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C O N T E X T O , E N C U E N T R O S Y R E F L E X I O N E S

La CCE Brigada exploratoria en

Nicaragua

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Context

Building cross cultural competencies within CCE

Existing and emerging relationships in Nicaragua

Support from ESP

Current University (and CALs) prioritizing of international work and experience.

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Benefits of International Experiences

International experiences can:

Increase understanding of connectedness, commonality of issues in a globalizing world

Re-invigorate practices at home

Build networks for collaboration

Increase our capacity to "enhance public understanding of global issues" (Ludwig & McGirr, 2003, p. 410).

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Trip goals

Gain first-hand experience of how ruraloutreach/extension agencies in a foreign cultureaddress issues similar to those that New York faces.

Meet colleagues in Nicaragua and explore potentialopportunities for collaboration.

Develop a multi-disciplined CCE Extension Educatorteam that will work together in the future to provide

interdisciplinary solutions to complex problems inNew York.

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The brigade

Paul Treadwell – Tripcoordinator

Helene Dillard

Rod Howe

Rocky Kambo Shawn Smith

Nancy Schaff 

Mary Wrege

Chip Malone Paul LaChapelle

(University of Montana)

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Encounters

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San Ramon

Homestays

Encounters: UCA 

Finca La Hermandad CESESMA 

Mujeres La Pita

El Chile

La Chispa

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UCA –Case study 

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CESESMA – Case study 

Strategic Planning

Programs

Evaluation

Community Need

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Leon

September 11-13 Encounters (UNAN Leon)

Pueblo Redondo

Iguana Nursery 

 Women's development Tito Anton’s farm 

Colleges

 Agroecology 

 Vet medicine

Botanical Garden

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Pueblo Redondo – Case study 

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Tito Anton – Case study 

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UNAN Leon

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4-S: Saber, Sentimientos, Servicio, Salud 

• 4-S existed in Nicaragua in past• USDA Foreign Ag Service

providing funds for FabrettoFoundation to start up 4-S onsmall scale

•

Supporting 4-Sclubs/connecting NY 4-Hers with Nicaraguan youth

• Collegiate 4-H members as virtual mentors

• New York “sister” 4-Hclubs

• Shared projects• Peace Corps volunteers• Planting Hope

Head . Heart . Hands . HealthNew York 4-H Nicaragua 4-S

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Diverse Cognitive Styles and LearningPreferences 

Ideas for Planning Curriculum with and/or on Behalf of Youth

Some AsianCultures

Precisely timeddetailed plan

 Wide variety of activities

Clarity inschedule

Concreteexperience Learning through

receiving Concern with how 

to create goodrelationships

The joy of agreement

Organized groupactivities

Some North American Cultures Personalized

options  Activities to

compare &contrast

Freedom in

schedule  Active

experience Learning through

peer discussion Concern with

how to getthings done

The joy of competence Limited group

activities

Some NorthernEuropeanCultures

• Coherentstructure

• Thematicactivities

•

Limited choicesin schedule

•  Abstractknowledge

• Learningthroughdiscussion withexperts

• Concern withhow to conductconversation

• The joy of criticalengagement

•  Very limitedgroup activities

Some Latin American

Cultures • Elaborate form• Relational activities• Flexibility in

schedule acceptable• Reflective

observation• Learning through

receiving• Concern with

how to conductconversation

•

The joy of rhetoric• Self-directed group

activities

 Adapted from J. Bennett, 2001, Intercultural Communication Institute. From a presentation byJennifer Skuza, University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development

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Apply/ 

Aplicar 

Generalize/ 

Generalizar 

Apply/ 

Aplicar Reflect/ 

Reflexionar 

Do/ 

Hacer 

Experience/ 

Experimentar

Share/ 

Compartir 

Process/ 

Procesar 

Experiential Learning in Cultural Contexts

1.

2.

3.4.

5.

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Reflections

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 A few post trip comments

 When visiting the University, surprised at how run-down, sparse, and minimal the facilities were but thestaff was positive, had refreshing vision and lookedto the future with vision.

 Another image that has stayed with me is the people who care about their country and land.

The welcoming (open arms) with which we were

greeted in almost every situation. Local peopleprovide such a different experience than anyone canever expect listening to world news.

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Comment from Helene

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• J U L Y 2 0 1 3 V I S I T B Y N I C A R A G U A N

C O L L A B O R A T O R S• Michael Sobalvarro

• Marvin Jarquin or Tito Anton UNAN Leon

•  A U G U S T 2 0 1 3 C C E / E S P 1 0 D A Y R E S E A R C H / S T U D Y T R I P

• C O N T A C T : P A U L T R E A D W E L L P T 3 6 @ C O R N E L L . E D U

Next steps

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Questions and discussion