Learning outside one’s comfort zone: Student reflections from the 2025 Nepal field school

A roundtable discussion with

Elizabeth Agnew, 5th year BA (Honours) student in International Development Studies

Nathan Smith, 3rd year BA (Honours) student in Criminal Justice and Public Policy with a minor in Political Science

Nora Ziai, 2nd BA (Honours) student in International Development Studies, with a minor in Geography

Moderated by: Andrea Paras, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director, GIDS

Join us for a discussion about the transformative potential of experiential learning with participants from the recent Nepal Field School. In May 2025, students spent three weeks in different regions of Nepal to learn about “Culture and Development”. The field school was organized in partnership with Broken Earth and Accomplish Holidays.

For further information about the field school, read the student blogs hosted on the CIRCLE website: Nepal Field School Blog