Program
Program
What Students Say
"...Sri Lanka, what can I say.--mild climate, beautiful, great cuisine, and people known for their hospitality (and rightly so)."
Bowdoin student, 1994 Program.
"This is the most amazing educational experience I have ever had. I definitely recommend ISLE heartily to prospective students. Overall, the program is a very positive, enlightening, and growing experience."
Carleton student, 1995 Program.
"My time here has infinitely impacted my world views and my notions of myself within the world. The program was by far one of the most significant educational and mind broadening experiences of my life."
Bowdoin Student, 1998 Program.
"Transformative, very intensive academically but it gave me a valuable opportunity to explore new venues."
Whitman Student, 2000 Program.
Peradeniya students relaxing in the campus
"I feel it's a unique place, program and experience so the experiences I had here couldn't have been had anywhere else. I think the basic Sri Lanka attitude is incredible-so easy-going and hard to upset which is admirable and makes me view things in my life differently."
Grinnell Student, 2000 Program.
"The academic experience was perfect. Because of the nature and intensity of the cultural experience afforded to us on this program, the workload, speed, etc., I felt were balanced well. If the work had been more intense it would have made it difficult to have the time to experience the rest of what I found to be the most valuable piece of the ISLE Program. That is, being in Sri Lanka."
Swarthmore Student, 2001 Program.
"Incredible. I learned so much, not only about a new culture and lifestyle but also about myself and little about when and how I fit into the world. The fieldtrips and workload were perfect to help me understand this incredible culture. The trips provided us with hands on experience with temples and historically significant sites which classes then spoke about. The ability to see the history, culture and religion as well as read and learn about it was invaluable."
Carleton Student, 2001 Program.
"If you know absolutely nothing about Sri Lanka then you have a very good reason to come on the program--I couldn't even imagine nearly all of what I learned just four moths ago. This program has smashed many of my preconceptions about the world and rearranged them into more meaningful ways of understanding the world, as only distant travel and cross-cultural experiences can. A five star program!"
Carleton Student, 2002 Program.
"The selection and style of the course were wonderful and the professors are truly some of the best here. It's remarkable the number of things I learned in the class that even changed the simple conversations I had and could have with the locals. Debates, subject matter, and growth all were remarkable in the help of the classes. I think the breakup of the tours at appropriate points gives a nice space between the academically rigorous semesters and incoming and inculturation to Sri Lanka. I learned an exorbitant academic amount within the class times..."
Swarthmore student, 2003 Program
Students at their final tea