Transcript Barbados 2005

Dr. Norma Gaines-Hanks
Co-Faculty
Directors
Dr. Francis Kwansa
Department of Human Development
& Family Studies
Department of Hotel, Restaurant
and Institutional Management
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Join us for a Caribbean
experience unlike any other
 Travel Dates (tentative):
 January 2, 2013 – January 31, 2013
 Travel Coordinators:
 Joann Mirkarimi and Rick Sobers
- FunBarbados, Inc.,
www.funbarbados.com
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Program Summary
 Required Service-learning
placements (tentative partners)
 Ministry of Education or
 Ministry of Health
 Total required hours varies by
course enrollment
 Six credits
 Required: HDFS/HRIM 367 –
Culture in Context: Barbados
 Plus ONE of the following
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HDFS 334 – Experiential Education
HDFS 365 – Service-Learning (nonHS majors; limited enrollment)
HRIM 316 – Cross-Cultural Etiquette
and Protocol
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Course Options
 Course #1: HDFS/HRIM 367: Culture in
Context – Barbados
 Dr. Gaines-Hanks and Dr. Kwansa
 Required for all students
 Course Objectives: To provide students
with
 A basic knowledge of the social and
historical factors/entities which
impacted on and created Caribbean
cultures.
 A broader understanding of Barbados
and its people beyond the typical
“tourist” perspective
 A better sense of personal and
professional aspects of “Bajan” life
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Course Options
 Course #2 – Option 1
 HDFS 334 Experiential
Education (Human Services majors
only)/HDFS 365 ServiceLearning (non HS majors; limited
enrollment)
 Dr. Gaines-Hanks
 Course requirements
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Approximately 45 hours of
placement
Placement journal
Reflections
Seminar-format
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Course Options
 Course #2 – Option 2
 HRIM 316 – Cross-Cultural
Etiquette and Protocol
 Dr. Kwansa
 Course information
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Approximately 30 hours of placement
Discussions and course activities
related to local customs and culture
Students required to submit a term
paper on a selected topic and a
journal
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General Information
 The eastern
most island in
the Caribbean
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General Information
Geography: 166 square miles
(430 square kilometres);
approximately 75% is coastline
Currency: $1.00 US =
$1.98 BDS
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General Information
 Population: Approximately
260,000 “Bajans”:
 More than 70 per cent are direct
descendents from the forced
mass African migration of the
late 1600s and 1700s-the slave
trade
 European (primarily British)
 Also: Hindu (India), Arab
(Lebanese and Syrian) and
Jewish communities.
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General Information
 Remained under
British rule from its
first settlement in 1627
to its Independence on
November 30, 1966
The Emancipation Statue, also referred to
as “Bussa,” a slave who helped inspire a
revolt against slavery in Barbados in 1816.
Slavery was abolished in Barbados in 1834.
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General Information
 The chattel house
 a unique feature of
Barbados
 one product of the cultural
side of sugar
 plantation workers needed
houses that were easily
assembled and taken
down so they could move
from plantation to
plantation.
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Program Information- Location
 Based on the southwest side of
the island, in St. Michael’s
parish
 Easily accessible to Bridgetown
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What’s included in the Program Fee?
 Housing: Paradise Villas
 Located in Black Rock, St.
Michael parish, on the West
Coast; only 220 yards from one of
the island's finest beaches.
 Bedrooms are individually air
conditioned.
 Daily housekeeping service
included.
http://www.barbadosapartments.net/index.php
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Housing
 Units overlook beautiful
 Water sports, banks,
tropical gardens.
supermarkets, restaurants and
shopping facilities are just
minutes away.
Paradise Beach
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Program Fee: What else is included?
 Program-related Transportation
 Excursions/Program activities with meals
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Arrival Dinner
Pre-Orientation Breakfast
Welcome Reception (with food)
Excursions (to be confirmed)
Group Dinner
Farewell Program and Closing Reception
Pre-Departure Breakfast
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Cultural Excursions - Historical Tour
(Includes lunch)
 Historical Bridgetown: Barbados’ capital and commercial
center
Synagogue: The only one
in Barbados
St. Patrick’s Roman
Catholic Church
Bridgetown Central Business District
and Careenage
Bethel Methodist Church
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Cultural Excursions - North and Eastern
Island Excursion (includes lunch)
 Outing includes buffet
lunch at Sunbury
Plantation; soft drinks and
snacks served along the
way
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Cultural Excursions - Art and Craft Tour
(includes lunch)
 Wood Carvings:
 Medford Mahogany Works or
 Williams Legacy – Sustainable Craftsmanship
 Pottery: Earth Works Pottery and Batik Gallery
Reginald Medford
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Cultural Excursions
 Other sites to be confirmed
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Cultural Excursions
Cultural Excursion:
Oistins Friday Night Fish
Fry
Music and Culture Excursion:
Sunday Jazz Brunch
Naniki Restaurant
www.lushlife.bb
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What’s NOT included in the program fee?
 Daily Eating Options
 Self cooking in apartments
(mini-mart within walking
distance of hotel; grocery store
accessible by bus or taxi)
 Local restaurants easily accessible
via local transportation (e.g.,
public bus or taxi)
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Holetown, St. James
Black Rock, St. Michael
St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church
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What’s NOT included in the program
fee?
 Getting around the island
 Bus:
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Blue: Government
Yellow: Private
 White Mini-bus: Who
Knows---NOT
advised!
 Taxi stand outside of hotel
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Non-Program Activities: Free time
activities
Duty-Free
Shopping
Limegrove Lifestyle Center, Holetown
Broad Street, Bridgetown
Beaches and
Water Sports
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Next Steps…Is this the right program for
you?
 Are you…
1. …COMMITTED to the
program’s primary focus:
Service-Learning?
2. …FLEXIBLE and able to
function relatively
INDEPENDENTLY?
3. …in GOOD ACADEMIC
STANDING
4. …a student with a CLEAN
JUDICIAL RECORD?
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Next Steps…Apply on-line by September
14th
 Pay $300 deposit within 72
hours of submitting your
application or not later
than Friday, September
14th, 2012 at:
http://www.udel.edu/global/studyabroad/information
/payments_and_refunds.html
 Confirm course
appropriateness for your
academic program with
your faculty/academic
advisor
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Next Steps…to be considered
for an interview
 Attend information session
 PRIOR TO September 14th you must
 Complete on-line application
 Secure one on-line recommendation
 Pay the $300 application deposit
 Complete pre-interview questionnaire
(once you confirm your continued interest)
 Ensure your passport is good until
August 2013
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Finances
 Program Fee: $3700 - $4000 (estimated; to be confirmed by early
September)
 Suggested Spending Money: $1200 US (minimum)
 Scholarships
 Global Citizenship Awards
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Potential award: $1000 to $4000
Factors: Applicant’s financial need; academic merit; quality of
essay; faculty recommendation; activities/awards; number of
college credits completed; and a comprehensive student conduct
review.
 Global Scholars Awards
 Potential award: Up to $2,000
 Factors: Applicant's academic merit; quality of essay; faculty
recommendation; activities/awards; and a comprehensive student
conduct review
 Check IGS website for deadlines and more information:
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http://www.udel.edu/global/studyabroad/information/scholarships.html
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Finances
 Loans
 Students and parents should act now (not wait until
September). As soon as 2011 taxes are completed, you
should contact the Office of Student Financial Services
(http://www.udel.edu/finaid/) and complete or update your
FAFSA.
 Once a current FAFSA is on-file, you can seek prequalification for 2012-13 loans. Having the FAFSA
completed this Spring simplifies things should you need to
take a loan in the Fall.
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Finances
 Refunds
 Until final decisions are made, $300 deposits are
fully refundable
 Once accepted
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only a partial refund is available, depending on what
may have been spent on airfares or other program
related expenses.
Any program withdrawals after acceptance has been
confirmed are subject to deductions for any payments
made
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Requirements for those accepted into
the program
 Attendance at Fall 2012 MANDATORY
orientation sessions (to be announced)
 Submit payments by posted deadlines
 Monday, October 15, 2012: $1500 non-
refundable deposit
 Monday, November 5th, 2012: Final
balance
 Saturday, December 1st , 2012:
Tuition/fees
 Complete all IGS on-line orientations
and information
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Questions?
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Maybe we will see you in 2013!
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