{"id":6,"date":"2017-09-12T16:27:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T16:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2018-07-27T14:36:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T14:36:05","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/botswana2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.73&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Botswana, Africa&#8221; subhead=&#8221;A Western Carolina University Study Abroad Program&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; subhead_font_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.10.1&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; subhead_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/botswana2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2018\/07\/Botswana-sunset.jpg&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px black;||&#8221; custom_css_title=&#8221;text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px black;||&#8221; custom_css_subtitle=&#8221;text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px black;||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">May 30, 2018 \u2013 June 28, 2018<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.73&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|43px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.10.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.10.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/botswana2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2018\/07\/Mokolodi-group-photo.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1098 alignnone size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/botswana2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2018\/07\/Mokolodi-group-photo.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/botswana2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2018\/07\/Mokolodi-group-photo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>We had an amazing adventure in Botswana, Africa\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong> May 30, 2018 \u2013 June 28, 2018!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Contact information<\/h3>\n<p>Amy J. Rose; 828-227-3289; <a href=\"mailto:ajrose@wcu.edu\">ajrose@wcu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trish Davis; 828-227-2826; <a href=\"mailto:pdavis@wcu.edu\">pdavis@wcu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karena-Cooper-Duffy; 828-227-33285; <a href=\"mailto:kcooper@email.wcu.edu\">kcooper@email.wcu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA), U.S. Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.gov\/programs\/iegpsgpa\/index.html\">GPA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Who: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Three WCU faculty members and 12 current and future special education teachers and speech-language pathologists!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Locations:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Gaborone, Francistown, Kasane &amp; Maun in Botswana, Africa<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Practicum:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We worked alongside teachers and students, developed curriculum &amp; led workshops<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cultural experiences: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We learned some Setswana language, ate traditional foods, went on game and boat drives in the Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta, and immersed in daily Botswana life.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;1215&#8243; 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