Program includes 5 days in Paris and 15 days in Aix-en-Provence.
Summer program in France brochure and application form (June 2008)
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Three Week Course in Choice of:

Art History Program
The art history class will be taught by Susan Goggin and will be held in the classroom and on location throughout Paris, Aix-en-Provence and surrounding areas. Instruction will cover historical, aesthetic and contextual topics, with visits to historical sites, museums and galleries. Course work will include keeping a journal, writing a paper and participating in discussion about the sites and works being viewed.

French Program
The students will attend classes in the morning (M-F) at the International School of Language, and participate in social or cultural activities in the afternoon. Class levels range from elementary to advanced. Students will take a placement test upon arrival.

Painting Program
The painting class will be taught by Marsha Wooley. It will be held on location in the city (gardens, markets, fountains and architecture) and in the surrounding countryside (that will include famous motifs of Cezanne). Classes will include sketching and painting, as well as art history and critique.

Photography Program
The photography class will be taught by Trish Sangelo, in a classroom and on location. Instruction will include history, criticism and theory of photography. Students will have access to ACC darkrooms upon return to Colorado.

Program Cost/What Is Included:
The cost of each program is $3,400 (approx.).
Program cost includes:

• Guided visit of Paris, of main museums and monuments
• Daytrip to Fontainebleau and Chartres
• Saturday trips in Provence to places of interest
• Instruction (5 days/week)
• Visit of museums, galleries and artists’ studios in Provence
• Exhibit of students’ works (painting and photography) in Colorado
• Lodging (double occupancy), welcome and farewell dinners
• Ground transportation in France for group travel
• Pre-trip orientation
• 3 credits tuition available check tuition cost at http://www.arapahoe.edu/applyregister/admissions/tuition/index.html

(Tuition subject to change without notice!)

Payment Schedule/Registration
A deposit of $1,000 ( of which $200 is non-refundable; full deposit is non-refundable if cancellation is made after April 28) is due by March 17, 2008. Remaining balance is due by April 21, 2008.

Travel Documents/Insurance/Health
You must have a valid passport, no Visa required. Individual health insurance is required while traveling abroad. There will be travel by train, bus, metro as well as a lot of walking.

Aix-En-Provence
One of the most beautiful cities in France, Aix-en- Provence is ideally located: 40 minutes from the Mediterranean, 2 hours from the Cote d’Azur or the Alps, and surrounded by beautiful countryside. Aix has a very rich past going back to the first century B.C.

It is a town of considerable architectural and artistic interest. Aix has been the home of many of France’s best known writers, poets, painters, and musicians. It remains today the capital of Provence.

Christine Khorsand is the Summer Program Director. She is the Chair of Foreign Languages at Arapahoe Community College. A native from Aix-en-Provence, Christine has directed the ACC Summer Study Program in France since 1993.

Admission/Registration
The Summer Study Program in Aix-en-Provence is open to everyone. Enrollment is limited.
ACC employees can use employee scholarships to pay for tuition credits on a reimbursement basis if approved by their supervisor.

For information, please contact:
General Information/French
Christine Khorsand 303.797.5818
Christine.khorsand@arapahoe.edu

Art History
Susan Goggin 303.797.5967
Susan.goggin@arapahoe.edu

Painting
Marsha Wooley 303.797.5862
marsha.wooley@arapahoe.edu

Photography
Trish Sangelo Bella.arts@comcast.net