Application Deadline Extended to Friday, May 4th
Deposit Deadline Extended to Wednesday, May 9th
Make Italy your classroom this Summer!
Site Specific Orientation:
Wednesday, June 20
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Office of Global Studies Conference Room
Sun Yat Sen Hall
What better way to learn about cross-cultural perspectives than by gaining your own! You can make Italy your classroom this summer, as both a student and a teacher. Classes on our Rome Campus combined with Academic Service-Learning in an Italian elementary school will allow you to explore your own teaching techniques in a new culture. You will also have the opportunity to gain real experience teaching English Language Learners.
Graduate Courses:
- EDU 9006: Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Teaching and Learning
- EDU 9012: Methods of Language and Academic Assessment for ELLs and Exceptional Learners
- Independent Study (Course number pending)
Credits: 3 - 6
- Please note: students must take a minimum of 3 credit hours and a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Dates: July 30, 2012 - August 13, 2012
Deadlines:
Application Deadline: Friday, May 4, 2012
Deposit Deadline: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Accommodations: You will stay in the St. John’s Rome Campus dormitory. The campus is located in the Prati neighborhood, rich in history and beautiful architecture, just north of the Vatican in central Rome.
The facility is located on the Lepanto subway line, just two streets from the building. While at Collegio Leoniano you will be able to walk to the Vatican, or take a short subway ride to the Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona, or the Castel Sant’Angelo.
Our campus combines old-world architectural elements with modern presentation technology. Classrooms are high tech with presentation ability, a fully-wired computer lab with printers for your use, a spacious meeting room, library and student lounge. Our bilingual staff, including a resident director and resident assistants, will assist you with any needs.
Room accommodations include: two or three single beds, wardrobes and desks per room, linens are provided for your use for the duration of the program. Each room has an individual air conditioning unit and wireless broadband internet access. Showers, sinks and toilets are shared per residence floor.
Faculty Leaders: John Spiridakis and Audrey Murphy
Program Fee: $2,290 (Tuition and airfare not included)
*Includes accommodations at Rome Campus, welcome & farewell dinners, meal tickets, metro passes, entrance fees to the Vatican Museum and the Coliseum, and excursions to Venice and Florence.
*Please note: Tuition and airfare are not included the program fee. Please check the tuition based on your school and how many credits you choose to enroll in while abroad.