Field Notes - Thoughts & Stories from Teachers & Students

Departing Sopac Students

Verto Education

March 27, 2020

How Verto Navigated the Outbreak of COVID-19: Q & A with the Founders

This week, the Verto team had to make the tough decision to bring students home from their semesters in Latin America and the South Pacific. We sat down with two of Verto’s founders, Mallory Meiser and Mitch Gordon, to learn more about how Verto has navigated the onset of the Covid19 pandemic. They share about…

Verto Education

March 27, 2020

Latest Updates on COVID-19

How Verto Navigated The Outbreak Of COVID-19: Q & A With The Founders Verto Education's Fall 2020 Enrollment GuaranteeLast updated on March 27th, 2020 Looking ahead, we anticipate our Fall 2020 semesters abroad to run as planned. As the safety of our students is always our primary concern, we continue to monitor the COVID -19…

Fijian Sunset

Verto Education

March 19, 2020

The Verto Education Enrollment Guarantee

At Verto Education, we aim to provide meaningful international education with fewer of the barriers. In the spirit of inclusion, affordability, and enrichment, we model our programs and partnerships to ensure that students are positioned for academic success and will graduate in the traditional four-year timeline. Despite this season of uncertainty in our world, Verto…

Celebrating high school graduation on top of mountain

Verto Education

March 10, 2020

How To Transfer Your College Credit

Most colleges agree, taking a year out of the classroom before college is a good thing. Harvard actually encourages their students to take a year off, and goes as far as to attribute its 97% graduation rate to the number of their students who take a break after high school. Studies show that students who…

CR SEMESTER

Verto Education

March 2, 2020

Verto Opportunity Grant: Our Belief in Accessible and Inclusive Study Abroad

Verto Education was founded on three principals: inclusion, affordability and enrichment. These values guide all aspects of our program design from how we create impactful curriculum to how we hire our amazing staff. At Verto, we believe in giving all students the opportunity for an incredible education abroad regardless of their background. In fact, we…

Jackie Broussard

stages of culture shock

Verto Education

February 24, 2020

The Psychology of Culture Shock

A fish out of water. A bike without a chain. Out to sea. A stranger in a strange land. There are many metaphors for culture shock, all of which attempt to describe the unique experience of being far from one’s home country and culture. Culture shock is defined as the feeling of disorientation experienced by…

Jackie Broussard

london view

Verto Education

January 30, 2020

Introducing Our New On-Campus Semesters

We’re so excited to announce a new program offering for students. Our On-Campus semester has everything you’ve loved about Verto, just with a new twist. Unlike our In-the-Field semesters, where students move around between countries and learning sites, our On-Campus semesters offer an immersive experience with a singular home base in an amazing city. The…

Students learning in Costa Rica

Verto Education

January 30, 2020

Learning with Verto: Our Field Semesters

If you’ve been exploring all things Verto Education, you’ve (hopefully) gotten a sense for what Verto’s all about: immersive, experiential learning in some pretty epic places. And while all the talk of getting college credit for adventuring around the world sounds amazing (and it is!), it might be hard to imagine how that actually translates…

kangaroo art

Verto Education

January 17, 2020

Help the Efforts in Australia – A Verto Alum’s Fundraiser

Emily, a 2019 South Pacific Verto Alum reached out to us with an idea to help raise funds to support the efforts in Australia. We were beyond thrilled to help get her idea out to the public. Below you'll find her story and why this cause is so important to her. Please check out her…

Emily Rosenberger

Jada & Friends

Verto Education

January 9, 2020

Perspectives from First-Generation College Students

In this post, I’ve interviewed four “first generation” Verto students. First generation students are the first in their immediate families to go to college. Meet these amazing young people who are paving the way for the future of college and study abroad: Jada Wesson is from Cleveland, Ohio. She intends to study at The Ohio…

Jackie Broussard

Verto Education

December 13, 2019

How to Raise Money for your Semester with Verto Education

Here at Verto Education, we believe that every student should have a chance to travel the world, and no student should let college debt inhibit that opportunity. Verto was designed to give students the opportunity to see new countries while graduating in four years at the same cost, if not less than your typical semester…

Verto Education

December 10, 2019

Student Stories: Take the Leap of Faith

Nantucket is an island thirty miles out to sea off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The island has a year-round population of roughly twelve thousand people. I was born on this little island and have spent my entire life growing up in this incredibly welcoming and wholesome community. Due to the size of the…

Verto Education

November 27, 2019

Verto’s Guide to College Deadline Terminology

In our last post, we detailed how to prepare for college application season starting freshman year. Once you’ve checked all those boxes, you’ll not only have your application all ready to go, you’ll also be an amazing candidate for your dream schools. Now that you’re ready to apply, it’s time to figure out WHEN to…

Verto Education

November 21, 2019

How Should I Start Planning for College?

As you approach high school and senior year, college can totally feel like the giant elephant in the room. The impending application process might seem too daunting to even think about. From the pressure of decision-making to the time and effort of filling out tons of paperwork, planning for college can sound like an incredibly…

jada

Verto Education

November 21, 2019

Student Stories: Tips to Conquering Homesickness

After a chaotic airport experience and a long dark van ride through the city, our group of fifteen strangers from all around the states (and Italy) made it to our first stop in the Dominican Republic. Still groggy from our travels we made our way up to dinner and began getting to know one another.…

Students learning in Costa Rica

Verto Education

November 13, 2019

Student Stories: What You Can Learn About Sustainability from Studying in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is working on implementing an environmental plan by 2050. The overall goal of this plan is to replace the nations use of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. One focus within this goal is transportation. Transportation amounts to 40% of Costa Rica’s carbon emissions. CR wants to transfer the public transportation buses from…

Charlotte Hertel

Student headed to class

Verto Education

November 7, 2019

Verto Education, a Freshman Year Abroad College Program, Raises $6.3 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize the College Experience

Verto is on a Mission to Make Higher Education Accessible, Affordable, and Achievable for All Portland, Oregon - (November 7, 2019) - Today, Verto Education, a company that has created a new freshman year abroad college program, announced $6.3 million in funding. The company will use the funding to pursue its mission to bring international…

Outdoor Classroom

Verto Education

November 6, 2019

How do we achieve diversity in study abroad?

One of the biggest challenges in the field of international education is increasing the participation of underrepresented student groups. Although data shows that study abroad is becoming more diverse, there is still a long way to go. Diversity doesn’t happen by accident. Some universities and third party providers are proving that it can be achieved…

Jackie Broussard

Verto Education

October 19, 2019

Parents: Before Choosing a College for your Son/ Daughter, Make Sure it Will Exist in 10 years:

The annual stress of college application season is upon us. Students, Parents and high school counselors around the country are scrambling to decide where to apply and, at the same time, if they are admitted, where they should enroll. As they engage in this nerve-racking journey, it’s important to accept this fact: The College Apocalypse…

Verto Education

September 27, 2019

7 Ways That Well Meaning Staff Do Harm: Inclusive Best Practices For Supporting Underrepresented Students

In an episode of her podcast “On Being”, Krista Tippett interviewed Annette Gordon- Reed, author of “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination” and Titus Kaphar, the award-winning artist whose works re- interpret history from the perspective of the unheard. At one point in the interview, Ms. Tippett asked…

Jackie Broussard

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