There is no better way to experience a culture than to be immersed in it -- just ask DePauw University junior Clare Polega, who's studying human development as it relates to interactions across cultures in Italy this semester. Polega is taking the "Human Development in Culture" class at the Umbra Institute, a study abroad program in Perugia, Italy. The course includes a service-learning project focused on engagement with two different Italian schools.

Led by Professor Christian Tarchi, Human Development in Culture combines theory and practice with a hands-on project that places students in the heart of Perugia's community. Through visits to two separate Italian schools, Umbra students acted as both observers and participants in the classroom.

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