Pachaysana Institute
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Pachaysana Institute is a program provider offering 1 abroad program. Programs offered include Study Abroad abroad programs in 1 country such as Ecuador.
Pachaysana is a collective of Ecuadorian and international educators, teaching artists, activist-academics, and community organizers. We bring together our diverse knowledge and experiences to re-imagine dominant models of education and community development.
Through creative educational programming and balanced intercultural exchange, we foment a just and sustainable dialogue between local and global change agents where all voices are respected and encouraged.
Study Abroad with Pachaysana Institute
"I gained an infinite amount of knowledge, respect, and experience from the community, my hosts, and the forest. It is difficult to put into words how much this experience meant to me, and how much it has impacted my thinking, ethics, and future plans. Even though it was incredibly difficult, exhausting, and complicated, I wouldn..."
A student Brandeis University
"Honestly words cannot describe how much I learned from this experience. Of course I gained a much more proficient language ability. I also gained life long cross-cultural friendships. I had the opportunity to learn about a different cosmo-vision and set of beliefs and ways of knowing. "
Selah B Brandeis University
"Pachaysana is actually supporting local participant communities in changing their systems, from small greenhouses and stages to the stories that circulate in our societies. It was a privilege to take part in that dreaming together."
Gabe Williams College
"I gained perspective. Living and taking classes with local community members opened my eyes to a lived reality that I had previously known next to nothing about. The program broke down my western perceptions of "community development" and I made some new friends that have taught me so much. I also gained a family in Pachaysana -..."
Erik Carleton College
"I was looking for a challenging, different abroad experience, and Rehearsing Change pushed me to reach beyond my potential, forge international friendships, and develop new perspectives. I never could have imagined how rewarding this program would be, and it was truly the most impactful semester of my entire educational career."
Liza Sweitzer American University
"The most valuable things I gained from my time with Rehearsing Change were the relationships & a new way of understanding the world. I met people who are still some of the most important and influential people in my life, and through dialogue with them and the world around me I learned so much. Rehearsing Change was absolutely t..."
Grace American University
"How to look at life in a more meaningful way"
A student Brandeis University
"I learned skills for challenging cultural exchange. I learned community-led project development by practicing it."
Emily P Juniata College
"Rehearsing Change far surpassed any goals I had for the semester. I was looking for a program that would connect me to someplace new — a program that was intrinsically linked to the place it occurred, rather than just-so-happening to occur somewhere. I really don’t know enough about other study abroad programs to fairly compare..."
Ruby Goldberg Brown University
"Rehearsing Change helped me see my education in a new light with a new critical lens. I have never participated in such meaningful classes nor done such meaningful homework. I watched myself and my counterparts grow with every project and every presentation. I shared very personal stories of successes, failures, vulnerabilities,..."
Stephanie Kridlo American University
"Choosing this program was probably one of the most valuable things I've ever done. This semester showed me that fair exchange is actually accomplishable. I learned so much about human ability, including my own, and the meaningfulness (and closeness of meaning) of story, memory, and identity. It made me remember how incredibly be..."
Ellie R Juniata College
"I learned to fully involve myself with my ecology, that nothing is separate from myself. I walked into much more of myself, my creative work, my voice, and my identity. I learned so much about humanity, friendship, love, armor, resistance, and survival. It was absolutely worthwhile. "
Brontë V Brandeis University
