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Sea|mester
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Global Travel; Cultural exploration, Oceanography; Marine Biology; Student Leadership Development; Seamanship; PADI scuba diving and International Yachtmaster Training Sailing certification; American Red Cross first aid and CPR; Community service and Conservation projects.
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University of Maryland
Galapagos Islands: A Close Encounter with Nature at the Interface of Geology and Evolution
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Students meet for 10 classes on campus (June 9 - 20) covering major aspects of Galapagos Zoology, Botany, Geology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and human issues, and to handle organizational details of the trip. An exam constituting 50% of the overall grade will be administered prior to departure. The class will travel as a group to Quito, Ecuador on June 22, and fly from there to the Galapagos on the following day. We will return from the Archipelago to Quito on June 30, and fly back to the United States the following day. Upon return, students will submit a paper discussing their personal observations of the scientific and conservation issues covered in lecture.
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Lifeworks
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Lifeworks is a summer program teens aged 14-19, that focuses on community service and volunteer work while incorporating international travel, outdoor education, language and cultural immersion. Program duration is approximately 3 weeks.
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ActionQuest Summer Programs
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Worldwide summer sailing and scuba adventures for teenagers (13-19). Participants live-aboard sailing yachts for three weeks, earning sailing and scuba certifications with marine science, water skiing, windsurfing and nautical skills.
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Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts and Sciences
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The Universidad San Francisco de Quito is offering a new course for students interested in biological conservation, the marine environment, anthropology, and the interaction between local coastal communities and their environment. The 6-credit course will last three weeks and will rely heavily on fieldwork led by professors.
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Washington College
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The Washington College Summer Program in Ecuador for Environmental Studies is a three week program offered in conjunction with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
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Eastern Michigan University
Summer
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This 18 day intensive field course is an introduction evolution, tropical ecology and conservation. We will focus on the ecology and evolution of the Galapagos Islands, whose amazingly tame animals in a bizarre volcanic setting right on the equator have fascinated people for centuries.
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UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO - ECUADOR
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The program uses the diversity of Ecuador as a laboratory for hands on learning experiences. It offers a South American Experience for a semester or a summer session.
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