Hemispheres: The International Outreach Consortium
Connecting to the larger world. Transforming old ideas into new. Providing innovative approaches to world studies.
Hemispheres, the international outreach consortium at the University of Texas at Austin, offers a broad educational program to increase knowledge and understanding of Latin America; the Middle East; Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia; and South Asia. Using the resources of one of the nation’s largest research institutions, we work with educators to address critical needs and to supplement existing knowledge of the world around us.
Using the resources of one of the nation's largest universities, Hemispheres works with K-12 and post-secondary schools, civic and non-profit organizations, business, the media, and governmental agencies to foster knowledge and understanding of these regions in our classrooms and communities.
We see the University as a center for current ideas and our role as a conduit to bring information to the classroom in the ways that educators find most useful. Everything that we do is constructed with an awareness of the educational standards and an understanding of what educators need for their classrooms.
We are actively involved in content-based teacher training, standards-aligned curriculum development, and the presentation of instructional resources in a variety of formats and levels.
Using our funding sources wisely, we are able to provide the majority of our services for no or little cost. With our network of campus affiliates and partners, we can expand our services to provide comprehensive services to a wide variety of audiences on an almost limitless number of topics.
To learn more about Hemispheres and the services that we provide, please take a few moments to explore our web site. Please feel free to contact us individually or jointly at hemispheres@austin.utexas.edu.
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Apply now to LLILAS' Summer Seminar in Brazil
The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and Texas Performing Arts will present a unique opportunity to 14 middle and high school teachers of fine arts, language arts, and social studies to learn about the role of the performing arts in educational and social projects in Brazil. Key to these projects is their commitment to a high standard that does not compromise the quality of the art or the artists involved in the teaching: they extend both first-class instruction and a variety of social services to the most marginalized communities, offering young people better alternatives for their lives. With a broad understanding of these innovative programs, participants will create curriculum units that explore Brazil’s history, culture, and language. Cities to be visited include Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Spend Spring Break in Egypt with Hemispheres!
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin will conduct a ten-day tour of Egypt over spring break 2010 designed especially for K-12 educators. The tour will include visits to Cairo, Egypt’s capital and the largest city in the Arab world, and sites of contemporary and historic importance like the Giza Pyramids, the thousand year old Islamic core of the city, and the recently opened Azhar Park. The tour will also include a 3-night Nile Cruise in Upper Egypt between Aswan and Luxor that will visit such sites as the Aswan High Dam, the award-winning Nubian Museum, the temples of Philae and Kom Ombo, and the Valley of the Kings.
