Education Abroad in the FOE

The Faculty of Education wants you to come to Brock, and then go away!

Of students that added an international experience to their higher education:
(CBIE 2015 A World of Learning)

88.4%

said it contributed to their career achievements

91%

said that it is still relevant in their current career

85%

said that they did so to increase their employability

Upcoming Opportunities:

EXPERIENCE EXPO – January 30, 2024, 11 AM to 2 PM, Ian D. Beddis Gym. Login to your Careerzone account, (Brock University – Career Zone – Home) go to Events, and register for a chance to win prizes. More information at  Experience Expo 2024 Poster

Underway (application deadlines have passed):

GUATEMALA (Spring 2024): Exploring Guatemalan Indigenous Education & Culture: Experiencing Mayan Communities – Faculty of Education (brocku.ca). Led by Dr. Michael O’Sullivan. Program is currently full. Contact Nathalie Jackson at nj14in@brocku.ca to inquire about a waitlist.

THAILAND (Spring – Summer 2024) at the Lertlah School in Bangkok: The school provides flight reimbursement and a stipend. Minimum two-month commitment. Suitable for Concurrent Students completing Year 6, Consecutive Students completing Year 2 and BECE students to meet the internship requirements for ECEC 3P85 or 4P85, or BECE graduates. Website: www.lertlah.com/en. View the PowerPoint from the Information Session on October 5, 2023. Apply online if interested in a two month placement that begins May 2024 (deadline January 2, 2024) and include your resume and a cover letter. Email questions to susan.virtue@brocku.ca.

ITALY (Spring 2024): Teacher Education students in Year 2/6 have the opportunity for a field experience in Verona, Italy. Facilitated by Dr. Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker. More information at: School Field Experience in Verona, Italy

Resources:

Scholarships Canada: ScholarshipsCanada – Find Scholarships, Student Awards, Bursaries & Financial Aid. Independent database of scholarships from across Canada. Tips: Smaller awards may be less competitive. Award deadlines can be throughout the year, so check back often. Prepare a general 500-word statement that answers questions such as who you are, what your goals are and what impact your experiences have had, or will have on your community. Then adapt this essay for use in the different applications.

Want to be inspired to learn abroad? Listen to one (or more!) of the Alumni Podcasts recorded by the Canadian Bureau of International Education at: Audio Alumni (simplecast.com)

Suggestions:

In addition to working with the university-wide International Mobility office, there are a number of ways you can arrange for an international experience of your own through the Faculty of Education:

Early childhood (BECE)

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education students can design an international education experience using internship courses ECEC 3P85 or ECEC 4P85.

Teacher Education (Concurrent Years 1-4)

Design your own by using courses EDUC 4P36 (Global Education Field Experience) or EDUC 4P95 (International Advanced Internship). Doing this is suitable for a short-term experience that you have arranged on your own.

Alternately, the FOE Advising Office will send out information when your home department is offering a semester abroad. In this case the student studies for an entire semester at another university in another country. You will need to work with your department to make sure that the courses taken abroad are equivalent to those at Brock. Recommended to do this during Year 3.

Teacher Education (Concurrent Years 5-6 or Consecutive, Years 1-2)

We are working on ways to include an international experience in Years 5/6, 1/2. See the Verona, Italy opportunity above.

Teacher Education and BECE Graduates

There are international opportunities available through the Continuing Teacher Education program. Career Education is also hosting a fair in January 2024 that will include organizations that recruit for teaching abroad (check back here for details once they become available).

Graduate students can design their own international experience

Through EDUC 5P98, under the supervision of a faculty member, you can design an education abroad experience that earns academic credit. Previous experiences have found students in Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Graduate students can also join, with the permission of the instructor, any international experience planned as part of an EDUC 4P36 or EDUC 4P95 course (you would take the course as EDUC 5P98).

Questions?

Send an email to the Global & Partnership Manager, Susan Virtue, at susan.virtue@brocku.ca