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Here we go! The 2017 ACE Summer Starts Next Week!
We are excited to kick-off the second year of the Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement Program (ACE) in just a few days. Over the course of the spring, our 40 ACE students-athletes attended the pACE (preparing for ACE) pre-departure meeting at their respective campus, met with their program groups, listened to advice from our ACE Ambassador alumni, completed travel health appointments, and for some applied, applied for their very first passport. We're returning to the same program locations this year, but we’ve expanded the diversity of teams represented this year including at Duke: W-Basketball and at Stanford: Field Hockey, Sailing, M-Basketball, W-Water Polo, Beach Volleyball, Ltw Rowing, and Squash. This summer we’ll be sharing with you highlights from each week of the program, including blog posts from the ACE student-athletes. We invite you to follow along via Facebook and Instagram.
Here's the summer schedule:
- Vietnam 2017 Program dates: June 22-July 16
Student-athletes will teach academics, sports, and life skills to students at under-resourced middle schools in the Mekong Delta, with a focus on mentorship and promoting higher education.
- South Africa 2017 Program dates: July 1-July 22
Student-athletes will assist with basic healthcare initiatives, activity-based education and teaching, light construction, and youth sports programs in Nomzamo Township, outside of Cape Town.
- China 2017 Program dates: July 15-August 5
Student-athletes will promote youth development through sports and work to foster a greater commitment to environmental protection among ethnic minority youth in Yunnan Province, on the Tibetan plateau
- India 2017 Program dates: July 22-August 12
Student-athletes will lead sports activities and help teach classes in English, the arts, technology, and mathematics for youth at a local school in New Delhi.
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