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EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) |
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THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE AND ANTISEMITISM FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT. USING FIRST HAND-ACCOUNTS, LITERATURE, FILM, ART, AND IMMERSIVE TRAVEL, STUDENTS WILL ANALYZE THE ORIGINS, VARIED MANIFESTATIONS, AND PERSISTENCE OF ANTISEMITISM TODAY. STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE THE PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE OF GROUP DYNAMICS AND THE STRATEGIES THAT LEADERS USE TO APPEAL TO INNATE COGNITIVE BIASES. WE WILL TRAVEL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND POLAND TO VISIT VARIOUS HISTORIC SITES INCLUDING CONCENTRATION CAMPS, MUSEUMS, AND SYNAGOGUES. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL CHRONICLE THEIR LEARNING THROUGH VIDEO JOURNALING WITH THE GOAL OF PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY DOCUMENTARY FILMS THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATLANTA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL AND THE ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL. |
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EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) |
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WITH THE ENGLISH REFORMATION AS A LENS, THIS COURSE EXPLORES THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPES AND SACRED SPACES OF ENGLAND IN THE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN PERIOD. STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS BY WHICH ENGLAND BROKE AWAY FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY BY VISITING SITES SUCH AS HENRY VIII'S HAMPTON COURT PALACE, CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, AS WELL AS SITES AND MUSEUMS IN LONDON AND WILL ILLUMINATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BROADER CONTEXT FOR THESE RELIGIOUS CHANGES BY EXPERIENCING SITES OF DEVOTION AND POWER IN AND AROUND YORK AND DURHAM IN THE NORTH. THE DRAMATIC CONFLICTS BETWEEN MONKS AND MONARCHS WILL BE MOST CLEAR WHEN STUDENTS EXPLORE THE EVOCATIVE RUINS OF MONASTIC SITES DISSOLVED IN THE REFORMATION SUCH AS FOUNTAINS ABBEY AND RIEVAULX ABBEY. STUDENTS WILL RESEARCH, PREPARE, AND DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT WHICH WILL BE UTILIZED IN FUTURE HISTORY AND BIBLE CLASSES. |
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CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
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BUILD, CONNECT AND LEARN. THE GUATEMALA GLOBAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER TIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GUATEMALA, COLLABORATE TO RAISE FUNDS, BUILD NEW HOMES, AND CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE OF GUATEMALA. PREP WORK WILL COVER GUATEMALAN HISTORY, DEMOGRAPHICS, INCLUDING GEOGRAPHY, LANGUAGES, RELIGION, GOVERNMENT, AND ECONOMICS. IN GUATEMALA, USING MATERIALS PURCHASED THROUGH FUNDRAISING, WESTMINSTER STUDENTS WILL WORK WITH GUATEMALAN FAMILIES AND OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATION, FROM HOUSES TO HOMES, TO BUILD HOUSES, MAKING THEM STRONG, SAFE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, AND AFFORDABLE TO MAINTAIN. THE HOMES ARE PART OF A WIDER ATTEMPT TO CONNECT THE FAMILIES WITH EDUCATIONAL, HEALTHCARE, AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. |
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EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) |
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STUDENTS WILL WALK THE FINAL 100 MILES OF THE WAY OF SAINT JAMES, A CENTURIES-OLD PILGRIMAGE ACROSS NORTHERN SPAIN. ALONG THE WAY, PARTICIPANTS WILL CONNECT WITH PILGRIMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, REFLECT ON THEIR OWN THOUGHTS ABOUT LIFE, AND ENJOY CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE CAMINO. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK UP TO 15 MILES PER DAY WITH A SMALL BACKPACK AS THEY MAKE THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE HISTORIC TOWN OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. |
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