Colorado Mountain College recently received an IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad. The grant is intended to expand the college’s capacity to offer affordable and meaningful study-abroad opportunities for students who less often take study-abroad courses – including… Continue reading US Department of State awards IDEAS grant to Colorado Mountain College
Tag: International Programs
CMC East Africa Study Abroad returns in 2015
It’s back. Colorado Mountain College’s popular East Africa Study Abroad returns in 2015. If you missed your chance to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, immerse yourself in new cultures, gain an understanding of globalization first-hand, and visit famed African landscapes with CMC in 2013, you’ve got another chance coming up next year. East Africa Abroad 2015 offers… Continue reading CMC East Africa Study Abroad returns in 2015
Colorado Mountain College students studying abroad in Cuba
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Matt Stensland. Steamboat Springs — A group of Colorado Mountain College students is preparing to travel to Cuba on a trip that was forbidden just a couple years ago. President Barack Obama’s administration in January 2011 eased travel restrictions that made it possible for educational groups… Continue reading Colorado Mountain College students studying abroad in Cuba
Cuba 2013
Study abroad opportunities at Colorado Mountain College Students at CMC have opportunities to study abroad at numerous locations each year. The 2012-2013 offerings include trips to Kenya, Ireland, Spain, Peru, and Cuba. Student Bailey Peth traveled to Guatemala last year with CMC’s International Programs; she shares her thoughts on CMC’s upcoming trip to Cuba below.… Continue reading Cuba 2013
Study abroad in East Africa with Colorado Mountain College
Passports needed for preparatory meeting Sept 12 An excursion to East Africa through Colorado Mountain College offers the opportunity to trek on Mt. Kilimanjaro, view wildlife in Lake Manyara and Serengeti National Parks, and learn about the local Maasai culture. Through its International Programs, for the first time Colorado Mountain College is offering the 5-credit… Continue reading Study abroad in East Africa with Colorado Mountain College
La Esperanza
This article is the sixth in a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth, who has been recounting her recent trip with CMC’s Study Abroad program to Guatemala in her blog, Bluebird Sky. The program filled up in 2012; find out information about next year’s Guatemala trip, and other study abroad opportunities,… Continue reading La Esperanza
Panajachel, Guatemala
This article is the fifth in a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth, who has been recounting her recent trip with CMC’s Study Abroad program to Guatemala in her blog, Bluebird Sky. The program filled up in 2012; find out information about next year’s Guatemala trip, and other study abroad opportunities,… Continue reading Panajachel, Guatemala
Art and Resistance in Guatemala
Chichicastenango, Guatemala This article is one of a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth’s blog, and recounts one day of her recent trip to Guatemala. Bailey traveled to the Central American country as part of CMC’s study abroad program Art and Resistance in Guatemala. The program filled up in 2012; find… Continue reading Art and Resistance in Guatemala
Art and Resistance in Guatemala
Guatemala, Chontala This article is one of a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth’s blog, and recounts one day of her recent trip to Guatemala. Bailey traveled to the Central American country as part of CMC’s study abroad program Art and Resistance in Guatemala. The program filled up in 2012; find out… Continue reading Art and Resistance in Guatemala
Guatemala Art and The Resistance
Steamboat student Bailey Peth leaves for Guatemala this week to study abroad on CMC’s “Art and Resistance in Guatemala” international trip. She shares some thoughts on what she learned, pre-trip, about Guatemala’s painful history below. We’ll be reposting several of Bailey’s blog posts from Guatemala in the coming weeks. This article was first published in… Continue reading Guatemala Art and The Resistance