Category: IEDP 19-20

IEDP, IEDP 19-20, Internship, World

Internship at the Aga Khan Foundation: Documenting the Early Childhood Development COVID-19 Response

Journey to Interning at Aga Khan Foundation The purpose of my internship has been to document how people have adapted in these truly difficult times, and it has been inspiring. That word is often overused, but I think it reigns true here. Like a lot of us (us being people in graduate school, people in development work, educators, or humans in general), I struggled with … Continue reading Internship at the Aga Khan Foundation: Documenting the Early Childhood Development COVID-19 Response

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IEDP 19-20, The Americas

Internship in the eyes of a pandemic beholder

The city and beyond Get ready to go bananas. Would I ever have thought that there would be a bigger twist in the story? Absolutely not, but always delighted by and spiced with the surprises in my life. March turned out to be a rollercoaster after all. Except for the ambulance siren sound at least 5 times a day, the sound of silence around the world … Continue reading Internship in the eyes of a pandemic beholder

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IEDP 19-20, The Americas

Internship in the eyes of a Washingtonian

The city and beyond Two months in D.C. got me thinking that this capital city is very much like the capital of my home country, Ankara, Turkey. The flow of cars, people dressed up in formal wear going to work and leaving work around the same time, monuments and memorials, many government buildings, and offices have evoked the memories of my monotonous year in Ankara. … Continue reading Internship in the eyes of a Washingtonian

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IEDP 19-20, The Americas

Internship in the eyes of a tourist

The city and beyond My second time in D.C. takes me back to the time when I first visited the city precisely ten years ago. The time when the weather was cold but my heart as immensely warm. I feel like the city hasn’t changed at all. Maybe, because the museums stayed in the same places? Voila! After the three-hour ride, I had my tourist … Continue reading Internship in the eyes of a tourist

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IEDP 19-20, Journey to IEDP, Our Journeys to IEDP

Journey to IEDP 2.4: Finding “The One”

The Journey to IEDP series was created to give readers an understanding of the myriad experiences that have led us to the IEDP. For prospective students, we hope to answer questions of how and why we decided to come to the IEDP, what the decision-making process of applying to and deciding among offers was like, and how the IEDP has aligned with our goals and … Continue reading Journey to IEDP 2.4: Finding “The One”

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IEDP 19-20, Journey to IEDP, Our Journeys to IEDP

Journey to IEDP 2.3: What’s Your Purpose?

The Journey to IEDP series was created to give readers an understanding of the myriad experiences that have led us to the IEDP. For prospective students, we hope to answer questions of how and why we decided to come to the IEDP, what the decision-making process of applying to and deciding among offers was like, and how the IEDP has aligned with our goals and … Continue reading Journey to IEDP 2.3: What’s Your Purpose?

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IEDP 19-20, IEDP Courses of Study

IEDP Courses of Study 1.4: Multilingual Contexts+

Pace for Completing Courses of Study in the IEDP The pace of program completion IEDPers choose can in some ways influence the design of their course of study. There are many configurations for finishing the IEDP, but for simplicity there are two main paces for completion. The traditional pace (~1.5 years) would be taking 3.5 credit units (CUs) in the fall and 3.5 CUs in … Continue reading IEDP Courses of Study 1.4: Multilingual Contexts+

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IEDP 19-20

Service: The “Why” in IEDP

Emily Moore is a first year IEDP student specializing in higher education for marginalized and minoritized populations. A proud midwesterner, she hails from Columbus, OH and is a graduate of The Ohio State University. She is also the IEDP blog manager for spring semester 2020. Mo nife re. It means “I love you” in Yoruba, a language and a people indigenous to West Africa. It … Continue reading Service: The “Why” in IEDP

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IEDP 19-20, IEDP Courses of Study

IEDP Courses of Study 1.3: Taking an SP2 Travel Course

Amanda Reffsin (she/her/hers) is a first-year student in the IEDP, specializing in EiE and policy. Amanda graduated from Ithaca College with her BA in Culture & Communications and has been deeply rooted in civil service, youth advocacy and nonprofit work since. While at Penn, she consults for UNICEF USA, as well as acting as Social Media Manager for the Ware College House on Campus. I … Continue reading IEDP Courses of Study 1.3: Taking an SP2 Travel Course

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IEDP 19-20, IEDP Courses of Study

IEDP Courses of Study 1.2: Creating a Space between the Micro and the Macro

Elisa is a Swiss student doing a double major at the School of Education in Human Development and International Education Development. She has always been interested in traveling around the world and knowing more about people, languages, and cultures. After the program, she is thinking of ways to increase her skills in curriculum and pedagogy, to create school programs that cather to all aspects of children … Continue reading IEDP Courses of Study 1.2: Creating a Space between the Micro and the Macro

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