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Lesley University DigitalCommons@Lesley Lesley College Current Special Collections and Archives Winter 1982 Lesley College Current (Winter,1982) Lesley College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/lesley_current Recommended Citation Lesley College, "Lesley College Current (Winter,1982)" (1982). Lesley College Current. 45. https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/lesley_current/45 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and Archives at DigitalCommons@Lesley. It has been accepted for inclusion in Lesley College Current by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Lesley. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The LE~LEY COLLEQ£ CURKJ:~NT Winter 1982 Off-Campus Programs StudentExchange Programs STEP- Bradford,England by Karen S. Robinson* In late January, just as the seven Lesley participants in the Hull, Eng land, Exchange Program were un packing their bags and settling back into life in Cambridge, eleven Lesley juniors and their student teaching supervisor, Mrs. Elizabeth Everett, were on their way to Bradford, Eng land. They would not return to Lesley until March 12th. Their bags were loaded with raingear, teaching sup plies, and, in most cases, brand new passports. A great deal of excitement traveled with them, too; some had been planning this adventure for three years! The Student Exchange Program (affectionately known as STEP) origi nated with Bradford College in 1974, and has been a popular option for undergraduates ever since. Each year from ten to thirty-nine Lesley students have participated. The Lesley group goes to Bradford for approximately eight weeks to do junior student teach ing in elementary, middle school, and early childhood classrooms. At the same time, the Bradford group comes to Lesley for professional field placements. Bradford is located in the county of Yorkshire, near Manchester, Shef field, and Leeds. It is north of London, about half-way to Edinburgh. A large, Houses of Parliament, London industrial city, Bradford is ethnically Although student teaching in Great ested in international living. The Les and racially pluralistic with many Britain is demanding, the Lesley group ley residents prepare the guest stu Pakistani. The city, close to the Lake gets involved in college social events dents' rooms, plan special social func District and the Yorkshire Moors, is and participates in day trips around tions, and, in general, welcome the an interesting urban center in the the Bradford area. Although Lincoln's visiting students. In return, the Lesley midst of a beautiful and historic coun and Washington's birthdays are, of women benefit from meeting new tryside. While in England, the Lesley course, not celebrated in England, friends, sharing different cultural students live in the Bradford College there is a weeklong school holiday in backgrounds, and learning about the Halls of Residence, which is a walk or February when students and their many things they have in common double-decker bus-ride away from supervisor may tour the local area, or with people from elsewhere. In March, their placements. Wales, Ireland, Scotland, or beyond. when the two groups of exchange Student teaching in Bradford is Meanwhile, back at Lesley, seven participants return to their home challenging. It is difficult to begin a Bradford College students and their campuses, the world may seem a bit practicum in a school you've never tutor, Jules Pisacane, are enjoying a smaller for those lucky enough to seen, with a teacher and children similar experience - working in have been a part of STEP! you've never met. Furthermore, al school, community service, and busi though English is our common lan ness placements, and living at Lesley * Dr. Karen Robinson is Acting Division Head guage, there are always laughter and for Education and Coordinator of Student College. This year, for the first time, a Teaching. She has been a supervisor for the teasing about the many different dorm or house is specially designated Bradford STEP Program for two different meanings a British child and an Amer as the Exchange House. The residents periods. Last year she did the preliminary ican teacher can give to one word. include the English group, and Lesley planning for the new STEP- Tucson The Lesley student teacher plunges students who hope to participate in Program. into this experience eagerly, and may future exchanges or who are inter- find herself with full teaching respon sibility early in the placement. The supervisor and student teachers form a closely knit support group for meet ing personal and professional chal lenges successfully. StudentExchange Programs STEP- Bradford,England by Karen S. Robinson* In late January, just as the seven Lesley participants in the Hull, Eng land, Exchange Program were un packing their bags and settling back into life in Cambridge, eleven Lesley juniors and their student teaching supervisor, Mrs. Elizabeth Everett, were on their way to Bradford, Eng land. They would not return to Lesley until March 12th. Their bags were loaded with raingear, teaching sup plies, and, in most cases, brand new passports. A great deal of excitement traveled with them, too; some had been planning this adventure for three years! The Student Exchange Program (affectionately known as STEP) origi nated with Bradford College in 1974, and has been a popular option for undergraduates ever since. Each year from ten to thirty-nine Lesley students have participated. The Lesley group goes to Bradford for approximately eight weeks to do junior student teach ing in elementary, middle school, and early childhood classrooms. At the same time, the Bradford group comes to Lesley for professional field placements. Bradford is located in the county of Yorkshire, near Manchester, Shef field, and Leeds. It is north of London, about half-way to Edinburgh. A large, Houses of Parliament, London industrial city, Bradford is ethnically Although student teaching in Great ested in international living. The Les and racially pluralistic with many Britain is demanding, the Lesley group ley residents prepare the guest stu Pakistani. The city, close to the Lake gets involved in college social events dents' rooms, plan special social func District and the Yorkshire Moors, is and participates in day trips around tions, and, in general, welcome the an interesting urban center in the the Bradford area. Although Lincoln's visiting students. In return, the Lesley midst of a beautiful and historic coun and Washington's birthdays are, of women benefit from meeting new tryside. While in England, the Lesley course, not celebrated in England, friends, sharing different cultural students live in the Bradford College there is a weeklong school holiday in backgrounds, and learning about the Halls of Residence, which is a walk or February when students and their many things they have in common double-decker bus-ride away from supervisor may tour the local area, or with people from elsewhere. In March, their placements. Wales, Ireland, Scotland, or beyond. when the two groups of exchange Student teaching in Bradford is Meanwhile, back at Lesley, seven participants return to their home challenging. It is difficult to begin a Bradford College students and their campuses, the world may seem a bit practicum in a school you've never tutor, Jules Pisacane, are enjoying a smaller for those lucky enough to seen, with a teacher and children similar experience - working in have been a part of STEP! you've never met. Furthermore, al school, community service, and busi though English is our common lan ness placements, and living at Lesley * Dr. Karen Robinson is Acting Division Head guage, there are always laughter and for Education and Coordinator of Student College. This year, for the first time, a Teaching. She has been a supervisor for the teasing about the many different dorm or house is specially designated Bradford STEP Program for two different meanings a British child and an Amer as the Exchange House. The residents periods. Last year she did the preliminary ican teacher can give to one word. include the English group, and Lesley planning for the new STEP- Tucson The Lesley student teacher plunges students who hope to participate in Program. into this experience eagerly, and may future exchanges or who are inter- find herself with full teaching respon sibility early in the placement. The supervisor and student teachers form a closely knit support group for meet ing personal and professional chal lenges successfully. 2 StudentExchange Programs STEP- Hull, England by Dorothy Laton* The newest Student Teaching Ex change occurred on October 29 when six students and their supervisor went to Kingston-on-Hull, England. On the same day six students and a tutor came to Lesley from Hull College of Higher Education. The Lesley students had planned to go to Bradford the previous spring but instead chose the new program in Hull. These adventurous seniors de cided on the Hull program while it was still in the planning stage. Their faith in Lesley's ability to make this Bradford Schoolyard happen is commendable. (Photos, courtesy of Elizabeth Everett) The major reason for their going was to student-teach in the British off for the school. After about ten schools. While involved in the profes minutes, we started to wonder where sional pi:acticum, the Lesley students our stop was, so we questioned a little discovered some important differ old English lady. She and her friend ences between teaching in the two laughed and said, "Sorry, love, you countries. Overall, there was more have a bit of a ride yet." It turned out formality in the British schools. Brit to be thirty minutes longer, but we ish children seemed more polite than had made our first English friend. American children. The British Head Thereafter, not a morning passed 'Teacher had more power than the without a cheery word from her.