Summer Institutes
Many CLASP member institutions offer in-person professional development programs to their local community of K-12 educators. We highly encourage you to browse the list of CLASP member institutions and peruse the websites of institutions near you to see details concerning upcoming professional development programs.
At the same time, many CLASP member institutions also offer national and international summer institutes that are open to, and welcome participation from, teachers across the country. Check out the growing list of this summer’s teacher institutes offered by CLASP institutions.
SUMMER 2025 EDUCATOR INSTITUTES ON LATIN AMERICA
Sponsored by CLASP Institutions
June 8-19, 2025
Tejiendo Saberes: Indigenous Knowledge and Practices in Guatemala
Deadline to apply: February 10, 2025
Location: Guatemala
Sponsored by the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University, the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies at Vanderbilt University, and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona.
July 13-19, 2025
Língua Portuguesa in Rio: Intensive Portuguese Language Study
Deadline to apply: February 28, 2025
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies at Stanford University
PREVIOUS SUMMER INSTITUTES
June 24-28, 2024
Towards A More Equitable & Inclusive Digital World In Latin America
Deadline to apply: February 25, 2024
Location: Nashville, TN (Vanderbilt University campus)
Sponsored by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies at Vanderbilt University and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University, in collaboration with the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona
July 10-14, 2023
Beyond the Boom: Strategies for the study of contemporary Latin American and Latinx literature
Deadline to apply: Rolling
Location: Salt Lake City, UT (University of Utah campus) and online through a live video conferencing
Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Utah.
July 22-24, 2024
Asian Diasporas of Latin America
Deadline to apply: May 24, 2024
Location: Milwaukee, WI (UW-Milwaukee campus)
Sponsored by UW-Milwaukee Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), UW-Madison Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS), and Florida International University Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC).
July 15-29, 2023
LINGUA PORTUGUESA IN RIO: INTENSIVE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE STUDY
Deadline to apply: May 1, 2023
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sponsored by the Stanford University Center for Latin American Studies.
July 18-20, 2023
SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN: RE-SHAPING THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE OF LATIN AMERICAN CITIES
Deadline to apply: May 22, 2023
Location: Milwaukee, WI (UW-Milwaukee campus)
Sponsored by UW-Milwaukee Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), UW-Madison Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS), Museo de Ciencias Ambientales (Guadalajara), and
Florida International University Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC).