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Study Abroad + Volunteer Service: Spain

Location: Spain: Segovia

Term: Fall, Spring

Program Duration: 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad)

Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months

Dates: Fall and Spring Semesters

International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership

http://www.ipsl.org/

1515 SW 5th Ave. Suite 606 Portland, OR 97201 United States

Call Us

Phone: (503) 954-1812/(503)395-4775

Fax: (503) 954-1881

Description

The IPSL Segovia program is the perfect program for people interested in sustainable tourism, art, architecture, or Spanish language and culture. In Segovia, IPSL participants live amidst a 2000 year-old Roman aqueduct, a breathtaking castle (Disney's inspiration for Cinderellas castle), a 14th century cathedral and more in this walkable, friendly Spanish city. Segovia is manageable in size, but also only thirty minutes from the metropolis of Madrid by high-speed rail. From Segovia, you can reach most regions of Spain within a few hours.

The city of Segovia and its Aqueduct are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Within the environment of the old city, there are buildings that commemorate the cultures of Segovia, including Sefardic Jews, Moors, Catholics, and Romans. Like anywhere, there is also unmet need within the community, and IPSL students perform volunteer service by teaching English to underserved children, helping unemployed learn marketable skills, rescuing animals, assisting in an international studies office, or helping recent immigrants acclimate to life in Spain. Gaining valuable, international work experience by helping others and greatly improving one's Spanish proficiency are some of the rewards.

Your volunteer service immerses you in the culture and deepens your understanding of Spanish society in a way that goes beyond that experienced in traditional study abroad programs.

Service Opportunities include:
- Women's shelter
- Humane Society
- Adoption agency
- Preschool
- Centers for immigrant services

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Qualifications

IPSL welcomes applicants from all nations and backgrounds. Minimum age is 18 and gap year, college students and graduates are encouraged to apply. There are no special qualifications to volunteer. Minimum GPA is 2.0. Spanish Language requirements.

Minimum Education

High School

Languages
  • Spanish

Cost in US$:

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Cost Include Description:

Fees include: tuition; administrative fees; orientation; service placement and supervision; health insurance; accommodation, and some meals. Personal expenses not covered by fees include: airfare; books; local transportation; and spending money.

Credit Available

yes

Volunteer Types
  • Childcare/children
  • Community Centers
  • Community Development
  • Gender Issues
  • Human Rights
  • Primary Education
  • Public Education
  • Recreation
  • Seniors
  • Volunteering
  • Women
  • Youth
  • Youth Development
  • Animal Welfare
  • Handicapped
  • Homelessness
  • Orphans
  • Social Services, Social Work
  • Veterinary
Typical Volunteer
Participants are typically undergraduate students who want to study and volunteer abroad. They generally take 5-6 academic courses (12-18) credits per semester and do volunteer service (12-15) hours per week. Participants have an integrated experience where learning and service work together.
Age Range
18+
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Home-stays

Participants Travel to Spain

Independently

Application Process Involves
  • Letters of Reference
  • Transcript
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
1 week
Post Services Include
  • Alumni Network
  • Exit Debriefing Abroad
International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership's Mission Statement

IPSL has two related missions: 1) offering programs uniting academic study and volunteer service to the community in international/intercultural settings that are models for the practice of service-learning, and 2) promoting the theory and practice of service-learning through research, publications, conferences, and training. IPSL endeavors to engage students, educators, and community members in the union of service and learning so that all may become more civically engaged, interculturally literate, internationally aware, and responsive to the needs of others.

Year Founded

1982

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