Room: Huron
presented by Benjamin C. Feinstein, Diploma Programme Coordinator, South High School
Wynn Cherry, Diploma Programme Coordinator, Broughton High School
Can you imagine doing a CAS trip to Guatemala? What effects would that have on the people that went, and on the community? How would you even begin to measure such effects? How could you apply what you learned to building future CAS Projects, and improving current projects? In this session, we will discuss how to employ Action Research methodologies by sharing the results of our own study on one of our own ongoing CAS Projects, Proyecto Quetzal. Proyecto Quetzal involves, among other things, an intensive service-learning trip to Guatemala. Come see what it's all about!
Benjamin C. Feinstein, Diploma Programme Coordinator, South High School
Dr Benjamin Feinstein received his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Hawai'i, and them returned to his hometown of Springfield, Ohio, to head up the IB Diploma Programme at South High School. He has taught in nine states and several countries, including Honduras. He recently has had a piece on his work in the Hawaiian community published in the Canadian Journal of Native Studies. A 13-year veteran of camping, Dr Feinstein specializes in Experiential Education, Critical Multiculturalism, and creating communities. He lives in Springfield with his wife, Merry, and their two sons, Solomon and Anthony.
Wynn Cherry, Diploma Programme Coordinator, Broughton High School
Dr Wynn Cherry has served as a Middle Years Programme Coordinator, and currently serves as Broughton High School's Diploma Programme Coordinator. She has been an English and Latin Teacher for the past 27 years. Dr Cherry received her Ph.D. in Southern American Literature from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She was instrumental in starting the Proyecto Quetzal Project six years ago, and remains a catalyst for change, paving the way for students, parents, and other teachers to experience and share in her love for Guatemala. Originally from Raleigh, she lives there with her two children, whom she adopted from Guatemala.
