CROSS-CULTURAL TEACHING ABROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA

UNIQUE CO-TEACHING OPPORTUNITY

Each MSU student will be paired with a collaborating South African teacher in the same academic field and grade level as the student.

After a period of classroom observation, you will develop lessons and co-teach with the cooperating teacher,

and finally teach classes independently under the supervision of the cooperating teacher.

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You will be able to participate in a wide variety of school and community activities during the placement at a school.

You will live with a South African teacher’s family to obtain a first-hand understanding of the communities in which they live and teach.

Regular meetings with the instructors will serve to interpret and expand on the practical knowledge learned in the classroom,

and relate it to previous knowledge of the U.S. educational system.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Staying in stunning Cape Town, a culturally diverse city situated on the south-western tip of Africa

• Lectures and discussions by South African educators

• Observation and interaction in a variety of educational settings, both urban and rural

• Travel to sites of historical, cultural and ecological importance, including visits to a wildlife park, the winelands, and the southern-most tip of Africa

HOUSING

Students will be housed in the area of Cape Town with selected families of South African teachers who are collaborating with this program. Orientation week will be in a suburban bed & breakfast establishment. During our visit to South Cape and West Coast, we will live in guest chalets, international backpacker lodges, and visit a local game reserve. In Cape Town, we will stay at the host teacher’s house during the week and in a bed and breakfast establishment during weekends.

COST

Program Fee of $2870 Includes: 

  - Class Activities

  - Student share of fixed costs

  - Student housing

  - Breakfasts, some lunches & dinners

  - International Insurance

  - Orientation

  - Administrative costs

Students must also pay for tuition (6 credits) and airfare to Cape Town

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The Ian J. Render Scholarship is generously awarded each year to one participant in this particular program:

https://education.msu.edu/international/study-abroad/undergraduate/#dean-scholarship

PROGRAM LEADER BIO

Dr. Corvell Cranfield is a Fulbright scholar from South Africa who completed his PhD at MSU in mathematics education. He was at MSU for 6 years and has been fortunate to lead this Cross-cultural Teaching Abroad: South Africa program for the past several years.
Before attending MSU in 2006, Corvell was the deputy principal at a high school in Cape Town and taught mathematics at all levels, and he also worked at the University of Cape Town in their Schools Development Unit for 8 years. As the Deputy Director and Project Manager for Research and Development in this Unit, Corvell gained valuable experiences in leadership, administration, management, research and development, project design and implementation, teaching in the Advanced Certificate in Education, and materials development.  
Corvell's research interest and dissertation is investigating achievement patterns and mathematical identities that develop as a result of a history of underachievement of students from ‘disadvantaged’ communities in South Africa.