Making a Difference Abroad: Umbra Students Work with UNICEF
Mar | 16
Umbra Student creates her UNICEF Pigotta doll's ID cardMany students who choose to study abroad at the Umbra Institute, in Perugia, Italy, are looking for more than a classroom experience overseas. That is why, this spring, Umbra students are once... Read More
Happy Women’s Day from Italy
Mar | 07
Women's Day recognizes the achievements of Women This week, Italy celebrates La Giornata Internazionale della Donna, International Women’s Day, with a special gift: free entrance to State Museums and cultural events, to women throughout the country, during the festivities of... Read More
Gamification: The Art of Learning through Play
Mar | 04
The Umbra Institute is now experimenting with aspects of gamification, a practice that puts into play the strongest element of Umbra’s education philosophy: immersive community engagement.Gamification of learning is a powerful education tool that implements a “game-style” atmosphere, to motivate... Read More
Studying Archaeology in Italy: Learning the Etruscan Mystery
Mar | 01
Students visit Etruscan tombs “We know more about the dead people of the Etruscan world than about the living,” said Professor Giampiero Bevagna this past weekend as he led HIS 360: Perugia, Etruria, and the Deep History of Italy (a course... Read More
Learn a Language by Making Memories: Teaching through Tiramisu
Feb | 26
Representatives from each team present their TiramisuIn Italian, there is a popular saying “Sapere è diverso da saper fare”, or “knowledge is different from ability”. With this idea in mind, it is important to note that an interactive teaching method,... Read More
Writing and Sharing: Umbra Student Organizes a Creative Works Night in Italy
Feb | 24
Sophie Panetti shares her purpose for organizing the Creative Works Open-Mic nightWhen Sophie Panetti, a student from Gustavus Adolphus College, came to study abroad in Perugia, Italy, she decided to make her mark on the community by organizing a student-run... Read More