Summer School in the Italian Riviera

Special Summer Programs

PROGRAM COSTS
Application Fee: $ 90
Security Deposit *: $ 300
Program Cost/3 Credit : $ 5,485
Program Cost/6 Credits: $ 6,940

* Refundable at the end of the term

DATES

Italian Riviera I: June 3 to June 23, 2012 (Application Deadline: April 4, 2012)
Italian Riviera II: June 24 to July 14, 2012 (Application deadline April 25, 2012)

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DEADLINES
STEP 1
 Italian Riviera I 2012:
Italian Riviera II 2012:
 April 4, 2012
April 25, 2012		 Application Deadline.
Late applications will be accepted on a space available basis.
STEP 2 Within 2 weeks of email acceptance: $ 500 Confirmation Deposit
$ 300 Security Deposit (refundable at the of the term)
STEP 3 Italian Riviera I 2012:
Italian Riviera II 2012:		 March 5, 2012
March 26, 2012 		50% of Total Program Cost
STEP 4 Italian Riviera I 2012:
Italian Riviera II 2012:		 April 4, 2012
April 25, 2012 		Final Payment Deadline

* Please Note: If you apply on or after step 3, then steps 2 and 3 will be combined. Therefore your confirmation deposit will include the $500 NON-REFUNDABLE confirmation deposit + $300 Security Deposit + Single Room Supplement Fee (if applicable) + 50% of Total Program Fee

CLASS SCHEDULES

Italian Riviera I
Italian Riviera II

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The summer program in the Italian Riviera proposes courses in regular sessions at the suggestive location of the northern Tuscan coast. Seated in Forte dei Marmi, the academic curriculum is designed to offer an interdisciplinary selection of courses that draws upon specific case studies experienced on-site in a highly unique area of Italy, full of particularities for its local culture, cuisine, economies, varied geography, and arts. The program supports sustainable learning, cultural studies, and community immersions. The Italian Riviera located on the northern Tuscan coast is just an hour train ride heading west from Florence. The area holds historic prominence, being one of the first tourist destinations in all of Italy sought out primarily for its seaside position framed by the Apuan Alps. Artists from Michelangelo to Henry Moore drew their inspiration from this stretch of land where the ocean meets the mountains. Its rich geography and culture provides a breathtaking campus location where the communities and cultural lifestyle provide the sources of daily learning. This program is recognized and sustained by the city of Forte dei Marmi.

OBJECTIVES
  • To immerse students in a community-specific context, where Italian traditions and culture are still intact
  • To immerse students in a region-specific context of academic study
  • To increase awareness of the importance of community and how sustainability preserves the integrity and livelihood of territories
  • To create observations of how the inter-connections within a geographic place – culture, economy, arts, society– are essential to the identities of sustainable communities
  • To encourage through academic study an involved participation as active citizens who leave a positive footprint on a local culture and community
WHAT’S INCLUDED
  • Tuition
  • Lodging in multiple rooms
  • Breakfast and one meal per day
  • Internet access
  • Bicycle usage
  • Extracurricular activities & Student Life Advisor
  • Cell phones