Grassroots Peacebuilding, Environmental Issues and Culture in the Philippines

DATES: May 18 - July 1, 2010

COST: $6,370. This program's cost has been reduced from last year and includes: international airfare, transportation between sites in the Philippines, tuition for 9 credits, accommodations in home-stays and hotels, most meals, guided tours and field excursions, welcome & farewell meals, pre-departure orientation, post-trip meeting, International Student Identity Card, emergency evacuation insurance, and travel guidebook.

9 UNDERGRADUATE CREDITS: Conflict Analysis 385 (3 cr.) or 399 (6 cr.), New Century Learning 395 (9 cr.), or Global Affairs 490 (3 cr)

6-9 GRADUATE CREDITS: Conflict Analysis 695 (6 cr.)

HOUSING: Hotels and homestays.

EXCURSIONS: Taal volcano, Apo Island, dolphin watching, sandbar, river/ocean cruise, historical Intramuros, Panglao Islandand, and the Chocolate Hills!

CONTACT: Sarah Mournighan 703.993.2106 or toll free at (866) 468-1243

Apply online by March 26, 2010!

2009 Philippines program participants

Jasper Hu, a student from the 2008 program, was published in the Washington Post Weekend Magazine and in the Manila Mail.

PLEASE NOTE: There are two upcoming opportunities to meet CGE alumni of this program and learn more about what you can expect should you choose to spend the summer abroad in the Philippines:

Panel discussion on the Transformative Impact of Philippines (CGE Philippines alumni of 2009 program)
When: Friday, November 13 at 12 noon
Where: Piedmont Hall

Photo Exhibit (CGE Philippines alumni of 2008 program)
When: December 2009 - January 2010
Where: Centreville Public Library

Mabuhay! Known as the Pearl of the Orient, the Philippines has 7,107 islands and nearly 90 languages and dialects. This summer’s program will offer students direct contact with world issues like poverty and environmental change by granting them unique access to Filipino life and culture.

2008 Philippines program participants at the
Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute

Participants will attend the 2010 Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute, granting them the opportunity to actually DO some grassroots peacebuilding with local and international peace activists. Program participants will also visit local communities in different parts of the country and stay with local families. The richness of Filipino culture and the beauty and wonders of the Philippines natural resources offer this program’s participants an abroad experience without comparison. Visits include the Taal volcano, Apo Island, and the Chocolate hills, known as one of the wonders of the world. The trip spans four major cities: Manila, Davao, Tagbilaran and Dumaguete.

Click here for some quotes from the 2008 program participants.
Click here for some quotes from the 2009 program participants.

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.