Events
July 2005
June 30 - July 28, 2005
Westchester Community College
Summer Study Program in Rome
Westchester Community College is conducting its 30th Summer Study Program
in Rome,
Italy. The program offers students the opportunity to study the Italian
language,
culture and art in their natural environment. Low tuition policies of Westchester
Community College make it possible to offer high quality study abroad programs
at modest cost, enabling participants to gain firsthand knowledge of contemporary
Rome and Italy along with a challenging academic program offering comprehensive
understanding of Italian
culture, history, heritage and traditions.
The Eternal City, with its artistic and present-day cultural vitality, offers the students wide-ranging opportunities for personal enrichment. In conjunction with the art history classes, visits will be made to the city's artistic and historical landmarks. Beaches are within easy access.
The group will also visit Florence, Venice, Tivoli, Assisi, Pompeii, and Capri.
The program is open to students and non-students, to high school and college students as well as adults. It can be used as a study program for students and as a cultural enrichment program for adults. The program is designed to provide the individual with a total immersion in the Italian language experience as well with a comprehensive historical and cultural overview of Italy's rich heritage from the Roman and Renaissance civilization to contemporary Italian culture.
Six (6) college credits will be granted upon completion of the program. These credits can be applied to meet any university general educational requirements and they can be transferred to any college or university.
Cost of the program is $2, 589.00 and includes first class hotel in Rome, tours, entrance to museums, breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, and transportation in Italy. Tuition is $123.00 per credit.
Please make your reservations on or before April 15, 2005.
For further information, please call Professor Carlo Sclafani at (914) 606-6790.
July 5-28, 2005
Teatro Italiano – Italian Theater Workshop for Children with Final
Performance for Parents
The Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in
America
Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey
The Coccia Institute will hold a four-week Italian theater workshop
for the Institute’s Lingua Viva Program. The workshop, which will
consist of 16 sessions – four per week, will bring together a maximum
enrollment of 30 students for the creation of an Italian Theater performance.
The program will welcome the child into the world of performing arts
with each week providing specific theatrical training. The sessions will
run from 9am to 1pm and will be taught by several performing arts notables.
To find out more information on the four-week program, please contact
the Coccia Institute at 973-655-4050 or visit their website at http://chss2.montclair.edu/cocciainstitute.
The cost of the program is $350.
