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Tamara
Horstman-Riphahn

Program Director

2017 - They're Off!

6/16/2017

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The 2017 IPDS-Germany crew has hit the ground running in Berlin! A day of activities completed well before we in Buffalo hit the 24 hour mark since their departure from campus to the Toronto airport.
 
The cohort – 5 students from Elementary Ed & Reading and 3 students from Exceptional Ed – are led by veteran traveler, John Carlino, and our new co-leader, Patty Recchio of the Teacher Certification Office. The group has three weeks of very full days.
 
They start with a “walking weekend” in Berlin where John keeps the group moving throughout the city, sharing his wealth of knowledge about the history, trends and architecture of the city. Berlin also includes a visit to the Reichstagskuppel and Jewish History Museum, both of which are humbling experiences. Next week they move on to their host homes in the Stuttgart area where they will spend their mornings observing and teaching in their hosts' schools and touring nearby hot spots, including my favorites…a visit to picturesque Tübingen and the Black Forest.
 
While I am sad that I cannot join in the revelry this year, I am content with the engaging schedule that we have put together – with the guidance and foot-work of our partner at the Institute Nürtingen, Manfred Kupper – to immerse the students in a memorable and educational experience.
 
I am excited to follow their adventure through their blog reflections and hope that others (you!) will join me!

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The students have shown great confidence in themselves and great interest in the teaching experiences they will have with their host teachers and classrooms. And I have confidence that their group photos FROM Germany will find them looking into the same camera...since they won't have a 15-person paparazzi while abroad! Many thanks to all the family who helped send them off!
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    Through my work in the SOE dean's office I have the great fortune of facilitating two international programs - Germany and Dominican Republic - and working with faculty to coordinate all of the unit's International teach and study abroad efforts. In addition I serve as the communications director for the unit, managing the websites, events, and publications. My background is in English (literature and writing), Spanish, and education, with a current focus on Waldorf and Montessori models of education.

    It is honor an to lead participants through these global adventures, to share their moments of personal challenge and discovery... and to experience my own, each and every time. Thank you for engaging the blogs, and thus joining us in Germany! Danke!

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