ACCENT - Summer in Paris
France
Term: Summer
Dates: July 1 - August 1, 2010
Description:
Immerse yourself in experiential learning Spend the Summer in Paris with ACCENT and El Camino College. Explore Parisian cathedrals, monuments, churches, museums and galleries, as Paris becomes an extension of your classroom while you attend French Language and Architecture classes with visiting faculty at the ACCENT Center. Participants on the Summer in Paris program live in double rooms at the Cité Universitaire international residence campus in Paris. ACCENT Paris Center staff also provide support and guidance to students studying abroad. Students on the Summer in Paris earn transferable college credit through the sponsoring American college or university.
Highlights:
Cultural learning is an integral part of the Summer in Paris program. Visits to the following museums and historical sites are included in the program: the Louvre, the Musée dOrsay, the Centre Pompidou, the Orangerie, as well as entry into Versailles. There will be a Seine river tour and one ballet performance as well as a concert performance at Sainte Chapelle. Three one-day excursions to Chartres/Giverny, the Loire Valley and Vauxle-Vicomte, as well as a three-day/two-night excursion to Normandy and Brittany are also included in the program. The fully staffed ACCENT Paris Center, serves as a home base to program participants. The ACCENT Center is open during the week for students to use the resource and lending library, ask questions, collect their mail and take advantage of a variety of other student services.
Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)
Cost in US$: USD 3,065 (plus a refundable USD 150 security deposit)
Cost Include Description:
* Double room in the residence halls of the Cité Universitaire
* Visits led by the program leaders to major museums and other cultural sites in and around Paris
* Three one-day excursions to Chartres/Giverny, Vaux-le-Vicomte, and the Loire Valley including transportation and entry costs
* One three-day/two-night excursion to Normandy/Brittany including transportation,
accommodations and guided visits
* Overseas orientation program
* Paris bus and métro pass (Navigo Decouverte)
* Overseas information and resource center with ACCENT Paris on-site staff
* Transfers from and to Paris airport for group flight participants
* International Student Identity Card (ISIC) with limited overseas travel and accident
insurance
Experience Required: no
|
Typical Living Arrangements :
|
|
|
Participants Travel to France
Independently
or
in Groups
|
![[International Study Abroad Programs]](http://images.goabroad.com/images/study_logo_listp.gif){kind=logo}
![[ELI-Experiential Learning International]](http://images.goabroad.com/other/images/top/eli-results.gif)
Please share your thoughts.