Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gatalica, Kayla
• Engel, Laura C

Titel

How an Urban District Sends Students Abroad

Ist Teil von

• School Administrator, 2019-01, Vol.76 (1), p.22-23

Ort / Verlag

Arlington: American Association of School Administrators

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In schools and neighborhoods where a culture of travel may be nascent, the travel ambassadors communicate the benefits of global travel - by highlighting the advantages of practicing world language skills in context for example - and educate their audience about the process of travel - by. for instance, explaining the steps involved when applying for a passport Cost Barriers Travel is costly. Lite many school districts, the D.C. Public Schools balances considerable needs against limited resources Why should the district spend thousands of dollars to send a group of 20 8th graders on a language immersion trip to Costa Rica? Researchers at George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development found participants exhibited enhanced sense of self-identity, engagement in learning, self-confidence and leadership, positive peer relationships and motivation to seek global college and career opportunities.