Service Learning with the Kids League, Kampala, Uganda - Summer 2010
Program Description
Uganda has been described as “The Pearl of Africa”. It is home to over 1000 species of birds and some of the world’s most beautiful game parks. It possesses several very unique and diverse ecosystems. Students will have the opportunity to visit cultural sites, enjoy a game drive at a game park, cross the Equator, visit the source of the Nile and attend an event at the National Theater. Day trips, visits to artists’ markets, restaurants, shops and villages will provide more informal opportunities to see the beauty and culture of Uganda.
Participants will work with The Kids’ League (TKL) director and staff, headquartered in Kampala, Uganda, to implement a sport event that includes a health education component, with a focus on children programs. This internship/service learning study abroad course will allow students a unique chance to work with Ugandan sport and human service professionals, children and their families. The program is specifically designed to allow students a hands-on opportunity to understand the issues and challenges of planning and delivering health/sport services in a developing country.
Students who wish to earn a total of 6 hours of credit for this experience will also enroll in an additional 3-hour Directed Study. Under supervision from the appropriate faculty member, these students will develop a health/sport based project aimed at planning and delivering services in a developing nation or for a specialized target population in the U.S.
Program Dates
May 26-July 27, 2010. The dates of this course correspond to the eight-week summer session.
Three weeks will be on site in Uganda, the remaining time will be at KSU.
Tentative travel dates are May 29-June 30, 2010.
Application Deadline
February 1, 2010
A $300 nonrefundable deposit is due at the time of application.
The first program installment of $1950 is due by March 1, 2010.
The second program installment of $1950 is due by March 15, 2010.
Program Cost
$4200
This includes air fare, accommodations, ground transportation, some meals (all breakfasts, some lunches and dinners), reception, game park entrance fees and stay, visit to the source of the Nile, crossing the Equator, National Theater event, and other cultural sites and excursions. Tuition is paid separately. Cost is subject to change.
Scholarships are available for this program. Please visit: http://www.kennesaw.edu/studyabroad/financial.html for more information.
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Housing
Participants will be hosted by TKL and housed in youth hotels and guesthouses. In Kampala, students will stay at the Makerere University Guesthouse. Suitable accommodations have also been identified in a village near Kasese, under consideration for a village experience, and in Fort Portal at the Kluge Guest Farm. All accommodations are clean, secure, have hot water and mosquito netting and dining facilities.
Courses
All students will be required to take:
SA 4490: Service Learning - The Kid’s League
This course will be assigned one of the following departmental course equivalencies:
HS 3398: Advanced Internship(3 credit hrs) or HPS 4000: Service Learning in HPS
Select students may be eligible to take an additional course:
SA 4400: Program Planning in Health and Sport
This course will be assigned one of the following departmental course equivalencies:
HS 4400: Directed Study in HS
HPS 4400: Directed Study in HPS
This program is also open to graduate students pending instructor and graduate program director approval. SA 8900: Program Planning in Health and Sport Service Learning
*Pending Final University Approval
Faculty Contact and Background:
Dr. Ardith Peters, Social Work and Human Services
770.499. 3079; apeters@kennesaw.edu
Dr. John David Johnson, Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science
678.797.2195; jjohn235@kennesaw.edu
The study abroad faculty members have experience living and traveling in Africa. Dr. Ardith Peters spent 7 years as a child in Central African Republic. More recently, she has traveled in Nigeria and Cameroon. Dr. John David Johnson and Dr. Peters travelled to Uganda in summer 2009 to set up the study abroad course.
Mr. Trevor Dudley, Country Director of The Kids League, will serve as the local host and assist in the facilitation of the program. He has been internationally recognized for his work to support children’s sport and health education and empowerment in Uganda.
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