Center for Cross Cultural Learning – Wellesley in Africa (Rabat Medina, Morocco) November 17, 2008
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The CCCL is a cultural and educational institution run by Moroccan academics who have years of experience and expertise in cross-cultural education. The CCCL organizes a variety of cultural and educational activities, which include language courses, seminars and lecture series on Moroccan society and Arab and Islamic cultures. The CCCL also offers musical performances and educational excursions to various parts of Morocco.
Internship Description:
An intern at CCCL is expected to participate these activities depending on her skills, interests, and the needs of the Center. A successful intern at CCCL should be flexible, open minded, motivated, and eager to learn and to be involved in all CCCL activities and departments. An intern will benefit the most from an experience with the Center if she comes prepared to be a part of the CCCL family rather than specializing in one area of the operations.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Open to all majors- Middle Eastern Studies, Africana Studies, Political Science and French majors, especially encouraged to apply. French language skills highly desirable
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Personality: Flexible Open minded Motivated
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Aga Khan Educational Service – Wellesley in Africa – Kampala, Uganda November 10, 2008
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Aga Khan Education Services (AKES ) provides education to some 55,000 students in 12 countries throughout Eastern Africa and South and Central Asia and has done so for more than a century. As a part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), AKES with Aga Khan Health Services provides social services equally for people of all faiths in urban and rural regions of the developing world. The AKDN also comprises institutions devoted to culture and architecture, rural support programs, and tourism and financial services (for more information, see www.akdn.org). In some parts of the world, Aga Khan schools provide the only access to formal schooling for girls and young women.
Aga Khan Education Services has operated schools in Uganda since 1957. After a period of nationalization by the Ugandan Government in the 1970s, the schools re-opened in the mid 1990s. They have welcomed interns from Wellesley since 2004. The schools offer students the Uganda National Curriculum, the International General Certificate in Secondary Education (IGCSE) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Internship Description:
Interns live in the capital, Kampala, and work as apprentice teachers in any one of four schools: either of the two Aga Khan Nursery Schools, the Primary School, and the Secondary School. In addition, interns will spend part of each week working with faculty and staff on specific faculty/staff development and enrichment projects. Interns live in independent apartments near the school grounds, which are located in downtown Kampala on Colonnel Muammar Gaddaffi road (formerly Makerere Road, very near to the world-renowned Makerere University. Kampala is a leafy, bustling capital city that straddles seven hills. Taxis are abundant, but many commuters rely on boda-boda’s – the 1-passenger motorbikes that weave in and out of traffic. Most residents of the city speak English as well as Luganda and/or Kiswahili. Interns in the past have had a chance for travel outside the city to visit the shores of nearby Lake Victoria, or sample one of the national game parks.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Africana Studies and Computer Science majors are encouraged to apply. Strong Academic background Demonstrated interest in Education and/or working with children Demonstrated interest in Africa |
Personality: Open-minded Mature Independent Flexible (able to survive the occasional cool shower or power outage which may affect the TV or the internet) |
Aga Khan Educational Services: Wellesley in Africa – Kampala, Uganda December 2, 2007
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Our Interns for 2009
Aga Khan Educational Services
Wellesley in Africa – Kampala, Uganda
Aga Khan Education Services (AKES ) provides education to some 55,000 students in 12 countries throughout Eastern Africa and South and Central Asia and has done so for more than a century. As a part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), AKES with Aga Khan Health Services provides social services equally for people of all faiths in urban and rural regions of the developing world. The AKDN also comprises institutions devoted to culture and architecture, rural support programs, and tourism and financial services (for more information, see www.akdn.org). In some parts of the world, Aga Khan schools provide the only access to formal schooling for girls and young women.
Aga Khan Education Services has operated schools in Uganda since 1998, when schools re-opened that had been nationalized by the Ugandan government in the 1970s, and has welcomed interns from Wellesley since 2004. The schools offer students the national curriculum, the International Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education (O- and A-levels), and the International Baccalaureate.
Internship Description:
Interns live in the capital, Kampala, and work as apprentice teachers in any one of four schools: the Aga Khan Nursery School, the Primary School, and the Secondary School. In addition, interns will spend part of each week working with faculty and staff on specific faculty/staff development and enrichment projects. Interns live in independent apartments near the school grounds, which are located in downtown Kampala on Makerere Avenue, very near to the world-renowned Makerere University. Kampala is a leafy, bustling capital city that straddles seven hills. Taxis are abundant, but many commuters rely on boda-boda’s – the 1-passenger motorbikes that weave in and out of traffic. Most residents of the city speak English as well as Bugandan and/or kiSwahili. Interns in the past have had a chance for travel outside the city to visit the shores of nearby Lake Victoria, or sample one of the national game parks.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Africana Studies and Computer Science majors are encouraged to apply. Strong Academic background Demonstrated interest in Education and/or working with children Demonstrated interest in Africa |
Personality: Open-minded Mature Independent Flexible |
Center for Cross Cultural Learning: Wellesley in Africa – Rabat Medina, Morocco December 2, 2007
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Center for Cross Cultural Learning
Wellesley in Africa – Rabat Medina, Morocco
The Center for Cross-Cultural Learning (CCCL) is a private cultural institution founded and directed by Moroccan academics with many years of experience in cross-cultural education. Courses in Fus’ha (Standard Arabic) and Darija (Moroccan Arabic) are taught by professionals trained specifically to teach Arabic as a second language. The list of lecturers includes outstanding scholars in the areas of social science, humanities, literature, religion, and architecture as well as artists, journalists, NGO activists, artisans, and craftsmen.
The CCCL organizes a variety of cultural and educational activities which include language courses, seminars and lecture series on Moroccan society and Arab and Islamic cultures. The CCCL also sponsors art exhibits and musical performances and organizes educational excursions to various parts of Morocco. The aim of these activities is to provide participants with opportunities to learn from the rich cultural diversity of Morocco and to better understand and appreciate the country’s cultural heritage.
The CCCL bookstore department, called MaghriBook, publishes regular bulletins of Moroccan publications and provides a number of university libraries with Moroccan books and audio-visual materials. Among MaghriBook’s regular customers are Harvard Library, UCLA and the Library of Washington University.
The CCCL is located in a nineteenth century building in the old city of Rabat Medina. Its premises are available for rent for conferences and special events.
Internship Description:
The CCCL Internship is different from all other Wellesley College internships in that it is more of an opportunity in cross-cultural living, rather than a traditional internship in an office setting. Students are housed by the CCCL during their stay in Morocco in simple but clean accommodations and have plenty of opportunities to get to know their hosts and other visitors of the Center.
There are a variety of opportunities to help out at the center depending on the students’ interest and skills. Students may be asked to assist with CCCL’s cultural and educational activities which include language courses, seminars and lecture series on Moroccan society and Arab and Islamic cultures. The CCCL also sponsors art exhibits and musical performances and organizes educational excursions to various parts of Morocco. For example, the CCCL also has programs for children 6 to 12 years of age. Sample workshop topics include sessions focusing on traditional oral folktales and storytelling techniques, introductory Tamazight language sessions, traditional Moroccan cooking, sewing, and embroidery, lessons on regional costumes, songs, and customs, traditional calligraphy (writing on the wooden board), and a carpet-making workshop.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors French language skills very desirable, Arabic skills also desirable. Open to all majors- Middle Eastern Studies, Africana Studies, Political Science, Music, Art, Sociology, Anthropology, History and French majors encouraged to apply. |
Personality: Flexible Open minded Motivated Culturally flexible |
