This three-week travel seminar for teachers, which began in Bangkok, Thailand, offered a powerful cross-cultural learning experience to broaden perspectives and transform teaching. Participants experienced the rhythms of daily life and work through a weeklong homestay and by job-shadowing teachers in Thailand; learned about the impact of globalization and change through discussions with political and business leaders and social activists; explored the varied histories and cultures of Southeast Asia by visiting key historical and cultural sites, including the magnificent temple complex of Angkor Wat; and explored the dynamics of changing society in Asia today through interactions with local people in their communities, including hill tribes in the Golden Triangle region of Chiang Rai. In Cambodia, participants learned about the country’s painful recent history, meeting “Killing Fields” survivors and hearing their heartrending personal accounts.

Applications for this program are now closed