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About ASMSA's

Global Learning Program

The Global Learning Program seeks to provide students with educational travel opportunities that allow the students to learn firsthand about other countries and cultures. We believe that when students travel to a foreign country, encounter a different culture, and meet new people, they develop new perspectives, global awareness, and better critical thinking skills.

The goals of the program are as follows:

  1. To enhance student understanding of different countries and cultures.
  2. To foster global awareness and critical thinking skills through experiential learning.
  3. To teach students how to travel abroad in a safe and efficient manner.

EF Tour to Italy, a Costa Rica Culture and Adventure Tour, and an EPI Yellowstone Wildlife Ecology experience

ASMSA has partnered with EF Tours to offer a tour of Italy. The Italy trip will will take place during Spring Break in March 2025.

The Costa Rica Culture and Adventure Tour through Explorica will take place in May/June 2025. The trip is an eight-day tour (including travel to and from) of Costa Rica.

ASMSA is partnering with Ecology Project International for a nine-day Yellowstone Wildlife Ecology tour that will provide hands-on experiences in Yellowstone National Park. The trip will take place in August 2024.

These global learning trips will be led by one or more ASMSA teachers who will prepare the students for the trip and supervise them while abroad. For more detailed descriptions of these trips, please click the appropriate link on the right of the this page. Complete costs information is included in the Financial Aid Application below.

Japanese Exchange Programs

Osaka, Japan: October 2024

A trip to Osaka, Japan, will take place in the fall of 2024. This trip is a continuation of our relationship with Tennoji Super Science High School in Osaka. ASMSA students will serve as ambassadors for ASMSA while studying and living alongside Tennoji students.  The trip will include time at the school, a homestay with a Tennoji student, as well as various cultural activities and sightseeing.  Students also get to travel to Kyoto and usually Nara as well. There may be one or more need-based scholarships for this trip.

 

Hanamaki, Japan, Summer 2025

ASMSA students are invited to apply to join the Hot Springs Sister City program.  This trip is organized through our Sister City Program, and ASMSA students serve as ambassadors for our school while experiencing a homestay in Hanamaki, Japan.  Experience a small city in beautiful Iwate prefecture, onsen, classes at Kita High School, and more.  The trip usually includes a short stay in Tokyo as well.  ASMSA students apply through ASMSA and are eligible for the same scholarship and grant funds as any other ASMSA Global Learning trip.

Estimated cost for either Osaka or Hanamaki after receiving the standard grant will be $2,750. There may be one or more need-based scholarships for this trip, and you should budget at least $300 in spending money. Complete costs information is included in the Financial Aid Application below.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Sensei Brown at browne@asmsa.org or Dr. Ashley Hicks at hicksa@asmsa.org.

ASMSA Global Learning Program

Global Learning Program

at The Arkansas School for Math, Sciences and The Arts

ASMSA will offer a limited number of grants to ASMSA students who enroll in one of the Global Learning Program trips and submit the appropriate financial aid application. The purpose of the grant is to help lower the cost of study abroad for students and is part of our commitment to ensuring greater access to these extraordinary experiences. Financial assistance from ASMSA will be applied toward qualifying travel expenses.

Qualifying travel expenses include airfare, lodging, transportation at the destination, entry fees to museums and other cultural sites, fees for tour guides, as well as breakfast and dinner daily.

Students are also responsible for costs associated with travel to and from the Little Rock airport, any passports or visas, lunches, souvenirs, optional excursions, and other personal expenses.

Please note that the awarding of the grant is contingent upon the student returning to ASMSA for the entirety of his or her senior year or successful completion of their program of study in the case of Class of 2024 students.

Enrollment Information

To enroll for one of the Spring Break or summer trips, please fill out the Financial Aid Application for Fall, Spring Break, and Summer Trips and e-mail it to Dan Kostopulos at kostopud@asmsa.org.

Please note that only rising seniors will be considered for full-paid scholarships. In addition to submitting the application, students who receive the standard $750 grant with no additional scholarship will be required to pay a $95 nonrefundable enrollment fee to secure their spot on the Italy Trip. .  However, you should not pay this fee until you have been notified that you have a spot on the trip. Complete costs information is included in the Financial Aid Application.

Rising seniors should submit their applications no later than May 15, 2024.

All students should be enrolled for any Global Learning Program trip no later than August 20, 2024.

 

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