Fall Semester 2023 在北欧的韦斯特蒙特
探索基督的呼召，成为缔造和平的人
Fall 2023
“使人和睦的人有福了”这句话今天对我们有什么意义? Join us as we travel to fascinating places and meet remarkable people who have known first-hand the conflicts facing their countries and have been directly involved in peacemaking efforts.
Places
我们将在旅途中参观许多地方, but we settle in for long-term stays in two exciting and beautiful places–北爱尔兰和德国柏林这些人了解深刻的冲突，并在治愈方面取得了巨大的进步.
我们会去另外两个地方伦敦，英格兰和斯洛伐克——一周到十天, 只要有足够的时间去探索他们所提供的财富, some well known, 有些几乎不为人知.
We stay in cottages up the valley from a beautiful seaside village at the base of the Mourne Mountains. 在20世纪后期, Northern Ireland saw three decades of armed conflict over its political identity and future. 那场暴力在20年前就结束了, and since then painstaking efforts have been made to bring reconciliation out of conflict. 我们将会见一些直接参与这些努力的人.
在过去的一个世纪里，柏林经历了毁灭性的冲突——两次世界大战, 冷战让这座城市被臭名昭著的柏林墙分隔开来. That wall is long gone, and the city has been reborn into a vibrant world capital. Its painful history, and its stunning rebirth make it perfect for exploring conflict and peacemaking. 我们会在市中心的一处公寓大楼里打发时间, 和另外一两个威斯蒙特的学生住在柏林的一所房子里.
London has endless tourist attractions, but it also has much to teach about conflict and peacemaking. We'll take a trip out to Coventry, whose cathedral was destroyed in a German bombing raid. 这一事件催生了钉十字架ag娱乐官网, a Christian organization committed to bringing reconciliation where there has been deep conflict.
Slovakia is a beautiful and fascinating country, too little known to Americans. During the Cold War it lay behind the Iron Curtain, and very few Americans could travel there. 我们会慢慢了解它的, discovering how it navigates the complexities of its socialist past and its democratic present.
Learning
这将是一种前所未有的学习积极、综合、经验丰富. 每一次活动，每一次相遇, 从参观博物馆到购买杂货, 是学习的机会吗.
课程完成 七项通识教育要求. 即使你已经或将要在其他课程中完成其中的一些, there are plenty to make this program a great way to make progress with your general education program.
- Thinking Globally
- 阅读想象文学
- 思考历史
- 对现实、知识和价值的哲学思考
- Foreign Language
- 跨文化交流
- 体育(一学期)
"Things I've only heard about became living and breathing places and people, 以一种我从未预料到的力量.”
实现通用电气的历史思维 & GE哲学反思
“The classroom extends into the streets, churches, homes, museums, cafes and beyond."
完成GE阅读想象文学 & 通用电气全球思维
“You can learn the art of peacemaking from textbooks but you won't learn how to be a peacemaker until you meet people who are working towards reconciliation in difficult situations with long histories of hurt.”
完成GE跨文化沟通
"The German Language School homestays were fantastic, and a great way to learn the language."
由柏林德语学校提供教学
符合通用电气现代外语标准
“我抱过猫头鹰，骑过山地自行车穿越了纳尼亚. 这不仅仅是在国外上学，这是一次冒险.”
Fulfills PEA credit
Faculty Leaders
Dr. 谢里·拉森·霍克利
Dr. Larsen Hoeckley teaches English, and specializes in Victorian literature and women writers. The influx of global voices, especially female voices, into literature in English in the 19th and 20th Centuries has led her to an increasing interest in global literature. She and Dr. 赫克利共同领导了12个海外学习项目.
Dr. Christian Hoeckley
Dr. Hoeckley directs the 加德文理学院 at Westmont and teaches philosophy. 他对科学哲学和宗教哲学感兴趣, but more recently has turned his attention to exploring the possibility of just warfare in both secular and Christian thought. He and Dr. Larsen Hoeckley共同领导了12个海外学习项目.
Friends in Europe
利亚姆喜欢所有爱尔兰的东西. He'll arrange music nights for us in Rostrevor, and guide us at important local sites.
Didi takes care of all of our needs at the cottages, and gets us adventuring in the Mourne Mountains. 她是骑山地车的动物.
Our nearest neighbor in Rostrevor is a community of Benedictine monks working for reconciliation between communities in conflict in Northern Ireland. Brother Thierry and his fellow monks have come to be beloved of hundreds of Westmont students over the years.
邓肯是阿尔斯特大学的政治学教授, 也是北爱尔兰和平进程的主要专家之一. 他对缔造和平的理解深受福音的影响.
比安卡受过社会学和神学方面的训练. During our stay in Germany, she introduces us to the complexities of multicultural Berlin.
Juraj是斯洛伐克布拉迪斯拉发的一名人文地理学教授. He guides us with unmatched kindness and humor during our time in Slovakia.
Program Cost
Westmont tuition, standard room and board, and a program fee not to exceed $2500. 你将负责从美国往返的机票费用.
Students are allowed to apply their financial aid awards from the college—both need-based and merit-based awards—toward the program’s cost.
Eligibility
The program welcomes who will have sophomore-level standing the semester of the program, juniors and seniors. Please note that priority in the selection process will not be determined by class standing.
- GPA (minimum 2.3绩点(合资格)
- 申请及论文
- 个人和教员推荐信
Criteria
除上述一般资格外, 以下是必须满足的要求, 有或没有合理的住宿, 为了完成该计划的所有基本要素. 所有参与者必须能够:
- Participate in regular communal meals based on a local diet and with limited control over food choices. In some locations, be prepared to participate in preparing and cleaning up after these meals.
- Navigate multiple irregular surfaces and walk/travel up to 10 miles in a day independently. (Extensive walking, as well as travel throughout ancient cities and towns with narrow passageways and many stairs, 是项目日常生活的一部分吗.)
- Navigate carrying personal items including suitcase and/or backpack without assistance.
- Anticipate having sufficient emotional wellness to fully participate in the program safely and successfully despite the limited availability of frequent access to psychological services.
- Anticipate at least double occupancy accommodations on some if not all locations.
- Receive the final dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at least two weeks prior to the commencement of the program.
- If eligible, receive the most recent Covid-19 vaccine booster at least two weeks prior to departure if it has been at least two months since your last Covid-19 vaccine or booster.
How to Apply
不再接受申请. For more information about the program, contact Professor Chris Hoeckley at hoeckley@stewmoore.com.