Alternative Break Program Assessment Survey

Thank you for taking a few minutes to provide your thoughts and feedback related to your experience with the Alternative Break Program and your trip. As we work to assess participants' individual experiences and various aspects of the program, your participation in this survey is very helpful. If you have any questions or would like to share more information, please email altbreak@columbia.edu.

Your School

Your Class Year

Trip You Participated In *

Were you a Trip Leader or a Trip Participant? (choose one)

Pre-Trip Preparation

How satisfied were you with the following aspects of your pre-trip preparation?

Clarity of Logistics *

Communications with Trip Leader *

Cultural Preparedness *

Clarity of Roles and Expectations *

Overall Preparedness for Trip *

Trip Aspects and Activities

How satisfied were you with the following aspects of your trip?

The Impact that Your Group had on the Local Community *

Your Group's Daily Reflection Activities *

Your Engagement with the Local Community *

Your Project Implementation *

Use of Free Time *

The Amount of Time You Worked *

Post-Trip Activities

How satisfied were you with the following aspects of your post-trip activities?

Team Reflection Session *

Post-Trip Project *

Understanding of Project Impact *

Fundraising

How satisfied were you with your/your group's fundraising efforts?

The Amount that You were Able to Fundraise *

The ABP Grant Your Trip Received *

The Fundraising Ideas Your Group Came up With *

Your Group's Fundraising Planning *

Please indicate the extent to which your alternative break experience fostered knowledge or understanding in the following areas.

Please indicate the extent to which your alternative break experience cultivated skills in the following areas.

The ability to think critically while solving problems *

The ability to consider multiple sources of information and multiple perspectives when trying to understand an issue *

The ability to serve a community in an ethical and effective manner *

Please indicate the extent to which your alternative break experience helped clarify your values and awareness in the following areas.

I gained awareness of my own biases and prejudices *

My experience helped me develop my ability to respond to others with empathy, regardless of their background *

I think I can learn a great deal from engaging with communities that are different from my own *

I actively expanded my familiarity with communities beyond my own *

I think I have a responsibility to make a contribution to my community and other communities *

Qualitative Questions

Did your group engage in discussion about the impact of your service project on the communities involved? If so, what do you feel you gained from these conversations? *

Do you feel that your project was helpful to the community/ies you worked with? If so, how? *

Do you plan to work with this community again in the future? If so, in what capacity? *

Has this trip experience impacted your outlook on service, career plans and/or your course of study? If so, how? *

How did you hear about the Alternative Break Program? (Check all that apply) *

ABP Web site

Flyer

Administrator/Faculty/Staff

Friend

Social Media

Email announcement

Listserv

Other

Trip Leaders Only: Click Here For A Few Additional Questions

This final set of questions is intended for Trip Leaders only. If you were not a trip leader, you may skip this section and click on the submission button at the bottom of the page. For Trip Leaders: Please provide feedback on the ABP trainings that you attended. All 4 are listed below. Click on each of the workshops that you attended to answer the related questions. Your honest and thoughtful feedback provides insight into what trip leaders and participants need and will help us to continue to improve our program. Please be as thorough as possible.

Workshop 4: Difficult Situations (Mar 4, 2012)

Workshop Length

Practical Usefulness of Information Provided

Relevance of Workshop Topic to Your Role

Clarity of Information Presented

Amount of Information Presented

Workshop Structure

Facilitator Effectiveness

Overall Impression of this Workshop

Workshop 3: Team Reflection & Cultural Sensitivity (Feb 9, 2012)

Workshop Length

Practical Usefulness of Information Provided

Relevance of Workshop Topic to Your Role

Clarity of Information Presented

Amount of Information Presented

Workshop Structure

Facilitator Effectiveness

Overall Impression of this Workshop

Workshop 2: Team Building (Jan 19, 2012)

Workshop Length

Practical Usefulness of Information Provided

Relevance of Workshop Topic to Your Role

Clarity of Information Presented

Amount of Information Presented

Workshop Structure

Facilitator Effectiveness

Overall Impression of this Workshop

Workshop 1: Logistics and Fundraising (Dec 8, 2011)

Workshop Length

Practical Usefulness of Information Provided

Relevance of Workshop Topic to Your Role

Clarity of Information Presented

Amount of Information Presented

Workshop Structure

Facilitator Effectiveness

Overall Impression of this Workshop

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