About the Trip
St. Lucia & The Caribbean: Learning Through Service
Faculty: Brad Bullock, Professor of Sociology, Sabita Manian, Associate Professor of International Relations at Lynchburg College
The on-site service learning component of this unique course focuses on the relationship between the politics and economics of sustainable development and voluntary activities. This will be an exciting and collaborative trip with students from Lynchburg College and with the organizational expertise of PEACEWORK, an international village network organization that specializes in service learning.
This four-week program will explore the concept of development in the unique context of the Caribbean, through direct participation in service learning projects students will carry out on the beautiful island of St. Lucia.
We will seek to understand economic and social empowerment created through grassroots community organization, efforts to encourage self-determination (e.g., through entrepreneurial skills, micro-finance or fair trade schemes) and initiating actions for preserving the local ecology, landscapes and cultures.
