NOTE: Early Application Deadline- November 30th
OVERVIEW
Based at Augsburg's CGEE study center in Cuernavaca, Mexico, this course provides the opportunity for Education majors to complete required student teaching hours in Mexican schools, with supervision from Augsburg and St. Olaf education faculty.
Students will complete "Student Teaching: Initial License," (EDC 481/485); whereupon students will teach for twelve weeks in Mexican classrooms. Along with this class, students will also take the "Teacher Performance Assessment and Student Teaching Seminar" (ESL 489).
REQUIREMENTS
A minimum intermediate level of Spanish is required.
HOUSING/LIVING SITUATION
For the first few days of the program you will stay at the Augsburg CGEE study center engaging in orientation to the program, the local community, and the city of Cuerncavaca.
For the final weeks of your stay in Mexico, you will be living with local host families. CGEE believes in learning from the community, which is why we include homestays with local families in the program.
The Augsburg CGEE Study Center in Mexico is a 15-minute walk from downtown Cuernavaca and the main city plaza, in the neighborhood of San Antón. CGEE is well established in San Antón and has many friends and close connections in the neighborhood, including some of the homestay families. CGEE is located at the top of one of the large ravines that runs through the city, offering a dramatic view from the nearby bridge that leads to downtown. Because of the ravine, there is a 100 foot waterfall right in the neighborhood, a local eco-tourist attraction. Right across the bridge, students will find a large public garden/park, an independent movie theater, the Cathedral, and several popular cafés. The Study Center includes ample living and study space for students, a library, computer lab and wireless internet, kitchen and dining areas, and outdoor patio and gardens. The Universal language school, where students take Spanish courses, conveniently is located right up the street and has a swimming pool and racquetball court.
ACADEMICS
Student Teaching
- EDC 481 (10 cr)
- EDC 485 (4 cr)
Teacher Performance Assessment and Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr)
Taken online with students teaching in Minnesota
- ESL 489: English as a Second Language
- SPE 489: Special Education
- EED 489: Elementary Education
- ESE 489: Secondary Education
Global Competency Certificate (1 cr)
