We’re looking forward to International Education Week (IEW) 2023, November 13-17!
IEW is an opportunity to celebrate and experience the benefits of international education and international partnerships.
Please find below the list of activities we are planning for the week!
WHEN: Monday, Nov 13th, 9:30-10:00 am ET
WHERE: Sant’Anna Instagram account
WHO: Anyone is invited!
WHAT: follow us on an Instagram Live to discover what students are learning during a Coffee Roaster factory tour!
The relationship of Italians with coffee is unique and distinctive. Coffee, in fact, is part of the Italian national identity, akin to an art-form and nigh on a religion,
Whether it is with friends, family, colleagues, in the morning, after lunch or mid-afternoon, Italian coffee represents a moment of serenity. Coffee is family, tradition, quality and love, and we want students to experience it first hand!
- STUDENT TO STUDENT INFO SESSION
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov 14th, 12:00-1:00 pm ET
WHERE: Zoom. please register here and you will receive a link to participate
WHO: Any students from any schools are invited!
WHAT: Learn from your peers what studying in Sorrento, Italy is like! Check what they are up to, what classes are like and ask questions on their time abroad! please register here and you will receive a link to participate
2. POMPEII VIRTUAL TOUR
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov 14th, 1:30-2:30 pm ET
WHERE: Zoom. please register here and you will receive a link to participate
WHO: Faculty, Partners and Parents
WHAT: Join us on a virtual tour of the extraordinary excavation site of Pompeii, just 30 min train ride from Sorrento, with our archaeology faculty , and learn what your students and kids experience while in Sorrento ! please register here and you will receive a link to participate on Zoom
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov 15th, 9:00 am ET
WHERE: Sant’Anna Instagram account
WHO: Anyone!
WHAT: As part of the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) club, students will participate to a Sensory deprivation experience. The goal is sensitizing students about the disability in moving, hearing and seeing.
The idea behind this project is to give to the students the opportunity to increase their personal grown by knowing more about the “diversity” around them. There is no intention to question political opinions or personal choices of students, but only the will to make them understand that there can be enrichment in comparison with those who think differently and that the full conquest of their rights you have what everyone has equal rights and possibilities. Educating them to empathy and respect, principles that fully represent the Sant’Anna Institute mission.
WHEN: Thursday, Nov 16th, 11:30 am-12:00 pm ET
WHERE: Sant’Anna Institute, Sustainability room
WHO: Current Fall 2023 students
WHAT: Announcing the winners of the reclying contest! Fall 2023 students have been invited to a recycling contest, brainstorming ideas on how to recycle a waste object, preferably made of plastic.
Prizes:
- 1st place: $70 amazon gift card
- 2nd place: dinner for 1 in local restaurant, 2 dishes + dessert and water
- 2rd place: Sant’Anna water bottle!
To enter the contest, please bring your creation to Directors’ office (room 12, 1st floor) by Wednesday Nov 15th at 2 pm
Winner will be established by a committee composed of Sant’Anna Director of Study Abroad, Student Engagement Supervisor and Sustainability Faculty
WHEN: Friday, Nov 17th, 12:00-12:30 pm ET
WHERE: Sant’Anna Instagram account
WHO: Anyone is invited!
WHAT: Interview with Chad, Jenny and Paula, Sant’Anna alumni with successful career stories after their impactful study abroad experiences.
Learn how their study abroad in Sorrento, Italy changed their life and influenced their future job opportunities.
