically offered each year (travel restrictions permitting).
- Previous courses have included visits to Vietnam, Cuba, Spain, Greece, Peru, Cambodia, Italy and South Africa.
- Students are eligible for travel courses after completing 15 units of study.
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