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This course focuses on counseling children and adolescents, covering developmental considerations, common mental health issues, and therapeutic interventions. Students will learn age-appropriate counseling techniques, including play therapy, expressive arts, and cognitive-behavioral interventions. The course also addresses working with families, schools,

This course focuses on counseling children and adolescents, covering developmental considerations, common mental health issues, and therapeutic interventions. Students will learn age-appropriate counseling techniques, including play therapy, expressive arts, and cognitive-behavioral interventions. The course also addresses working with families, schools,

Today, millions of children and young people are forced to leave their homeland, or want to move to other countries for a variety of reasons. This course will focus on the experience of these children and young people who cross borders due to war, conflict, pursuit of education, new discoveries, jobs, family, or human trafficking. The course will explore how children and young

It is trite but true: kids grow up so fast. In this course we will discuss the incredible growth of infants, toddlers, and children in multiple domains (physical, cognitive, emotional/social). We will discover how growth in each domain affects the others. We will explore enduring topics of discourse in child development, such as nature and nurture, individual differences, and

It is trite but true: kids grow up so fast. In this course we will discuss the incredible growth of infants, toddlers, and children in multiple domains (physical, cognitive, emotional/social). We will discover how growth in each domain affects the others. We will explore enduring topics of discourse in child development, such as nature and nurture,

It is trite but true: kids grow up so fast. In this course we will discuss the incredible growth of infants, toddlers, and children in multiple domains (physical, cognitive, emotional/social). We will discover how growth in each domain affects the others. We will explore enduring topics of discourse in child development, such as nature and nurture, individual differences, and

It is trite but true: kids grow up so fast. In this course we will discuss the incredible growth of infants, toddlers, and children in multiple domains (physical, cognitive, emotional/social). We will discover how growth in each domain affects the others. We will explore enduring topics of discourse in child development, such as nature and nurture, individual differences, and

It is trite but true: kids grow up so fast. In this course we will discuss the incredible growth of infants, toddlers, and children in multiple domains (physical, cognitive, emotional/social). We will discover how growth in each domain affects the others. We will explore enduring topics of discourse in child development, such

It is trite but true: kids grow up so fast. In this course we will discuss the incredible growth of infants, toddlers, and children in multiple domains (physical, cognitive, emotional/social). We will discover how growth in each domain affects the others. We will explore enduring topics of discourse in child development, such as nature and nurture, individual differences, and

We will read a variety of children's classics, largely but not exclusively from the Anglo-American tradition, and consider them both as timeless works of art and as repositories for many of the values and anxieties of their eras. Authors considered will probably include Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Heinrich

Traditional Chinese calligraphy is an ancient art form that uses brush and ink to write Chinese characters in a refined and expressive style. It embodies visual beauty and emotion, reflecting the writer’s personality, philosophy, and cultural sensibility. This course is designed not only as an introduction to calligraphy, but also as a space for relaxation and stress

Traditional Chinese calligraphy is an ancient art form that uses brush and ink to write Chinese characters in a refined and expressive style. It embodies visual beauty, rhythm, and emotion, reflecting the writer’s personality, philosophy, and cultural sensibility. Calligraphy is also valued as a form of meditation and art therapy, fostering focus and inner calm

Although commonly thought of as Japanese and known in America by its Japanese name, Zen, Chan Buddhism was truly made in China and was heavily influenced by Daoism. Chan has had a profound influence on Chinese and East Asian art and thought, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Chan through

Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, and this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist

All the children of one's parents' siblings are all just called cousin in English. However in Chinese there is a different word for each particular relationship. This stems from how in traditional Chinese Confucian culture each individual's duties and obligations towards others are dictated by their relationships, with family relationships being the most important. But then in

All the children of one's parents' siblings are all just called cousin in English. However in Chinese there is a different word for each particular relationship. This stems from how in traditional Chinese Confucian culture each individual's duties and obligations towards others are dictated by their relationships, with family relationships being the most important. But then in

Chinese has no verb conjugation, no plural, no gender, no articles or subject and object forms. It’s very easy to speak Chinese, because Chinese grammar is so simple. That’s because in Chinese language as in culture everything depends on context. Relationship (guanxi) is the most important. All the children of one’s parent’s siblings are just called cousin in English. However

How do Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism play out in Chinese culture? This course is designed to introduce students to Chinese worldview and beliefs by exploring Chinese ancient poems, traditional and contemporary paintings, music, architecture, literature and daily life. It helps students develop their Chinese language skills to understand, describe and discuss subjects in

Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts

Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts

Although commonly thought of as Japanese and known in America by it's Japanese name, Zen, Chan Buddhism was truly “made in China” and was heavily influenced by Daoism. Chan has had a profound influence on Chinese and East Asian art and thought, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Chan

Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts

Introduced in France after a complex trajectory from the New World, chocolate constituted, when it arrived in Paris, a medical and cultural catalyst for the French seventeenth-century aristocracy and haute-bourgeoisie. In this course, students will explore the economic, historical, social, political, artistic and cultural legacy of chocolate production and consumption in French

Introduced in France after a complex trajectory from the "New World", chocolate constituted, when it arrived in Paris, a medical and cultural catalyst on French seventeenth-century aristocracy and bourgeoisie. In this course, students will explore the economic, historical, social, political, artistic and cultural legacy of chocolate production and consumption in French-speaking