[Plsugs] FW: Internship/ Independent Study Abroad in Panama

[Tanya Quist]

I hope you are enjoying your summer break or enjoying your May-mester!! 

 

This week I am busy preparing for the arrival of 63 interns coming to us
from 24 states, 49 universities and 6 countries! Our staff of 16 is eager
with anticipation as you can imagine! I am also rounding up the final
details of our Summer Professor Appreciation Weekend, of which I will send
out soon in hopes you can join us in Panama this July.

 

Once again, I'm wondering if you could share information about our
internship in Panama with your students. Professors are our number one
source for generating student interest and I'd appreciate your help very
much! If you don't think this applies to your students, or you just don't
want to hear from me again, feel free to tell me so. Also, I completely
understand if you are on break- I'll reach out again in October.

 

Kalu Yala <http://www.kaluyala.com/community/interface/>  is a sustainable
community that will be built in the mountains about 45 minutes outside
Panama City, Panama. Kalu Yala is founded on the core tenants of culture,
new urbanism architecture, organic food, wellness, recreation, education,
preservation, and conservation of the natural environment. The internship
program allows students and young professionals to come to Panama and gain
cultural exposure, work experience, and knowledge in order to create a
project that will ultimately help shape this sustainable community. 

 

Internships take place in 3 venues: creating the town's foundation in Kalu
Yala; creating relationships in the neighboring town of San Miguel; and
working on business logistics in Panama City. Since Summer 2010, Kalu Yala
has had interns from 43 states, 13 countries and 122 universities.

 

Fall 2013 Programs

*	Agriculture and Animal Science based in Kalu Yala
*	Biology based in Kalu Yala
*	Business Development and Entrepreneurship based in Panama City
*	Community Outreach and Education based in San Miguel
*	Outdoor Recreation based in Kalu Yala

Spring and Summer terms also offer:

*	Architecture mentored by George Moreno and Partners
*	Heath and Wellness

Kalu Yala Internships promotes a "garage entrepreneurship" model, allowing
interns to create independent studies and projects that they themselves
propose and are then mentored and held accountable for delivering by their
directors. Interns can also work on more traditional director-led group
projects which are determined by their director.

 

Examples of Spring 2013 Projects:

*	Agriculture and Animal Science: Designing and building a 2-acre
permaculture farm based on local and modern farming methods, so far
including plantain-tree grove, medicinal plant bed, herb garden, hardwood
test-plot, and a 30-hen chicken coop.
*	Business: Creation of design briefs and space planning for Kalu
Yala's first development project, including market research and financial
analysis.
*	Biology: Design and implementation of first water system to BaseCamp
with study of aquatic life, GIS mapping of hardwoods on Kalu Yala property
and multiple field studies on specific flora and fauna in Kalu Yala
*	Community Outreach and Education: Social Metrics study through
personal interviews to find strength, creativity, and resiliency in the
neighboring town of San Miguel to be able to best support existing assets in
individuals and the community to assist in town development. We empower the
people of San Miguel through personalized English classes, while forming
relationships within the school and community through educational workshops
and events, including a community art mural and a study of local labor
culture.
*	Outdoor Recreation: Design and construction of low ropes course,
trails and recreation fields while working closely with Jungle Adventures,
the first eco-tour project at Kalu Yala

Benefits to Interns:

*	Ability to design and/or participate in a program catered to your
own personal interests and goals
*	Freedom to test your abilities by pursuing trial and error in a real
world environment, while being supported by professionals
*	Meet other passionate, like-minded, young people from a wide variety
of vocations and backgrounds in an international setting

Benefits to Kalu Yala:

*	Provide research and development capabilities unavailable to any
other real estate developer, as no developer we're aware of invites people
study whatever they chose and figure out how it can be applied to the
building of a town 
*	Create public oversight and assurance through their unpaid status
leading to bottom-up pressure on Kalu Yala management, employees and
consultants
*	Generate awareness throughout our local community and their home
communities

Benefits to Both:

*	Collaborate to build a new sustainable community the rest of world
can then have the chance to replicate

Upcoming semester dates:

*	Fall: September 2nd- November 15th
*	Spring: January 13th- April 11th
*	Summer: May 19th- August 1st

I have attached our Fall Packet with specific program and application
information. 

 

Please let me know if you have any further questions, if you'd like me to
remove you from my contact list, or if you think another colleague would be
better suited for me to contact in the future.

 

Thanks so much,

Kate

 

 

Kate Stewart

President, Kalu Yala Internships

 <http://www.kaluyala.com/community/interface/> Kalu Yala Website

Facebook-  <http://facebook.com/kaluyala> facebook.com/kaluyala

 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uk7-71gJ8I> More Than Just An Intern, a
video

 

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