The University of Georgia (UGA) is leading a Short-Term Group Projects Abroad Seminar for in-service teachers/administrators and pre-service teachers/ students associated with K-12 educational curricula. The objectives of the project are to guide participants acquire instructional materials and facilitate cultural understanding in teaching area studies. The project will facilitate the development of their understanding the importance and role of language in increasing students’ understanding in area studies.The immersion program will take place in Tanzania at the Mwenge University College of Education in the summer of 2016. The program will provide pre-departure seminars to enhance the proposed intensive cultural immersion and experience in Tanzania and will recruit at least twelve (12) participants primarily from the State of Georgia and secondarily other states in the southeast. Applications are due December 4, 2015. Applicants may download the application form here: GPA Tanzania Application Form.pdf. For more information, and to submit your application, contact Dr. Dainess Maganda at the University of Georgia: magandad@uga.edu.