FW: Creation of a new Course and out of class experience

-----Original Message-----
From: Vicki McEvoy [mailto:mcev0013@tc.umn.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:50 PM
To: Julius W. Mayo III
Cc: service-learning@csf.colorado.edu
Subject: Re: Creation of a new Course and out of class experience


Julius Mayo and others interested,

I recommend that you contact Anthony Evans at the UK Centrees for
Experiential
Learning.  You might be able to arrange a program through this organization.
This program is part of Westminster College at Oxford.

136 Crackley Bank
Chesterton
Newcastle, STAFFS.
ST5 7AA
01782 566179
(international + 44 1782 566 179)
E-mail:  ukcentres @ BTINTERNET. com
URL:   http://www.btinternet.com/~ukcentres/
PLACEMENTS: A wide range of service agencies ranging from work with
children,
adults, elderly, learning/physically challenged; drug/alcohol substance
abuse;
homeless, etc. All are subject to availability and matching requirements,
but
preferences can be discussed. Details of placements are sent to student
before
leaving the USA.

Vicki McEvoy
Information Specialist
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
1-800-808-7378


"Julius W. Mayo III" wrote:

> Hello. I am a current Ph.D student who is working on helping to create an
> undergraduate course that helps make students connect the importance of
> cross-cultural understanding when (or prior to) engaging in
service-learning
> experiences.  Additionally, I am planning an Alternative Break Experience
to
> go along with this course to London, England during the second to last
week
> of March in 2002.  I am looking of a service-learning experience that
could
> be done in Britain that would encourage students to think about issues
such
> as race, class and/or religion when working with communities that may
differ
> significantly from ones that they might have experienced prior to the
> cultural encounter.
>
> If anyone has suggestions for the course, and/or service experiences in
> Britain, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks.