Student-Athletes Abroad is an international education program designed to remove barriers that prevent student-athletes from studying or interning abroad while using sports as a vehicle to increase cultural immersion and maximize educational opportunities!
Programs
We prioritize student learning through the design and management of all of our programs.
This includes:
Immersive learning opportunities with an emphasis on developing intercultural competence, cross-cultural understanding, language acquisition, and professional skills applicable to any industry.
Building mutually beneficial partnerships abroad: Students working with our international partners on service learning projects and internships understand the reciprocity behind these relationships and their value added to the work or project.
All SAA interns are required to critically reflect upon daily duties and experiences to optimize academic and professional development. The weekly journals are also critical to processing the complex intercultural experience during the short time-frame.
Internship Programs for Academic Credit
All internship locations utilize our internship syllabus, created by our Director of Academics, Dr. Marissa Floyd.
Our internship syllabus focuses on both the academic and professional development of students, with weekly reflective journaling, weekly meetings to monitor student progress, a mid-term paper, final presentation, final reflection paper, and general expectations laid out for the students.
