The document discusses CEA Study Abroad, an international education organization that provides study abroad programs in 13 countries. It outlines CEA's mission of facilitating academic learning, global competence, and personal growth through experiential learning models. It then discusses CEA's volunteering programs in Barcelona, noting that they have grown in participation over recent years and provide opportunities for language learning, cultural immersion, and professional or social emphasis through hands-on community service.

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CEA Volunteering Programs:
English Language Volunteers
Katryn Evinson –
Coordinadora Acadèmica CEA

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Who are we?
• CEA Study Abroad
– International Education Organization
– 13 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Czech
Republic, Chile, China, Costa
Rica, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Southafrica,
Spain, UK.
– Study Centers & Agency

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Mission & Principles
• Mission: Create and facilitate opportunities within
the context of international education for the
development of:
– Academic Learning
– Global and Intercultural Competence
– Personal Growth
• Pedagogical Framework:
– Experiential Learning Model (Kolb, 1984)
– Developmental Intercultural Sensitivity Model
(Benett, 1993)
– Student Development Theory: Challenge and Support
Theory (Stanford, 1967)

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Experiential Learning
Concrete
Experience (CE)
Reflective
Observation (RO)
Abstract
Conceptualization
(AC)
Active Experience
(AE)

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Development Model of Intercultural
Sensitivity

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Student Development
 Challenge and Support Theory
(Sandford 1967) – Reto y apoyo
Challenge
Support
Growth

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CEA Barcelona: Academic Programs
 LIBERAL ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES (GC)
 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
(GC AND UAB)
 BUSINESS & EUROPEAN STUDIES (GC AND UPF)
 PRE-LAW HONORS PROGRAM
(UPF - Spring)
 ADVANCED HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES
(UPF)
 SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (GC AND UB)

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Services We Provide
Orientation
Academic Advising
Academic Integrated Cultural Activities
• Homestays
• Dorms
• Apartments
Housing
Health Services
Emergencies (24h)

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Initiatives to promote immersion and
intercultural learning
 Intercultural Learning Workshops
 Language Exchanges and Cultural Encounters
 Catalan Intern Program
 Academic Integrated Cultural Activities (AICAP)
 Homestays
 Professional Mentorship Program
 Volunteering
 Specific Courses

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Volunteering For Credit & Structured
Volunteering
• Second Language Acquisition Course
• Service Learning Course
– Volunteering
– Class Seminar (20 - 30 hours)
• Reflection
• Intercultural Learning
• Spanish/Catalan Culture
• Academic coursework
• Evaluation
• Structured Volunteering

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Numbers of Volunteers per Semester
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Fall ‘10 Spring ‘11 Fall ‘11 Spring ‘12 Fall ‘12 Spring ‘13 Fall ‘14 Spring ‘14
Placement (2½ hours / week or more)

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% of Students Volunteering per
Semester
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
Fall ‘10 Spring ‘11 Fall ‘11 Spring ‘12 Fall ‘12 Spring ‘13 Fall ‘14 Spring ‘14
% Volunteers/Semester

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Fall Vs. Spring Semesters
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
Fall ‘10 Spring ‘11 Fall ‘11 Spring ‘12
% of placement springs
% of placement falls

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Volunteering Numbers (%)

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Follow- up & Assessment
Volunteering
Orientation
Mid-Term
Expectations
& Challenges
Workshop
Re-Entry
Workshop
Volunteering
Video
Contest
Farewell &
Certificate
Award

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Volunteering Program Procedures.
PROGRAM
DESIGN AND
AGREEMENT
VOLUNTEERING
ORIENTATION
APPLICATION
PROCESS
INTERVIEW WITH
ORGANIZATIONS
SELECTION AND
CONTRACT
EVALUATION
CERTFICATE
AWARD

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Student Learning
•Immersion
•Personal growth
•Open to learning from
others
•Intercultural communication
skills
•Self reliant
•Resourceful
• Patient
•Flexible
•Tolerant
•Ability to adapt
•Understanding of
organizational structures
•Meet Locals
• Professional
experience in a
formal Spanish
environment
•Spanish
Business
Protocol
•Transferrable
skills
•Gain
perspective on
the Barcelona
social reality
•Engaging with
the local
community
•Make a
difference in
someone’s life
•Collaborating in
local projects
Professional Emphasis Social Emphasis