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Our approach to faculty-led programs and short-term study abroad is in our name: custom. Like a fingerprint, each faculty-led custom program is unique, and our capabilities across 110+ countries are unmatched. By incorporating your curriculum goals, we source one-of-a-kind experiences that better prepare your students for future careers by exposing them to international culture, businesses, and academic engagements. From selecting your destination to identifying interactive engagements that bring your curriculum to life, our thematic approach ensures that your program is finetuned to the learning outcomes and unique needs of you and your students.
Once your program is developed, you’ll work directly with an account manager who will be your champion, working directly with our large team of logistical experts, curriculum specialists, and on-the-ground partners. Our long-time university partners see their account managers as an integral part of their own university teams, ensuring that your program is uniquely yours each and every year.
To begin customizing your program, give us a call at 1-800-422-2368.
Jennifer Fisher leads our WorldStrides Custom Programs team, working directly with university partners to globalize their curriculum through short-term, faculty-led cultural immersions. Jen brings a passion for customized curriculum solutions to this role after more than 25 years working with institutions of higher learning.
Ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil was an economic powerhouse pouring government resources into improving the nation’s roads, bridges, new hydroelectric dams, and mass transit systems. Examine how these investments fared as Brazil stepped onto the national stage for these enormous global events. Study the political fallout that resulted and the current state of Brazil’s less-than-exemplary economy.
Go deep into the heart of the Amazon jungle to see the largest and most diverse tropical rainforest in the world. Study climate change, forestry, biogeography, or any number of fields. This is the stuff of which a scientist dreams!
Consider this uniquely Brazilian music and dance form, both for its artistic and its historical significance. Rooted in the West African slave trade, the history of samba tells the sometimes difficult story of Brazil. Today, it is intrinsically linked to food, clothing, and black culture.
While Brazil has long been the South American hegemony, in recent years, successful government policies have transformed the country into a global economic power.
The liberalization of the economy and growth of the middle class have certainly changed this notoriously inequitable society. But Modern Brazil came into global scrutiny in the run up to the 2014 World Cup, for better and for worse. During the event, the issues that continue to plague the country—poverty, inflation, and crime—were juxtaposed against its natural beauty, growth, and promise. Since then, Brazil is going through what some see as an economic adjustment and others see as a full-scale collapse. And the 2016 Summer Olympics are still to come.
Class is in session. And, by that, of course we mean the endless lessons that travel brings. So, no matter if you’re out trotting the globe or at home planning your next trip, adventure is never far! These must-read blog posts open a world of learning through inspirational travel stories, destination spotlights, classroom resources, and other buzzworthy news.
