My name is kris sloan and I’m a professor at St. Edward’s University. This summer I’ve come with a group of students to Angers, France on a university-sponsored study-abroad program.  One of the great features of this summer’s programinvolves St. Edward’s students engaged in a community-service learning project at a local public middle school.  Students enrolled in my cross-listed course (EDUC 1330-Foundations of Education & CULF 3331-Contemporary World Issues: Societies in Transition, Immigration and Education) will be working with special needs middle school students, most of whom are immigrants, to create short Imovies of their lives.

Dr. Sloan, with Emma Lampson, explains rules for geometry game.

We’ve given disposable digital cameras to the 12 students from Madame Thareau’s “Sixième” class (11-12 years of age)  and we’ve asked them to document their lives in Angers.

French-Kosovan student Elvis during a game of IPad pictionary.

To read about the St. Edward’s students’ experiences working at a French public “middle school,” Collége Jean Vilar, and about their learning adventures in Angers, France go to the Student Blogs or follow the link at the top of the page.