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Experience Greece
Study Abroard
Ashlee Spingola 924170687@gsc.edu
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: Campus Life
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Imagine yourself walking along a sandy Mediterranean beach, taking pictures while you walk beside the Parthenon or visiting museums that are full of ancient history.
GSC makes that possible for students with the Study Abroad program. Students can take a course which will provide them with credit hours for Area B in the core curriculum while having the pleasure of studying in a different country.
The Study Abroad Program consists of three GSC officials: Alex Johns, Nina Lamson and Pamela Sezgin, who are in the process of collaborating ideas and decisions in planning a two week trip to Greece. "We are working with a tour company to help plan the trip," Lamson said. According to Lamson and Johns, the plans have not yet been finalized, but the tentative date for the next study abroad trip is May 15, 2008.
The first thing that might come to mind are the extra costs. The great thing about the Study Abroad Program is that since it is considered a course, it is paid by the tuition fees as an institutional option. The cost of the trip, airfare, accommodations, tours and some meals are all included. Money that would have been spent on these elements can then be used to purchase other things like souvenirs.
Prospective students will arrive in the city of Athens, Greece and spend the night followed by a walking tour which will begin their discovery of Greece. Students will learn about the Greek culture and the values of the people of Greece.
Students will learn about Hadrians Arch and the Temple of Olympian Zeus and their links to Greek history. "You will learn the important connection between Greek culture, ideas and the way our own society has developed," Johns said.
Students will have the opportunity to climb the Acropolis and view the majestic Parthenon, which is considered the world's greatest architectural feature. They will also have the opportunity to go on a tour with one of the Acropolis tour guides.
"While in Greece," Lamson said, "you will experience the differences between Northern and Southern parts of the European country in regards to the different cities and country side. Also, cruise nearby islands, see ancient history first hand, while visiting beautiful vistas and seeing lots of scenery." Greece is not a large country so transportation by bus will only take six or seven hours to get from North Greece to South Greece.
Two pre-trip seminars will take place to present all the details of the trip which in turn adds an "academic foundation" to the trip, Johns said. If studying Greece is of an interest, updated information will be accessible from the Study Abroad link on the GSC homepage.
GSC makes that possible for students with the Study Abroad program. Students can take a course which will provide them with credit hours for Area B in the core curriculum while having the pleasure of studying in a different country.
The Study Abroad Program consists of three GSC officials: Alex Johns, Nina Lamson and Pamela Sezgin, who are in the process of collaborating ideas and decisions in planning a two week trip to Greece. "We are working with a tour company to help plan the trip," Lamson said. According to Lamson and Johns, the plans have not yet been finalized, but the tentative date for the next study abroad trip is May 15, 2008.
The first thing that might come to mind are the extra costs. The great thing about the Study Abroad Program is that since it is considered a course, it is paid by the tuition fees as an institutional option. The cost of the trip, airfare, accommodations, tours and some meals are all included. Money that would have been spent on these elements can then be used to purchase other things like souvenirs.
Prospective students will arrive in the city of Athens, Greece and spend the night followed by a walking tour which will begin their discovery of Greece. Students will learn about the Greek culture and the values of the people of Greece.
Students will learn about Hadrians Arch and the Temple of Olympian Zeus and their links to Greek history. "You will learn the important connection between Greek culture, ideas and the way our own society has developed," Johns said.
Students will have the opportunity to climb the Acropolis and view the majestic Parthenon, which is considered the world's greatest architectural feature. They will also have the opportunity to go on a tour with one of the Acropolis tour guides.
"While in Greece," Lamson said, "you will experience the differences between Northern and Southern parts of the European country in regards to the different cities and country side. Also, cruise nearby islands, see ancient history first hand, while visiting beautiful vistas and seeing lots of scenery." Greece is not a large country so transportation by bus will only take six or seven hours to get from North Greece to South Greece.
Two pre-trip seminars will take place to present all the details of the trip which in turn adds an "academic foundation" to the trip, Johns said. If studying Greece is of an interest, updated information will be accessible from the Study Abroad link on the GSC homepage.
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