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I believe theatre is a useful tool for facilitating cultural
awareness, so when I was offered the chance to be
part of the Global Student Success Program, I was ecstatic.
My travels are reminders of just how much there is to learn about our global community. I am grateful when our international students deliver diversified points-of-view about the philosophies of plays or discover how theatre serves as a referendum on society, or how it continues to influence and inspire humanity; maybe even their own.
The value of theatre is immeasurable. Aside from its entertainment value, theatre appreciates heritage, traditions, customs, and identity through the sociological lens’ of playwrights and designers while, simultaneously, reconciling the cultural universals that makeup the human condition.
Scott Wells
Florida Atlantic University
I have taught at ICP, coordinating the Interactive Learning Skills and Communication (ILSC) modules across both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, since its inception in 2009.
It has been great to see the yearly enrolment figures rise from small beginnings to over seven hundred a year over this time. It has provided a wonderful opportunity to work with a diverse group of young people who have come from over a hundred countries.
Mark Lubbock
International College Portsmouth
As exciting as the field of sociology has been to me before teaching international students, the opportunity to teach students from the Global Student Success Program has raised the experience to a new level.
How fascinating it is to view life and society through the vastly different perspectives of individuals from different nations and different cultures. Our classes have been adventures in learning for all of us. The classroom is filled with the most interesting, fascinating students from around the world! We explore together how we differ, but more importantly, we explore how very similar we are.
Cathy King
Florida Atlantic University