Requirements:
- 8 week preparation course
- Participation in study abroad experience
8week course study in preparation for the trip: Leading up to the trip to Cape Town, students will learn about the history, politics, and significant events leading up to the demise of the apartheid system, including the role of youth in the struggle. Participation in the study abroad experience: Through a wee
k of intensive study, discussion, field trips, and experience with local cultural events, students will learn about the variety of cultures, family issues, and living conditions in the Cape Town area, including life in its overcrowded and poverty-stricken townships. The final two weeks of the trip will be spent volunteering in Cape Town and surrounding townships, working with community organizations that provide education and support for women and care for children orphaned by the AIDS crisis in South Africa. Throughout the trip, group discussion will continue, focusing on the dynamics of integration, education, and globalization in the Cape Town area after apartheid, as well as comparison of the implementation of human development and child development theory and practice in place in South Africa and the United States today. Course Focus:
• Introduction to South African history, politics, and legacy of apartheid.
• Role of youth in liberation struggle.
• Post-apartheid society.
• Families and Children; educational policy, family dynamics
• Post-apartheid challenges: HIV/AIDS, poverty, crime
