Franklin & Marshall College

2012 Ecuador Flier

Files and Information:

Release Form for Ware Institute Travel Programs

Faculty Recommendation Form for Ware Institute Programs

Please print, read and sign and bring to the Ware Institute at the start of the course.

In the spirit of community solidarity and engaged learning, Ware Institute programs have a strict conduct policy and are drug free.

 Social Entrepreneur Corps (SEC):
Important Information

SEC Ecuador Packing & Prep List Overview

SEC Ecuador Sample Itinerary

SEC Ecuador Country Overview

SEC ECUADOR EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS

SEC Blog

Important Dates and Deadlines

JANUARY 24: Info Session South Africa & Ecuador courses. Learn more about these community-based learning summer courses for credit.
Time and Location: 4:30 pm, Booth Ferris in College Center.

FEBRUARY 6: Application deadline.

FEBRUARY 15:  Completed Ecuador Intent to Enroll form, and $1,500 deposit are due.

FEBRUARY 22: Next steps for Ecuador and South Africa summer courses meeting.
       This meeting will outline the next steps required to finalize your summer CBL course process including Travel Clinic requirements.
Time and Location: 4:30 pm, Booth Ferris in College Center.

MARCH 15: Deadline for Travel Clinic for F&M students. All students must complete a travel clinic two months in advance of the program's start date in order for inoculations and medications to be effective.

APRIL 9: Balance of payment due.

MAY 21-JUNE 1: Program training at F&M

JUNE 2-JULY 27: Field work in Ecuador takes place.

JULY 28: Return to U.S.

* Dates may be subject to change.

Application Deadline: February 6, 2012  Application period is closed.

Program Dates: May 21-July 28, 2012
    Eight weeks; May 21-June 1 at F&M; June 2-July 28 in Ecuador.

Program Cost: $6,300*
Intent to Enroll form must include a $1,500 non-refundable deposit and is due February 15. Balance of payment is due April 9. Checks should be made out to Franklin &Marshall College.  

*In addition to the program cost, estimated student out of pocket expenses for this program is $1,665.
Out of pocket expense estimates include the following: Airfare, on-camps food while at F&M, transportation to point of departure, passport fees (if any), extra minutes for cell phone, inoculations, and personal expenses such as dining out, extra sight-seeing excursions, gifts and souvenirs.

SCHOLARSHIPS may be available on a merit and/or need basis. Please contact Associate Dean for an appointment to discuss your eligibility.

Instructors:  Dr. Stephanie McNulty & Dr. Donna Chambers

Credit:  2 F&M Credits
IST 335, International Studies and Spanish 101 or 102
 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The Ware Institute for Civic Engagement, International Studies, the Spanish Department and Social Entrepreneur Corps**(SEC) invites students to apply for this exceptional  community-based learning internship for credit opportunity. Students spend two weeks of classes and training at Franklin & Marshall and eight weeks as development consultants in the field working alongside trained Social Entrepreneur Corps staff. Students are placed in four different locations in Ecuador: Loja (La Sierra region), San Juan Bosco (Amazon region), Palymar (Coastal region), and Cuenca (La Sierra region). Students gain insights into the opportunities, inherent risks, and limitations involved in developing regions.

Students have ample opportunity to significantly increase language proficiency, observe, learn, and live in a diversity of cultural settings. They experience home-stay living with local families and have the opportunity to visit an array of development and relief organizations. Students are given the opportunity to make a significant contribution in a highly structured manner, working side by side with field-based social entrepreneurs.
Reciprocity is one of the key elements in a successful community-based learning oppor-tunity; how would our students contribute to the community that they are working in?

Students contribute incremental human resource support in the field, contribute new ideas and fresh perspectives, as well as consulting support in the following areas:
    needs analysis
    feasibility analysis and pilot implementation
    organizational & entrepreneurial support and training
    project organizational and  entrepreneurial evaluation

Students contribute to organizational and field financial support. Students particularly support women entrepreneurs during their village campaigns and gather the necessary information for Para La Comunidad. Students will help initiate and build-out a new micro-franchising product or service delivery channel initiative.
 

Ecuador Course Information

Course Requirements:
Upon completion of all the requirements of the course, students will receive two course credits, graded as follows:

IST 325

• 40% - Field Work Assessment Report
• 30% - Reflection Journal
• 20% - Presentation
• 10% - Class Participation

SPA 102 or 201

• Students will be required to take a Spanish placement test before departure and upon their return.

You are required to keep a written daily journal of your experiences in Ecuador and must provide a copy of this journal no later than three weeks after your return from the program in order to receive course credits.

If you have questions about this program, please contact , Director, the Ware Institute.

See 2011 Ecuador Internship photos

See 2010 Ecuador Internship photos

See 2009 Ecuador Internship photos