Learning by Serving, One Community at a Time
The Institute for Sustainable International Studies (ISIS) has partnered with the village of Succotz in the Cayo district of Belize. This effort provides students with an opportunity to learn while doing volunteer work that supports the needs and goals of the village. The Village Council, two primary schools and a high school, and other village organizations identify projects while ISIS finds student groups and interns to assist with those projects.International Intelligence
During the “winter” break for colleges and universities in North America, the Institute of Sustainable International Studies hosted a group of students from Belize, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United States. The students took one of three courses: The Business of Eco-tourism, Bones and Stones: The Peoples and Archaeology of Belize or Wildlife of Belize: Biology and Conservation.Aqua Team Belize
The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) at the University of Belize and The Institute for Sustainable International Studies (ISIS) signed an agreement of collaboration to promote two marine science courses at the Calabash Caye Research Station.Six Degrees of Separation
What do New Mexico State University, Rutgers University, University of Connecticut, University of South Carolina, Mississippi State University, University of Pennsylvania, McGill University, Grand Valley State University, California State University (Monterey Bay), University of Guelph, Washington State University, North Carolina State University, Cornell University, University of Saskatchewan, and Alpena Community College have in common? They have all found the unique, life changing experience that ISIS Belize can provide their students.Study Abroad Super Powers
On March 16, 2011, Sacred Heart College (SHC) in San Ignacio, Belize and the Institute for Sustainable International Studies (ISIS) signed an Agreement of Cooperation. This will provide international students with the benefit of earning university credit through a licensed Belizean academic institution.Prestigious Belizean Institute Teams With Local Gardens
The Institute of Sustainable International Studies Belize (ISIS) and the Belize Botanic Gardens (BBG) have signed an Agreement of Collaboration. The two organizations will work together to provide academic courses, field programs, service-learning opportunities, research and promotion of the services of the Botanic Gardens.The Common in Commonwealth
Students from the University of Toronto join ISIS Belize for a cultural tour of Belize