Marino Volunteer Project

Each semester, University of Dallas Rome students participate in the Marino Volunteer Program (MVP) and thereby experience the challenges of teaching English as a foreign language to Italian elementary school students.

MVP was originally designed in 2004 as a Sister Cities initiative with the purpose of giving UD students the opportunity to explore curriculm development as well as providing them with insight about the Italian education system. To these ends, participants in the project plan lessons, teach in Italian classrooms, and lead discussions about travel, language, culture and comparisons between living in the USA and Italy.

The program has been greatly encouraged by the Marino community because it provides Italian students with the opportunity to converse with mother-tongue English speakers during such vital years when foreign language skills can be improved by non-traditional classroom experiences.

Now a 1-credit course offered each semester, the Marino Volunteer Project is popular with UD students interested in education, foreign languages, community service and communication.

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