ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION

Catalog description

Study of one or more cultures of the Caribbean and/ or Latin America from the perspective of popular arts and their effect on the education of each country studied. A one week or longer trip to one of the countries selected will be organized o share experiences with teachers, students and artisans. Cultural and educational materials from Puerto Rico will be shared with the host country. A web of communication with other cultures and educational systems will be established. Upon returning, a conference will be organized to share experiences and knowledge with the students on campus. Each student will be responsible for trip expenses, unless as a group they have been able to raise funds to pay for the trip. Students who are not able to make the trip, will develop a virtual trip/investigation to be presented at the conference held by the group.