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Recent Trips
Trips abroad are a regular part of courses at Green Mountain College, typically
at the end of a spring term or over the month-long winter break in December.
The trips allow students to get out into the wild or foreign communities to
experience first-hand what they've learned in the classroom, through excursions
into the outdoors, sociological and anthropological research, or scientific
study. Click on any image to see a photo albums of a trip.
New Zealand 2006
Outdoor leadership training
Recreation
Recreation professors Thayer Raines and Tom Stuessy, both Wilderness Education Association-certified instructors, traveled as evaluators with a class of 13 to the New Zealand back country, to determine if the students would become internationally WEA-certified Outdoor Leaders. The group flew out of Boston and landed in Christchurch, New Zealand. After buying and sorting out their food, they set out on a 14-day, 66-mile hike through Mt. Aspiring National Park. The January 2006 hike included one summit of approximately 10,000 feet, ending at Sylvan Lake, from which they proceeded to Fox Glacier for ice climbing. Next stop was a day of whitewater kayaking on the Kluther River, north and west of Queenstown. They wrapped up the trip with a couple of free days to explore in Queenstown and Christchurch.
Brazil 2006
Fresh water ecology
Biology, law & policy, ethics
In the May 2006 travel course to Brazil, 13 Green Mountain students and three
professors studied fresh water ecology, policy, and distribution ethics in the
country. The group spent five days in San Paulo and two weeks in Piracicaba,
studying and working to establish a relationship between Green Mountain College
and the universities of San Paulo and Piracicaba. The course was organized
and taught by Biology Professor Meriel Brooks, Professor of Environmental Studies,
Law and Policy Rebecca Purdom, and Provost William Throop.
Italy 2006
Agroecology in the Alps
Biology, law & policy, ethics
Brunnenburg Castle and Agricultural Museum in Dorf Tirol, Italy, were the home base for studying the interrelationship of Alpine ecology and the local multiethnic communities on this trip. The course, conducted by Philip Ackerman-Leist, consisted of spring orientation lectures, on-site lectures, daily field trips, two workdays in the castle vineyards, and overnight trips to high-elevation pasturages. The course met during the regular spring 2006 semester and traveled to Italy in the summer of 2006.
China 2005/2006
Culture change in contemporary China
Anthropology
In May 2005, 14 students traveled with Professor Mark Dailey to eastern China’s Jiangsu Province for a three-week course called “Culture Change in Contemporary China.” The group conducted hands-on anthropological field research methods to learn about shifting practices and values in China today. Topics included increasing class inequality, gender roles, informal vs. formal economies, and ideologies relating to modernization and the environment. The class was hosted by Yancheng Teachers’ College, where Dailey taught and lived with his family for a year in 2000.
In the summer of 2006, Dailey and five Green Mountain students made a return trip to China funded by a $33,000 ASIANetwork Freeman Student-Faculty Award. The grant funded the 4-week research trip for Dailey and students Felipe Estudillo-Colon, Ashley Converse, HariNarayan Khalsa, Keith Solmo, and Tala Wunderler-Selby. The students conducted ethnographic research on the changing traditional behaviors and beliefs relating to ancestors in Jiangsu Province, China. “China is changing at light speed and how people are responding to modernization – especially as it relates to the deep cultural meaning of ancestors – can tell us a lot about this society,” Dailey said. The students focused on 3-4 families during the course of their research. They also sought the views of local officials and developers. The group conducted their research in Yancheng, which translates to “Salt City.”
Wales 2006
Choir tour
Music
The Green Mountain College choir had an ambitious schedule in spring of 2006. In early March, 50 choir members along with Professor Jim Cassarino made their third concert tour of Wales. The 2006 tour featured three concerts. The first was with the Adlais Choir from the island of Angelsey. Adlais had previously performed at Green Mountain College in 2002 on their U.S. tour. The Green Mountain choir also performed with the Anglesey-based Lobscows Choir at the Galerie Performing Arts Center in Caernofon. This performance included a pre-concert lecture by Dr. Jerry Hunter, a professor at the University of Wales, Bangor, who specializes in the Welsh-American cultural links. Finally, the choir performed with the Bethesda Women’s Choir in Bethesda.
Hawaii 2005
Environmental biogeology of Hawaii
Biology, geology
May 2005, biology professor Meriel Brooks and geology professor John Van Hoesen brought students to Hawaii for a two-week course on the biology and geology of the island. The course, called Environmental Biogeology of Hawaii, took advantage of Hawaii's unique volcanic landscape to help students learn about a diverse range of life and rock formations. Pictured at right, the students in the course prepare to board a helicopter to view the active volcano Mt. Kilauea from the air.
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