Upload
others
View
5
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Trip Leader Dates*
SpringBreak
GuatemalaService PeteJensen March11-18,2017ZionBackpacking JackieKeker March11-19,2017FrenchExchangeinParis
MegSlotkin/MikeHouston
March11-21,2017
MayTerm
ArtistsofFranceandSpain AliciaCuccolo May20-June2,2017
ChinaCultureandTradition DennisHu May20-May30,
2017
Summer
DevelopmentbyDesign:Croatia CortBosc June14-28,2017
MontanaService ThomasJones June16-26,2017ChileanExchange SpanishTeachers June12-July11,2017
ImportantDates:OCTOBER11th–TripRegistrationOpens
NOVEMBER2nd–GlobalInformationNightNOVEMBER17th–TripApplicationsDue
NOVEMBER18th–FinancialAidApplicationsDueNOVEMBER28th–FinancialAidNotificationsDECEMBER5th–AllTripsGroupsConfirmed
DECEMBER9th–FinalDatetoWithdrawfromaTrip
*AlldatesareapproximateatthemomentandwillbeconfirmedbyNov.2ndFormoreinformationpleasecontacttheDirectorofGlobalExperiences,[email protected]
2017TravelOpportunities
TripLeaders:PeteJensenTripLength:March11-18ApproximateTripCost:$2600
TripMission: Thepurposeofthisprogramis tobuildfourhousesforfamilieswithchildrenintheoutskirtsofAntigua,Guatemala.Wealsoimmerseourselvesinthelocalcultureandgeography.
Highlights:• 1weeklong(March12-19)• SpanishLanguageskillsarenotnecessary.• WestayinAntigua,Guatemalabutthe
worksitesareontheoutskirtsofAntigua.• Wehikeavolcanoourfirstwholedayin
Antigua.• Studentswillhavetheeveningstoexplore
Antiguaontheirown(includingmeals),orjointhechaperonesfordinner.
• OneafternoonwillbespentexploringthecultureorgeographyofGuatemala
• Oneeveningmaybespenttakingasalsadancelesson.
GUATEMALASERVICETRIP
TripLeader: MegSlotkin&MichaelHouston
TripLength:March11-21TripCostperstudent:$2300
TripMission: MKAstudentswill livewithhostfamiliesforabout10days overSpringBreak. During theday, theywill visit PariswiththeMKAchaperones. Atnightandduring theoneweekendwearethere, theywill immerse themselves inFrench languageand culturewiththeirhostfamily.InApril,theDaniéloustudentsmakeareturnvisit to joinMKA families here for tendays. They spendmost daysexploringNewYorkCity,spendingeveningsandweekendswiththeirMKAhostfamilies.
FRENCHLANGUAGEIMMERSION
Trip Hightlights: Students will seehighlights of Paris, including the EiffelTower, theOrsayMuseum,SacréCoeur,a boat right on the Seine, etc. At night,studentswill spend timewith their hostfamily, immersing themselves in theculture,language,andcuisineofaFrenchfamily. On the weekend, families willdecide what to do with the MKAparticipant. Students from Level 1 andupare encouraged to participate. Thereis a maximum number of 15 studentswho can go, so priority will be given tostudents in the upper level languageclasses. Most of the families have astrongworking knowledgeof English, soeven level 1 students have participatedand benefitted fromthe exchangeexperience.
TripLeaders:JackieKekerandDerekMorfTripLength:March11-19,2017ApproximateTripCost:$2900
BackpackZionNationalPark:Experiencethemoststunningvistasofthesouthwestas this 9-dayprogramexploresall realmsofmajesticZion National Park by backpacking beneath thetowering walls, through the slot canyons and highabovetheparkontheAngel’sLandingTrail.
CanoeBlackCanyon:Overnight on the Colorado River paddling canoes fortwo days from Hoover Dam down the famous BlackCanyonoftheColorado.Alongthewaysoak innaturalhot springs, explore themany side canyons and sandybeaches, and discover ancient sauna caves andmysterioushieroglyphicsthousandsofyearsold. LeadershipCurriculum:
A subset of ARCC’s Instructor Staff Training istaught to MKA students during this course. Weintroduce leadership devices such as the NOLSQuadrantsandTrueColorsTesttodetermineeachstudent’s leadership style. We implement thisnewfound knowledge with students assuming therole of Course Leader. In this capacity, eachstudent experiences responsibility not just forthemselves,butfortheentiregroup,leadingthemthroughgroupchallengesandtasks.
ZIONNATIONALPARK&BLACKCANYONBackpacking&WildernessLeadership
TripLeader: AliciaCuccoloTripLength:May20–June1ApproximateTripCost:$5300
TripSummary: ArtistsofFrance&Spaintripprovidesseniorswith the opportunity to enrich their knowledge of art andarchitecture inParis, Provence, BarcelonaandMadridduring theMayTerm.Studentswillexplorevisualart(sculpture,painting,andarchitecturethroughouthistoryincludingcontemporaryart).Thistourwillbean extraordinary experience for seniors thatwant toimmersethemselvesintheculture,history,andlanguageoftheseEuropeancities.
ARTISTSOFFRANCE&SPAIN:MAYTERM2017
France:TakeaguidedtourofParisbyfootand metro. Explore Monet’s GivernyGardens, the Musée du Louvre with amuseum guide, Sacré-Coeur Basilica anddiscoverPlaceduTertre.TourandbikethePalace of Versailles and examine theincreasinglyrespectedStreetArtgraffitiartin Paris. In Avignon visit the Place del’Horloge and the Palais des Papes, whichbecametheresidenceofthePopesin1309.Explore ancient Roman ruins and theProvencal town of Les Baux-de-Provence,thoughttobeoneofthemostpicturesquevillagesinFrance.
Spain: Examine the lifeofDali inhishometown of Figueres. In Barcelonatake a guided visit of Gaudi’s mostfamous and persistent work, theunfinished Sagrada Família (SacredFamily) church. Travel to Las Ramblasand walk to the towering ColumbusMonument.ExploreBarriGòticandthePicassoMuseum,farandawaythebestcollectionofPicasso'sworkinSpain.SeeOldMadrid, and explore the 16th and17thcenturynarrowstreetsaroundthefamous Plaza Mayor, said to be “themostelegantsquareinEurope.”
TripLeader:DennisHuTripLength:May20th–May30thEstimatedTripCost:$4800
TripMission:ThegoalisforstudentstoobserveandinteractwithasideofChinararelyseenbywesterntourists.TheywilllearnaboutsomeofChina’svasthistoryviaaunique,andunforgettable,setofexperiences.Thereisnolanguagerequirementforthistrip.
Culture:Studentswill…• VisitYellowMountain,inspirationfor
theworldfamousChineselandscapepaintings.
• WalkalongtheBundinShanghai&takeanightboattourthroughthecity.
• ExploretheGreatWallandwalkthroughtheForbiddenCity.
• Standwithinanarm’sreachof1,000-year-oldBuddhasandtakeaboataroundbeautifulWestlake-consideredbymanytobethemostsceniclakeinChina.
UniqueExperiences:• Learnhowtocook
traditionalChinesecuisineandpracticewithataichimaster
• MeetwithadoctoroftraditionalChinesemedicineandengageinconversationwithaDaoistpriest
• PickyourowntealeavesandgetupearlytogreetthesunriseontopofChina’smostbeautifulmountain
China:CultureandTradition
TripLeaders:PeteJensenTripLength:June12th–July11thApproximateTripCost:$3000
Speak,Learn,ExploreStudents studying in Level 3 Spanish or above areeligible toparticipate in this immersion program. Thestudentswill travel toSantiagoChileand spend threedaysinthecapitalcitywiththeMKAchaperone.TheywillspendtherestoftheirtimealoneinChilestudyingatInstitutoAbdónCifuentesinSanFelipe,Chile. Theywill attend classes, participate in extracurricularactivities,docommunityserviceandtravelinthenearbyareas. Each studentwill livewith a host student andfamily.StudentswillpracticetheirSpanishskillsinareallifesettingandbeimmersedindailyChileanlife.
SpanishLanguageImmersionChileanExchangePrograminSanFelipe
TripLeader:CortBoscTripLength:June14-28ApproximateTripCost:$4500
MissionofATLASWorkshops:TravelmustmovebeyondTourism.AtlasWorkshopsaredifferentfrommostshort-termtravelprograms.Ourapproachissimple:• FieldResearch:Weexplorecurrentissuesinthemostdynamicplacesonearth.Ourstudentsdiveintotheworldthroughactivecollaborationwithyouth,leaders,experts,andcommunitiesfromacrosstheglobe.
• PreparingStudentstobeGlobalInnovators:Welearnaboutcutting-edgetopicsandglobaltrends.Ourprogramsdevelopreal-worldskills,promoteinterculturalconfidence,inspirebigideas,andopenthedoorstonewculturesandcommunities.
• DesignEducation:Wecreatesophisticatedfinalprojectstosynthesizewhatwehavelearned–andimpactourworldintheprocess.Ourprojectsinvolvephotography,business,engineering,design,art,writing,filmandarehighlycollaborative.
Croatia:Onthistrip,studentswilldevelopresearchanddesignskillsastheyexplorethecomplexchallengeofdevelopment,economicgrowthandcurrentsocial/politicaldynamicsinCroatia,25yearsaftertheBalkanwars.AfterdecadesundersocialismaspartofYugoslavia,Croatiahasdevelopedanew,moderneconomy.AcoupleofyearsagothecountryjoinedtheEUopeningupneweconomicopportunitiesbutalsoaseriesofchallenges.Today,asCroatiabecomesapremieretouristdestinationinEurope,nationalandlocalleadersareforcedtobalancethedrivetowardsgreaterprosperitywithculturalpreservation.Inthistrip,wewillexplorehowinnovation,entrepreneurshipandsmallbusinessarebeingfostered,takingholdandimpactingthecountry.
DEVELOPMENTBYDESIGN:Prosperity,Identity,andEntrepreneurshipinCroatia
WorkingwiththeBlackfeet:InthehighplainsjusteastofGlacierNationalPark, live members of the Blackfeet Nation.The service program enables you to workalongside Native peoples and learn abouttheircultureandday-to-daylife.Fromcookingandservingmealsatanassisted livingcenterto reading aloud to children at the Boys andGirls Club or painting bleachers at a horseracingstadium,therearemanywaystoshareyour experiences and talents with the localcommunity.TripHighlightsinclude:• 6hoursofserviceeveryday• Participationincommunityculturalevents• VisitGlacierNationalPark• Horsebackriding• Possibletriptoannualreenactmentofthe
BattleofLittleBigHorn
MONTANASERVICETRIP
Mission:Thistripallowsstudentstoengagepersonallywiththeworldandtorecognizecomplexityandvalueempathy.Italsowillprovidethemthechancetochangetostrengthentheirintellect,characterandconfidenceandpromotetheiractivecitizenshipandleadershipintegrity.
TripLeaders:ThomasJonesTripLength:June16-26ApproximateTripCost:$2700