Goshen College students got a view into Peru’s ancient past with a visit to Huaca Pucllana, a complex of adobe pyramids that was once an administrative and religious center of the ancient Lima Culture people. They dominated coastal Peru from...
Learning about Lima’s first residents
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Learning about Lima’s first residents
Creating Peruvian jewelry
As part of their exposure to Peruvian art and culture, Goshen students explored their creativity during a jewelry workshop led by Eliana and Ricardo Mauriola Carrasco, long-time host parents and friends of the Peru Study-Service Term program. Eliana and Ricardo...
Lectures
Although much of our learning during the first six weeks was experiential, guest lectures and readings added both depth and breadth to our country study. In addition to the initial series of lectures on Nicaraguan history by Aynn Setright, we...
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Despedida and Service Send-Off
Our first six weeks has come and gone so fast, and it’s already time for some goodbyes. Last night we thanked our Carazo families and friends with a farewell dinner and program (despedida), and the students did a wonderful job of...
And they're off!
Earlier today our 22 students “flew the [Carazo] coop,” so to speak, and although we’ll miss them, we’re excited to see what the next six weeks will bring! We’ll post more details shortly, but for now we’ll just share share...
Humans of Goshen Project celebrates local diversity
Modeled after the popular photo blog Humans of New York, Humans of Goshen is a peace-building photography project that acts as a platform for community storytelling. Sara Klassen, a 2014 Goshen College graduate, pioneered the project to highlight diversity in…
President Jim Brenneman reappointed to third term; names Dr. Lee Snyder as interim provost
A joint release of Goshen College and Mennonite Education Agency The Goshen College Board of Directors and Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) Board of Directors are pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. James E. Brenneman as president of Goshen College...
Rec-Fitness Center accident causes five injuries
At approximately 6:40 p.m. in the Goshen College Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center’s Gunden Gymnasium, part of a suspended batting cage fell onto the floor and bleachers below, where a summer high school volleyball league match was about to start. Four parents...
Philip Sugden
Reception: Sunday, September 21, 2-4 pm, Hershberger Art Gallery Exhibit description: Pages from the Manual on Dismantling God: Ink and gouache on twenty-one, 16” x 20” sheets of handmade Himalayan Daphne paper. Both in creating and in viewing them, these...
Experiential Learning, Part 4: Salsa!
We started this week with what has become a tradition of the Nica SST experience: dance lessons. From folkloric to bachata, cumbia to Palo de Mayo, dance is an integral part of Nicaraguan culture, and we’ve seen a lot of...
GC students’ quick response helps save a life in Munich airport
On a class trip to study the Apostle Paul in Greece, an unexpected layover became a life-saving opportunity for GC students.
Chris French, director
A versatile instrumentalist, Chris French is an accomplished clarinetist, saxophonist, and flutist. He received B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Juilliard School where he was a scholarship student of Leon Russianoff and Joseph Allard. Concurrently with attending Juilliard, he studied...
Experiential Learning, Part 3: Gaia Estates
Our final excursion last week was a trip to Gaia Estates, an organic coffee and certified bird-friendly farm located outside of Diriamba. This 90-acre farm run by Jefferson Shriver grows coffee beans as well as vanilla beans, avocados, zapote and...
Inquiry Programs send students to lead, serve, minister
This summer, 15 Goshen College students have an opportunity to spend three months serving at a camp, congregation or service agency through the Camping, Ministry and Service Inquiry Programs. The students are placed in locations across the United States and…
Experiential Learning, Part 2: Nicaraguan Folklore
For our next trip the students learned a bit about the various folk and cultural traditions unique to Diriamba by visiting la Casa de Cultura (The Culture House) and a local Güegüense doll maker. The tour at la Casa De...
Experiential Learning, Part 1: Maquila, Mombacho, and Laguna de Apoyo
While a good portion of the students’ time in Carazo is spent in Spanish class or charlas (lectures), our field trips give them the opportunity to experience first-hand some of the things they are learning and hearing about in the...
Goshen College student wins national award with a local story
Last month, Goshen College senior and FiveCore Media student producer Abby Deaton received a bronze Telly Award for a short documentary-style feature video titled “Made in Goshen.”
Goshen College announces top scholarship recipients for 2014-15
Goshen College announced today the 34 recipients of the school’s top scholarships for 2014-15.
Goshen College seeks applicants for M.A. in intercultural leadership
Goshen College’s Master of Arts in Intercultural Leadership (MAIL) program will enter its second year when classes begin on June 23. Openings are currently available for this 18-month program geared for working adults.
Goshen College students take an inside-out approach to justice in jail
Sara Klassen’s final class at Goshen College didn’t take place in the Florida Keys or the African savannah or among Roman ruins, where many of her friends were studying during May Term. Her final class took place in a windowless…
America’s oldest civilization
Goshen College students spent the afternoon of May 12 exploring the Sacred City of Caral-Supe, which is considered one of the earliest civilizations of the world and the oldest in the Americas. In recent years, radiocarbon dating has confirmed that...
Sports fun with host families
Goshen College students spent their second Saturday in Lima playing soccer and volleyball with host family members and their friends. The spirited play took place at the municipal sports complex in the San Isidro district of Lima on a warm...
China, Ecuador, Florida, and Goshen: Where Students Call Home
Long days, warm nights, humidity, plentiful rainfall, and the frequent engagement of students, interns, and summer researchers at Rieth Village. This is June, the pinnacle calendar month for our beloved Agroecology Summer Intensive and an important month for Merry Lea...
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