SCC Travels!

1. SCC Travels! 2005 Study Tour Opportunities The world is our campus!

2. 2005 Study Tours Study Tours Italy (Dec 04/Jan 05) Scotland & England (late May) Spain & France (late May) China & Tibet (early June) Field School (extended study tour) Madagascar (month of June)

3. What is a study tour? • A travel experience with an educational approach • Learning by experiencing! • Optional college credit is available • Explore new lands, cultures, people • It’s mainly fun . . . butyou’ll learn something, too! • They are not “party trips”

4. Warning! • Known to cause permanent changes to the brain • Changes in levels of awareness • Changes in perception • Changes in vocabulary, speech, and linguistic ability • Known to be addictive • Habit-forming • Cravings for • travel adventure • global exploration • experiential learning

5. Top Ten Reasons to Join aStudy Tour

6. 10. Take credit for your experience • Most tours offer optional college credit • Global Cultures • Foreign Language • Biology • Political Science • Anthropology • History • Literature • Art • Credit is based on independent study before/after the tour and informal learning experiences while on tour.  • These credits ordinarily transfer very easily to other colleges and universities.  • Students from other colleges are always welcome on our tours.

7. 9. You'll be with friends • Travel with folks from your own local community • . . . folks you've already met at our preview meetings.  • Your SCC tour leader is always right there for you

8. 8. Less hassle = more fun • We'll take care of • Getting you to the next hotel • Getting you checked in and squared away • Putting you on the road to the right locations • All of those hundreds of little hassles that keep you from enjoying your tour

9. 7. The right choices • Your experienced tour leader and travel suppliers will choose • Hotels • Tours • Routes • Interesting sites • Maximize your experience . . . we've done all the research for you!

10. 6. You'll be well prepared • Everything you need on your tour to enjoy it comfortably • Resources • Handouts • preview meetings • access to tour leaders before the tour • No worrying about what to bring, what to wear, and which little plug adapter to bring

11. 5. You'll learn a lot • Our tour leaders are also professors • Our professional guides are trained & experienced • They’ll provide you with all you'll need to really get the most out of your tour

12. 4. A safe trip • Traveling in a group with experienced leaders, tour guides, and drivers is much safer than traveling on your own • . . . especially in unfamiliar territories and cultures

13. 3. Lots of extras built into the package price • Your tour won't end up costing you twice or three times what you thought it would.  • Package prices seen elsewhere often don't include • Activities, ground transfers, tour guides, educational materials, tour preparation materials, personal service, guides AND tour leaders, and more

14. 2. We'll do the driving • No wrestling with maps and road signs in a foreign language • You can snooze if you're tired • Enjoy the scenery • . . . and the company • No wondering which side of the road you're supposed to be on!  • You'll never have to be the "designated driver"

15. 1. Everyone is welcome ! • Small groups • Mixed groups • Traditional-aged students • Older students & members of the community • Family • Friends • Anyone who want a quality, affordable travel experience that they know is well-planned and includes experienced travel escorts.  • Travelers under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.  Some tours have reasonable age, physical ability, or other restrictions.

16. Italy • Dec 27 (2004) – Jan 4 (2005) • Leaders • Will Griffin (Anthropology) • Paul Roesler (Political Science)

17. Italy Cost: from $2229 Includes airfare Rome Pompeii Capri Sorrento

18. Scotland & England May 17 - 30 Leaders David Marshall (English/Theater) Brian Smith (Art)

19. Scotland & England Cost: $1807 Land price only Edinburgh Stirling Culross The Lake Country Peak District Nat’l Park The Cotswalds Stratford Upon Avon Oxford London

21. Spain & France May 17 - 29 Leaders Denise McCracken (Foreign Languages) Cal Chandler (Foreign Languages)

22. Spain & France Cost: $2645 Includes airfare Madrid Toledo Burgos Bilbao Biarritz St. Jean-de-Luz Paris Versailles

24. China & Tibet June 3 – 16 Leader Kevin Patton (Life Science)

25. China & Tibet Cost: $ 3799 Includes airfare Beijing Great Wall of China Xi’an Terracotta soldiers Chengu Panda Breeding Center Wolong Nature Reserve Lhasa Dalai Lama palace

27. Field School:Madagascar June 1 - 30 Leader Will Griffin (Anthropology)

28. Field School:Madagascar Cost: $950 (land)$2400 (approx. air) Private Malagasy language lessons Guest lectures Cultural sites of the highlands Surveys/excavations through Madagascar Lemur forests

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