{"id":175,"date":"2017-11-22T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T11:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2017\/?p=175"},"modified":"2017-12-01T13:46:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T18:46:46","slug":"ireland-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue1-2017\/campus-currents\/ireland-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arts & Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n

Ireland Itinerary<\/h1>\n

Study abroad fosters global know-how<\/h2>\n

When professors Kim and Leon Raikes told the group of 14 students who participated in MMA\u2019s Ireland Study Abroad program this May that they were covering Holy Ground, they weren\u2019t exaggerating.<\/p>\n

Now in its ninth year, the Irish Study Abroad program allows students to enroll in two courses for three credits each related to Irish history, art, literature, environment and Celtic spirituality. They visit prehistoric and early Christian sites, including Clonmanoise, an early monastic site, as well as megalithic tombs, Celtic holy wells, and other landmarks in the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cFew students have been able to see and touch history that reaches back 5,500 years, or to experience how these places exude spirituality and historic meaning in the lives of the present day Irish inhabitants,\u201d say Kim and Leon.<\/p>\n

Home base for the group are traditional thatched cottages in Tullycross, Renvyle, County Galway, Ireland. The village is home to a few hundred people and in an area famous for hillwalking, pony-trekking, angling, traditional music, deep-sea fishing, and Gaelic heritage.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring our stay in Tullycross, students walk a lot and depend on meeting local people both out of the necessities of daily life and out of the need to conduct primary research for academic projects. From this experience of connection, students gain an awareness of European world views, as well as personal self-confidence and global enhancement of their career paths,\u201d according to the Raikes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, some students explore modern Irish uses of power technology and climate control, while others research similarities between Irish and Maine coastal habitats.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the goals of the program is to foster a life-long interest in students for learning about other cultures through their immersive experience in Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe payoff for their future professional careers is that they learn to work with others from a different culture to achieve their goals, which will be a reality for many MMA graduates,\u201d say Kim and Leon.\u2588<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

Ireland Itinerary
\nStudy abroad fosters global know-how<\/p>\n

When professors Kim and Leon Raikes told the group of 14 students who participated in MMA\u2019s Ireland Study Abroad program this May that they were covering Holy Ground, they weren\u2019t exaggerating.<\/p>\n

Now in its ninth year, the Irish Study Abroad program allows students to enroll in two courses for three credits each related to Irish history, art, literature, environment and Celtic spirituality. They visit prehistoric and early Christian sites, including Clonmanoise, an early monastic site, as well as megalithic tombs, Celtic holy wells, and other landmarks in the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cFew students have been able to see and touch history that reaches back 5,500 years, or to experience how these places exude spirituality and historic meaning in the lives of the present day Irish inhabitants,\u201d say Kim and Leon.<\/p>\n

Home base for the group are traditional thatched cottages in Tullycross, Renvyle, County Galway, Ireland. The village is home to a few hundred people and in an area famous for hillwalking, pony-trekking, angling, traditional music, deep-sea fishing, and Gaelic heritage.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring our stay in Tullycross, students walk a lot and depend on meeting local people both out of the necessities of daily life and out of the need to conduct primary research for academic projects. From this experience of connection, students gain an awareness of European world views, as well as personal self-confidence and global enhancement of their career paths,\u201d according to the Raikes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, some students explore modern Irish uses of power technology and climate control, while others research similarities between Irish and Maine coastal habitats.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the goals of the program is to foster a life-long interest in students for learning about other cultures through their immersive experience in Ireland.<\/p>\n

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