Toucan Education Programs (TOUCAN)
Why choose Toucan Education Programs (TOUCAN)?
Toucan Education Programs isn't just another study abroad company. We're a social enterprise fueled by a passion for empowering students and uplifting communities through ethical and responsible service and experiential learning experiences. The SLE Factor: Serve, Learn, Explore ethically and responsibly is at the heart of everything we do. Here's how we prioritize our stakeholders: Students (...
Toucan Education Programs isn't just another study abroad company. We're a social enterprise fueled by a passion for empowering students and uplifting communities through ethical and responsible service and experiential learning experiences. The SLE Factor: Serve, Learn, Explore ethically and responsibly is at the heart of everything we do. Here's how we prioritize our stakeholders: Students (You!): Your health, safety, and success are our top priorities. We design programs grounded in reciprocity, ensuring your experience benefits you and the communities you serve. Community: We believe in building lasting partnerships with local organizations. We design programs that address real needs and create sustainable impact. Our Team: We're a passionate group dedicated to ethical engagemen...
Toucan Education Programs (TOUCAN) Reviews
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Review of Toucan Education programs in Belize!
July 07, 2022by: Dehlia Albrecht - United StatesProgram: Tailored Faculty-Directed Education Abroad ProgramsThe staff at Toucan Education Programs Inc (TEP) are exceptional! They are very professional, organized (while also maintaining some flexibility and adaptability to changing program needs), provide excellent communication and customer service, are great problem-solvers if any issues arise, and also very caring towards faculty and students and their needs. Additionally, the staff are well-versed in planning meaningful educational experiences, while also ensuring meals, travel, and accommodations are exceptional while in-country. I have special dietary restrictions, but all my meals were planned and taken care of without me having to worry too much about it. TEP really goes above and beyond in their services and I would wholeheartedly recommend them!
Hello Dehlia, we are so happy and grateful for the opportunity to facilitate your agriculture faculty-led program for you, your entire cohort, and your professors. It was an honor to host you and your cohort. Your openness made it so easy to serve you and the entire group. Thank you!

Belize
March 24, 2020by: bwallen - United StatesProgram: Tailored Faculty-Directed Education Abroad ProgramsI thoroughly enjoyed learning the culture of Belize. Such a beautiful and peaceful area. I loved the sense of community. Although the students were in walking distance of the school, we as the leaders mostly had to do everything in the area we stayed and had to get a taxi to get to the city everyday.
Belize study abroad
March 23, 2020by: Awoody - United StatesProgram: Tailored Faculty-Directed Education Abroad ProgramsI thoroughly enjoyed my study abroad experience using this program. There were activities planned for us relating to our major as well as extracurriculars. This was an amazing opportunity to enhance my cultural knowledge and apply what I had learned from my college classes. I would highly recommend this to other students!
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Rhondine Petrof
Interviewed in 2015
Rhondine is the founder and executive director of Toucan Education Programs (TEP). She has worked with students from a variety of North American insti...

Rhondine Petrof
Interviewed in 2015
What inspired you to travel abroad?
I became very motivated in 2010 to establish Toucan Education Programs after realizing that I have a profound love of working with international students who were studying abroad in Belize. Walking with students to realize their study abroad dreams and witnessing their transformation at the end of their term was truly rewarding for me.

Rebecca Titus
Participated in 2016
Becca is a semi-retired, neonatal mom and baby nurse from both California and Montana. Her month-long volunteer placement at a hospital in San Ignacio...

Brittany Hoover
Participated in 2016
Brittany was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. She is currently a graduate student studying agricultural education, but she has experience ...

Brittany Hoover
Participated in 2016
I traveled out of the country once before in 2013 and had been looking for another opportunity to travel with a group of people ever since. There is something special about experiencing another culture and seeing how people interact in places different from the United States. I started graduate school in the fall of 2015 and in the spring I saw a flyer in the hallway looking for graduate students in agriculture to travel to Belize and work with farmers over there. I had never really thought about going to Belize, but it sounded like a great opportunity, so I applied and was chosen to go abroad. I read about the diversity of Belize and was inspired to engulf myself in Belizean culture.
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