Author Archives: ITD Amherst

By Austėja Maskoliūnaitėm, Lithuania The final week of the SUSI program began in the US capital, Washington D.C. It’s a white-walled city, with neither the tall buildings of New York

A Travel in Time and Space By Gianna Gkioni, Greece On the day of the 30th of June my alarm went off at 4 o’clock. Our task for that morning

Insights from Today’s Session By Claire Laniol, France Today, we had the pleasure of attending an enlightening session on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) teaching by Celine Mudahakana. The experience

By Deddy Asrol Lintong, Brunei Darussalam On the 1st of July, we all gathered at the lobby at 9.40 am to depart from our hotel to visit the Museum of

By Rubén Legal, Argentina The SUSI program at ITD 2024 for secondary educators had in store a variety of experiences and emotions for us, the lucky, chosen teachers from twenty

By Umid Abdullaev, Uzbekistan It is 4 a.m., the 27th of June. ITD vans are waiting for us outside of Amherst College dorms to take us to the airport. Weather

By Abdelaziz Yakhlef, Morocco Today is farewell day. It started early, as usual, right after the sun had just risen. Some of us, the house people, went to Valentine Hall

By Vivienne Matthys, Botswana The most fulfilling experience of my SUSI 2024 Secondary Teacher experience was serving at Lorraine’s Kitchen, in Chicopee and Not Bread Alone, in Amherst, two soup

The Museum of Natural History and Central Park By Nur Kalkan, Cyprus 23.06.2024 (NYC) New York City buzzes with excitement on a warm summer day, offering endless adventures. On our

By Jorge Brizuela, Paraguay To Boston After a few weeks living in Amherst, this trip to Boston has definitely shape my view on cultural dynamics. Personally, I felt overwhelmed by