School of Education Study Away
In today’s interconnected world, educators and counselors must be prepared to engage with diverse ideas and communities. Through study away opportunities, the School of Education helps you build the global literacy needed to understand different perspectives and make a meaningful impact.
Upcoming Trips
Explore upcoming trips that blend cultural immersion with hands-on learning, giving you the chance to examine how culture, globalization, and justice shape schools and communities worldwide. Each course is designed to help you integrate global perspectives into your academic and professional path. Contact your advisor to learn how a study away course can fit within your program plan.
Study Away Brazil: Education, Culture, and Social Change
Spend two transformative weeks in São Paulo, Brazil, as part of a seven-week hybrid course that combines online and in-person learning. The course begins with weekly Saturday online meetings and includes at least one in-person pre-departure session in Redlands before travel. Throughout the online sessions and the two-week immersion in Brazil, you’ll study and collaborate with students and faculty from Mackenzie University, exploring Brazil’s educational system through site visits, guest lectures, and joint projects. Along the way, you’ll engage with practitioners advancing educational equity in local schools and immerse yourself in Brazil’s vibrant art, history, and culture.
Travel dates: May 29 - June 15, 2026
Course dates: May 2 - June 18, 2026 (7-week course)
Cost: $2,400 (does not include airfare)
Info Session: Monday, December 1, 2025 from 5:30pm-6:30pm on Zoom (click here)
Brazil Program Highlights
While in Brazil, students will live at ULiving São Paulo, a modern, student-centered residence that houses international students from around the world and offers daily opportunities for cross-cultural connections.
As part of the experience, you'll:
- Visit the Paulo Freire Institute to explore the legacy of critical pedagogy and its relevance in today's classrooms and communities
- Collaborate at Mackenzie University through discussions, workshops, and joint research projects with Brazilian peers and faculty
- Experience Brazil's premier art collection at the Pinacoteca do Estado (Pinacoteca Museum), engaging with works that illuminate identity and history
- Take a day trip to the Guarujá beaches for a cultural and environmental perspective along São Paulo's sparkling coastline
Past Trip: Study Away in Cuba
Over the past few years, students have participated in a two-week trip to Cuba, living with Cuban families while studying the history, politics, and social institutions that shape Cuban society. Students visited schools and universities, engaged with citizen groups, toured the world-renowned Latin American School of Medicine, and explored Cuban history through an overnight visit to Playa Girón (Bay of Pigs) and a trip to a tobacco farm.
