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Mission:
To shape the future Bronx and globally expose Bronx students to outside international culture experiences beginning with the area under the CB7 Bronx District.
To build & promote life skills, gain confidence, bring on maturity with independence.
To take charge of their own lives once back home in the Bronx as leaders who will guide the political, social and economic development within the borough of the Bronx and in themselves as individual and in their careers.
PROGRAMS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED
1) Ayusa Study Abroad
2) Project Abroad
The borough with moxie...goes abroad! Long Term Effect:
1) greater increase in intercultural communication skills for business negotiations and educational planning.
2) higher subsequent educational experiences
3) increased commitment to foreign language study
4) enhanced interest in academic study
5) Attained graduate degrees; Ph.D, Ed.D, JD, or medical degree
6) understand their own cultural values and biases and better coping strategies within their own families and still live peacefully within an American society.
7) a greater diversity of friends
8) increased career direction pursued after the experience
9) better tolerance of ambiguity
10) globally engaged students who, once they return home, bear out the benefits of their international experience in their educational paths, career contributions and civic involvement.
11) To increase the median household income in The Bronx to the average NYC level by encouraging the importance of higher professions and creating meaningful and constructive jobs in The Bronx using study abroad experience in related fields.
12) To reduce the crime rate with skills to operate effectively in multicultural and intercultural situations.
13) To place The Bronx on the map for being a borough where traveling scholars, foreign exchange students and business internships want to get hosted by due to it's economic growth from future generation of higher performance individuals. |
Ultimate Goal for our future (2020?)
1) To have Bronx public & private high school students be required to study abroad starting from 10 grade and before graduation with a minimum of 2 weeks, semester or academic year.
2) For Bronx communities outside the classrooms, to welcome the concept of developing a culture for higher expectations as individuals through education and making it part of "our" culture as borough residents.
3) To successfully encourage every borough to have their own NYC Queens Abroad, NYC Brooklyn Abroad, NYC Staten Island Abroad & NYC Manhattan Abroad.
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A LETTER from us: CLICK HERE
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The PROBLEM:
1) Not enough High Schools students going overseas for study abroad programs short or long term.
2) imbalance within the post-secondary community by race. Latinos and African Americans lag in study abroad participation.
3) Poverty levels are increasing in the Bronx.
4) Educational higher thinking standards are decreasing in the Bronx
5) Increase high school drop-outs
6) Decreased college entrances
7) Increased blue collar workers in this Bronx
8) Decreased white collar workers in the Bronx...those that work as professionals...including graduate school careers...live in Manhattan and work in the Bronx)
10) Increasing cultural differences in many homes are not compatible to American lifestyle which has led to increased violence and decreased coping strategies.
11) There is no mindset of study abroad education opportunities in the working class neighborhood hispanic and black community when their first priority is getting food on the table everyday.
Click for Resource GRAPH
IERC Education Foundation
To create a solid nonprofit organization using the following as a guide:
Nonprofits Life Cycles PDF
1) that help bring awareness to the community on the importance of global education.
2) raise money with fund-raising.
3) seek grants and scholarships through funding foundations to help facilitate sending students abroad from low and middle income households.
Be a part of NYC Bronx Abroad.
You don't have to live in the Bronx to be part of NYC Bronx Abroad.
Board, Staff, Fundraisers, Grant seekers & funder all wanted.
1) make a difference
2) lend a hand
3) contribute knowledge
4) expertise,
5) volunteer
5) be part of the Board of Directors or Advisory team
Please contact Founder Americana Homestay Host Service Elizabeth Quaranta via EMAIL
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