Itinerary

Orientation Meeting

Depart for Vietnam

Free afternoon to rest
Evening: Group Dinner - Reflection 1 – First Reaction to “Contemporary Vietnam/Hanoi” Initiate Curriculum Project

Morning: Orientation at Hanoi College of Foreign Language
Greater Hanoi City Tour

Afternoon: Briefing at the U.S. Embassy by Thomas Carmichael and Tran Xuan Thao

Morning: Presentation on the Literature of Vietnam
At the Institute of Literature by Jason Piccard

Afternoon: Presentation on the Vietnamese Education System at the ESP Center by Nguyen Ngoc Hung, Ministry of Education.

Evening: Performance at the Hanoi Music Institute

Morning: Presentation on Indigenous religions of Vietnam
by Maggie Bodemer

Afternoon: Presentation on Ethnic minorities of Vietnam
Visit Museum of Ethnology

Take night train to Lao Cai and to the hill side town of Sa Pa

Afternoon: Trek to nearby ethnic minority villages

Afternoon: Reflection 2
Head back to Lao Cai and take train back to Hanoi

Morning: Presentation on Women of Vietnam, visit headquarters of Vietnam Women’s Union and the Women’s Museum

Evening: Cinematheque Hanoi – Introduction to Vietnamese films by Gerald Herman
Screening of film Nolstagia for the Countryside by Dang Nhat Minh (director will be at the screening)

Morning: Presentation on the Fine Arts of Vietnam and art education
Visit the Hanoi Fine Arts Museum

Afternoon: Screening of documentary The Story of Kindness by Tran Van Thuy (director will be at the screening)

Evening: Water Puppetry Performance

Morning: Visit Hoa Sua, a restaurant/NGO that trains
former street kids in the restaurant/hospitality business.

Lunch at the restaurant
Reflection 3

Afternoon: Free to investigate city/work on curriculum projects

Morning: Free to investigate city/work on curriculum projects

Take afternoon flight to Hue

Evening: Evening concert of traditional Hue music on a boat sailing on the Perfumed River

Morning: Tour of Imperial Tombs and Forbidden City of Hue (all day)

Morning: Shuttle to Hoi An

Afternoon: Visit Hoi An Beach

Morning: Walking tour of Hoi An, UNESCO heritage site
Reflection 4

Morning: Free to investigate city/work on curriculum project

Afternoon: Shuttle to Danang

Fly to Ho Chi Minh City

Morning: Guided tour of HCMC

Afternoon: Presentation on history and development of Saigon

Evening: Group Dinner – reactions to HCMC

Morning: Visit International School of Ho Chi Minh City
Presentation on diversity education by Nguyen Thi Quynh Lam – visit classes

Morning: Traditional Vietnamese Cooking

Afternoon: Presentation on Buddhism in Vietnam at the Buddhist Institute

Free to investigate city/work on curriculum project

Morning: Mekong River Cruise

Arrive in Can Tho in the evening

Morning: Visits to cultural and historical sites in Can Tho, including Can Tho museum

Afternoon: Tour of the University

Overview of the University System

Morning: Visit to nearby Cambodian temples

Afternoon: Presentation and Performance by students of The Can Tho School of Performing Arts

Morning: Presentation on Vietnamese Education System and

Can Tho’s Teacher Education Program

Afternoon: Introduction to Chris Wheeler’s project
Meet with local teachers and discuss methods
Meet with teachers in Chris’ program

Morning: Presentation on Environmental Education

Visit to Hoa An Research Station/Nature Reserve Introduction to MSU’s College of Education and

CTU’s joint project on “Integrating Educational Improvement with Environmental Resource Management to Reduce Poverty in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam,” which promotes sustainable environmental agricultural practices.

Afternoon: Visits to local villagers who are participants in the project.

Morning: Early morning trip to the floating market

Afternoon: Student presentations at An Binh

Reflection 5

Evening: Gathering with Can Tho faculty, Group Dinner

Morning: Head back to HCMC

Evening: Final Group Dinner/Project Evaluation

Group shares experience at a LATTICE meeting

Curriculum Guides due

Team edits guides

Publication and dissemination of curriculum guides for Michigan educators; one-day seminar at MSU to announce and coordinate effort.