Educational System and Philosophy

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EARTH's educational system provides each student with individual guidance in his or her process of learning and personal development. We recognize that each individual has a unique background, knowledge, experience, and personality, and that all of these factors affect the learning process. Each student is treated as an individual and assisted in reaching his or her full potential and growth.

The educational system is designed to develop in the individual the capacity to think critically, be creative, accept and fulfill responsibilities, work effectively in teams, reason, analyze and propose options for the resolution of problems, and to become lifelong learners.

This requires a change in the traditional teacher and student roles. Rather than providing knowledge and transmitting information to their students, EARTH professors strive to be facilitators of a high-quality and holistic learning process. The student is also an active participant, learning through real-life experiences in a process known as experiential learning.

Learning takes place through planned activities, independent projects, classes based on active participation, laboratory and field work, field trips, and extracurricular activities such as clubs, special projects proposed by students, and the annual Tropical Americas Fair, planned and organized by fourth-year students.

The curriculum includes four programs which are especially based on experiential learning. They are Student Entrepreneurial Projects, Work Experience, Internships, and Professional Experience. Please see the course descriptions for further information on these programs.