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Beyond Borders Program at St. Jerome's University

Welcome to Beyond Borders! You may have a pretty good idea of what classroom learning is all about. But what about service learning? Learning can involve your conscience, sense of compassion, responsibility and understanding. It’s also about seeing and doing. Commit to your education and growth as a whole person by going beyond the borders of the University, and even Canada. St. Jerome’s provides you with opportunities to discover service learning through a practicum course; a community service project; or the Beyond Borders program, where you’ll learn and grow in untold ways by living and working with people in a developing country.

Erika in India (2011)

What is Beyond Borders?

• Beyond Borders is a three-credit academically centered international service-learning experience designed to help students develop leadership skills for a changing global society, become aware of and concerned about social justice, and gain valuable experience volunteering with development organizations at home and abroad. The program consists of two terms of on-campus course work and a 90-day placement abroad.

Eligibility

• Beyond Borders is open to:
  • All full-time Waterloo and SJU undergraduate students;
  • Who are at least 19 years of age (2A academic term) and;
  • Maintain at minimum a good academic standing (or receive Beyond Borders Coordinator approval).

Why you should get involved with the program

• Learn self-awareness and acquire leadership skills
• Build on your knowledge of the cause of injustice, inequality, and suffering around the world
• Examine the effects of globalization on the world’s oppressed peoples through topics such as gender, class, health, economy, policy, and power.
• Look at ways to build community and live in solidarity with marginalized people in our local communities and around the world. 

Where you could go

• Beyond Borders works with a number of partners who provide our students with placements around the globe. Previous placement locations include: Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, Botswana, Ghana, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Uganda, Ukraine, India, Malawi, Belize, South Africa and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

What you might get involved with

• Health initiatives
• Child & youth programs
• Environmental projects
• Teaching
• Entrepreneurship … and more!

Beyond Borders believes that everyone should care about the world we live in and that many people seek practical ways to "make a difference" by putting their abilities to work in the service of others. Self-transformation is an important first step toward global change. Therefore, Beyond Borders promotes living life in a way that is both meaningful and valuable as an aspect of responsible global citizenship.

For more information about the Beyond Borders program please contact us by e-mail @ sju.beyondborders@uwaterloo.ca.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

This page was last updated on September 8, 2011. Please contact Glen Lombard if you have any feedback.