Experiential Learning

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    Immersive Learning Spotlight: Gloria Zhang and Team France

    March 2, 2020

    Gloria Zhang is a second-semester student in the Translation and Localization Management (TLM) program at MIIS, with a focus in the localization track.  This past January, she participated in Team France, one of the immersive professional learning programs during J-term. 
    
    Team France 2020, led by Professor David Wick in the International Education Management (IEM) program, took participants to Paris, where students made site visits to Middlebury Le Centre Madeleine, Campus France, CEA Paris, Sciences Po Bordeaux, and many more.  Students also got to learn about the history of croissants and baguettes at a French bakery. 
     

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    Several Dynamic Programs Offered in Monterey and Abroad This January Term

    January 16, 2020

    For Middlebury Institute students, the January Term (J-term) offers the opportunity to put theories and lessons to the test in courses offered in five different countries, work on directed study projects at home or abroad, or get ahead by taking intensive subject matter classes on campus.

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    News Stories

    Immersive Learning Spotlight: Samantha Vila - In the Jungle

    November 15, 2019

    Read all about Samantha Vila’s time in the Colombian Amazon where she interpreted for tourists while braving the unknown as she traveled throughout the jungle.

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    IPSS Practicum Students Present Projects Serving 12 Organizations

    August 28, 2019

    Twelve students recently completed the final deliverable for the International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) on topics ranging from rising sea level concerns to technology around smart guns.

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    Connecting with the Past and Moving Forward into a Brighter Future

    August 9, 2019

    A dichotomy of two realities in Cuba which connect the past and present.

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    An Inside Look at All Things Nuclear

    August 9, 2019

    From monitoring radiation to visiting the experimental “Golem” fusion reactor, one student gets an inside look at all things nuclear.

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    A Look into the International Educators in France

    August 9, 2019

    Prospective International Student Advisor, Lauren Devan gains valuable cross-cultural insight into how International Educators in France help international students.

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    Rediscovering Asia (The East Asia Practicum)

    August 9, 2019

    Emily Laur recounts her experience in Tokyo and Beijing as part of the East Asia Practicum offered over spring break.

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    News Stories

    Translating and Interpreting in Peruvian Amazon

    August 6, 2019

    As part of her degree in translation, Valeria Piña Fonseca went to the Peruvian Amazon during winter break to help Amazon Ecolodge translate documents about the living conditions of the local communities, like the Bora community in the picture. 

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    Student Co-Authors Report on Immigration Policy with Human Rights Watch

    July 30, 2019

    Middlebury Institute student Ariana Sawyer recently co-authored a report on immigration policies as part of her International Service Semester placement with Human Rights Watch in Los Angeles.