Information About and From Past Participants

Since Spring Term of 2004, WWU has placed 103 students through Global Student Teaching.

WWU students have been placed in:  Argentina, Australia, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Spain, and Thailand.

Comments from Past WWU Participants:

“Overall, it was totally worth it.”

“What this helped prepare me for is how my ESL students will feel.  It’s a great experience in understanding how to teach to students from different cultures and different languages.”

“This experience helped me to learn with my students, be flexible, and creative.”

“This experience helped me to relate much more clearly with second language learners in my classroom.”

“I’d do it all over again if I could.”

“The experience is amazing and definitely worth the money.  I had a hard time coming back home and have a new appreciation for the world.”

“It was a great experience to learn from Latin American students in a British school.  I struggled, in a good way, with two different cultures, three or four if you include my own cultures.  I really got a chance to focus in on and reflect on multicultural issues!”

“Experiences are what you make of them and I took full advantage and had a lot of motivation to learn as much as I could!”

“If you are ready to travel, DO IT!  It is a GREAT opportunity…invaluable.  I wouldn’t worry about how schools back home will look upon this experience because you are learning so much.  You will have plenty of evidence to support your learning and growth abroad.” 

“The whole experience was great; I’ll treasure it for the rest of my life.”