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PAIDEIA 2006 SUMMER PROGRAMS IN GREECE GREEK LANGUAGE, CULTURE, HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

PAIDEIA semester/year around study abroad programs are offered in Thessaloniki, and Rhodes in collaboration with Aristotle University, University of Macedonia, and University of Aegean.

PAIDEIA 2006 Summer Programs are offered in Thessaloniki, Dion, Kozani, Sparta, Ikaria, Mytilini, Delphi, Karpenisi, and Rhodes in Classical @ Modern Greek, Culture, History, Marine Sciences, Art, and Archaeology of Greece.

The program includes various summer concerts, visits to Archaeological sites and monuments of Greece depending on student interest and courses offered. The program includes a number of excursions to museums, galleries, churches and theaters.

Some past destinations with guided field trips have included Kozani, Aiani, Pella, Virgina, Meteora, Volos, Lamia, Delphi, Athens, Thermopylai, Orhomenos, Epidauros, Nafplion, Sparta, Pellana, Olympia, Patra, Korinthos, Kos, Symi, Patmos, Halki, and Karpathos.

The courses are intensive for periods of three weeks. The dates are from
May 15 to June 2, June 4 to June 24, June 25 to July 14, July 2 to July 22, July 15 toAugust 6, and July 23 to August 11.

Students will live at rental apartments in walking distance from the classrooms. Thessaloniki students take the afternoon and evening  meals at school cafeteria. Students in Dion, Rhodes and other regions of Greece take breakfast and dinner at a restaurant. Meals are seven days a week. Afternoon meal is not included.

Eligibility: It is preferable that students have a grade point average of 2.5 GPA.

Credits: 4 semester hours for Greek language courses and 3 semester hours for history, archaeology and other courses.

Cost: The program fee is $1,200 for one course.  For two or more the cost is $900.00 per course, which includes orientation, tuition, transcripts, housing, meals, cultural activities, local excursions and field trips. Part of this year program costs for each participant are defrayed through Paideia’s scholarship support. This scholarship is reflected in the program fee. This does not include the International Student Identity Card, and a nonrefundable $420 fee for application and registration through the University of Connecticut.

Additional estimated costs include $1,100 for round-trip airfare, $700 for personal expenses and about $70 per course for textbooks. Applications can be obtained at:

Study Abroad Programs                    or                     Center for Hellenic Studies Paideia
University of Connecticut                                       Campus of the University of Connecticut
368 Fairfield Rd., Unit 2207                                    28 Dog lane, P.O. Box 818, Storrs, CT 06268
Storrs, CT 06269-1207                                   Tel/fax: (860)429-8518
Tel. (860)486-5022                                                      Email: Paideia@snet.net
http://www.studyabroad.uconn.edu                         www.paideiaonline.org