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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Students will be embarking on a service-learning
trip to Whitehouse, Westomoreland, Jamaica over Spring Break. There will be
pre-departure education about the current economic challenges facing Jamaica,
which have been exacerbated by neo-liberal economic policies. Once in
Jamaica, students will work for five days on service projects, which will
consist of home and school construction, upkeep, and repair. There will
be reflection sessions held each evening. Upon conclusion of the trip, a
reflection paper will be due. Students will be encouraged to explore the
cognitive dissonance they may have encountered between the typical mental image
of Jamaica for most Americans—sun and sand—and the profound poverty they will
encounter on the trip.
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