with faculty leaders Eric Kuennen (Mathematics) and Marianne Johnson (Economics)
   The next available trip to sign up -- approximate dates June 16 to July 9, 2007!! 
Estimated trip cost is $3500, including airfare, hotel, tuition, transportation, etc.

  Courses offered:
Math 490: Senior Seminar for Elementary and Middle School Programs    -OR- EC 399 (Special Topics in Economics Education) or EC 757 (Graduate Special Topics in Economic Education)

   

Math 490 will consist partly of lectures by the UWO instructor and Peruvian faculty and class discussion of readings.  Also, we will have field trips to Lima area schools, including both elite private institutions and urban public schools.  There will be approximately two weeks of classes/fieldtrips in Lima.  We will be based on the campus of Universidad del Pacifico.  

We will experience mathematics education in Peru first-hand as we interact with officials from the ministry of education and other education experts and visit Lima area elementary and middle schools.  We will examine the nature of mathematics, learning theory, and mathematics pedagogy for elementary and middle grades in the U.S. and abroad, and compare mathematics curricula and standards in the U.S. and Peru. You will create a middle grades curriculum project and teach in a Peruvian middle or elementary school classroom. We will also study the mathematics of the Incas, the great pre-Columbian empire of South America, and see Incan mathematics first-hand when visiting the important Incan sites of Cusco and Machu Picchu.

Different schools in Peru:

                        
               

 

Travel:

Imagine sand surfing and dune buggies in the desert, hiking on an ancient Incan trail in the Andes Mountains to see Machu Picchu, flying over the monumental Nazca Lines, and looking for monkeys in the Amazon Rainforest …. This is no ordinary study abroad trip!

While in Lima, we will stay at the La Hacienda Best-Western Hotel in the beautiful suburb of Miraflores. The first weekend, we will travel down the Pacific Coast, stopping at some beautiful beaches. We will fly over the Nazca Lines, dune buggy, and hang out at a desert oasis.  We will visit a national park and see penguins and sea lions.  We will visit an organic winery, where we will have an authentic Peruvian lunch, with horseback riding, and more!

We will spend the last 10 days of the trip traveling throughout Peru. We will fly to Puerto Maldonado on the Madre de Dios River in the Pervian Amazon Rainforest. We will stay in a jungle lodge, visit an indigenous community and school, hike and boat through the rainforest and have excellent opportunities to see monkeys, parrots, and more! Then we will travel through the Andes mountains to Cusco, home of the Incas. In Cusco, we will explore spectacular Incan ruins, visit Andes highlands towns and schools, and hike part of the old Inca trail all the way to Machu Picchu!!

Target Groups:

- Education Majors minoring in Mathematics
- Masters students and current teachers looking for new experiences or continuing credits
- Education and Education/Economics Majors (Remember with only 9 credits, you can be certified to teach Economics in High Schools)
- Participants in the Global Educator Certificate Program

The program will be offered every other summer (07, 09, etc.), though the location may change from year to year.

Useful Links

UW Oshkosh Office of International Education website for our trip

Hotels & travels in Peru --  stay in nice hotels, eat in nice
restaurants all for CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP compared to Europe              Participant Registration (OIE)

About Peru                                                                                           Map of Peru                                                                                 

How to prepare for Peru -- What to Know

Photos from previous business student trips to Peru                       
Photos from the January 2006 Study Abroad Trip
Photos from the Jaunary 2005 Study Abroad Trip                                                      
Photos from the June 2004 Study Abroad Trip
Photos from the January 2004 trip

The deadline for application is Friday February 23.   This is when you have to say for sure and put some money down.  However, if you feel you can decide earlier, that's advantageous since that may allow financial aid to tell you exactly how much extra aid you're eligible for before the deadline.  Participation is limited, and spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Visit the UW Oshkosh Office of International Education website for our trip for more details.   Here you can find lots of practical information about studying abroad and more specific information about the Peru trip.  Also, you can visit Jenna Graff of the OIE office on the first floor of Dempsey with questions about applications, financial aid, planning, etc.