2017 International Institutes
Update for SPCS Programs Staff
What’s New
• Almost twice as many participants as last year
• Multicultural project with diverse cohorts
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Lead instructors helped with planning
Residential staff will facilitate evening sessions (like SI’s TA role)
• Eliminated some lower rated/higher cost activities (Talent Show,
CHM, Monterey Bay Aquarium)
• Added new activities (DAL instruction, iFly, Great America, Levis
Stadium)
• Collaborative activities with SAILORS, OHS, Cyprus Friendship
Project and possibly Julia Robinson Math Festival.
• Many new residential staff and instructors for the August session
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additional training needed
• Financial – deposits invoiced prior to arrival
• Marketing – new PPT presentation and audits of organizer
materials.
Global Student Body
Meeting students from around the world is an important feature of the program.
Canada
China
Kazakhstan
Stanford
Mexico
Hong Kong
Cyprus
India
Colombia
Peru
South Korea
Thailand
Japan
Taiwan
Philippines
Singapore
Malaysia
Chile
Australia
Sessions, Residences and Numbers
Session Dates
Residenc
es
Countries
Students
Chaperones
Instructors
Residential
Staff
1
6/25 7/7
1047
Campus
Philippines,
Mexico,
Colombia, South
Korea
45
3
15
6
2
7/10 7/22
1047
Campus/
French
Hong Kong,
Singapore,
Thailand, Brazil
59
8
21
12
3
8/8 8/20
Cowell (5)
Lake (2)
Ng
Wilbur
Chile, Peru,
Colombia,
Mexico,
Kazakhstan,
Japan, Australia,
Canada, Cyprus,
China, Taiwan,
Malaysia
473
33
~40
76
Total 577 students, ~2X last year (314)
Project Scenario
Each team must create a plan for a new island that has
suddenly appeared in the Pacific Ocean. The plans must
include solutions to global issues such as Sustainable
Environment, Immigration/Assimilation, Economy/Trade
and Health/Women’s Rights. Teams pick 4 issues to
research and propose solutions to. They will also have
the opportunity to create an identify for their island such
as a flag, national anthem, or other iconic images.
Team Meetings and Milestones
• Project Kickoff and Multicultural Briefing
• Working Sessions (2-3)
• Final Presentation (Poster Session)
Curriculum Development Plan
Session 1 – Pilot with 3 cohorts
Session 2 – Refine model with 5 cohorts
Session 3 - Full scale projects in each of the
4 clusters (Cowell, Ng, Lake, Rincon) with 30+
cohorts total.
Suggested Global Issues