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2015 SUMMER STUDY ABROAD
Grades 8–12
OXFORD CAMBRIDGE BARCELONA SALAMANCA
PARIS MONTPELLIER NEW YORK CITY
Professor Basker leads a lecture and discussion on
Literature and Slavery
A WELCOME FROM THE FOUNDER
Dear Students, Parents, and Teachers,
I am delighted to introduce Oxbridge Academic Programs, an organization that, over the past 30 years, has brought thousands of bright, enthusiastic
8th to 12th grade students to study first in Oxford, then in Paris, Cambridge, Barcelona, Montpellier, New York, and now Salamanca. As we look forward to
the summer of 2015, we continue to emphasize our founding principles: imaginative teaching, experiential learning, and cultural enrichment, all charged
with the excitement of living in some of the most historic and fascinating cities in the world.
One key to our success over the years has been our truly outstanding faculty. I cannot pretend to be modest about a group of teachers whose credentials
include Rhodes, Gates, Marshall, and Fulbright Scholarships, as well as Mellon Fellowships, teaching posts at Oxford, Cambridge, the Sorbonne, Pompeu
Fabra, Columbia, and other top institutions, not to mention awards for excellence in the arts and sciences, in scholarship, and in teaching. If you could
see them in the classroom, where their energy and passion for their subjects and their talent for inspiring students shine so brilliantly, then you would
understand why I believe they are the finest faculty assembled anywhere for this kind of program.
Ultimately, the program depends on the students who enroll, the interests they bring, and the energy they contribute. Our students come from everywhere:
New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Puerto Rico, Toronto, Vancouver, and everywhere in between. The past few years have seen an increasing
internationalization of our student body with students from Australia, Brazil, England, France, Italy, India, South Africa, Japan, China, Singapore, Turkey,
The Philipines, Hungary, Austria, and more than 80 other countries.
Some students come to pursue a subject they love, others to try one they’ve never done; some to polish their writing or build a background for college;
others to escape the pressures of GPA and class rank; and others to experience living in a foreign country or to indulge their love of different cultures. Most
bring a mixture of purposes. But judging from the feedback of thousands of students we have had over the years, they all have a special experience. Not
just an incremental increase in factual knowledge, but a transformation in their sense of themselves, their own capabilities, and the place of learning and
creativity in their lives.
This coming summer will be especially exciting. In all the programs there are new courses and more distinguished guest speakers than ever. I hope that as
you read this literature and talk to our former students, you will come to share their feeling about the unique opportunities our programs offer. For the right
student, there is nothing like it. I look forward to meeting many of you this year, or, even better, next summer in Europe or New York.
Sincerely,
James G. Basker
Founder and President
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Educated at Harvard (AB), Cambridge (MA), and Oxford (DPhil), where he was a Rhodes Scholar, Professor Basker taught at Harvard for seven years before
coming to Barnard College, Columbia University. Formerly the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of English, he was appointed the Richard Gilder Professor of
Literary History in 2006. Professor Basker has designed and directed student programs in Oxford and Cambridge, Paris and Montpellier, Barcelona and New
York, and, in 2014, in Salamanca. He has written many books on history and literature (including most recently American Anti-Slavery Writings, 2012) and
he has been an invited guest lecturer at the Sorbonne, Cambridge, and Oxford, a Visiting Fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and a James Osborn
Fellow at Yale. Professor Basker is also President of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City, where he advises on educational
projects in the public school system and on teacher seminars at Yale, Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, and a dozen other universities.
Oxbridge students meeting under the
16th-century sundial in Corpus Christi College.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW OF OXBRIDGE:
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Academic Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Student Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PROGRAMS:
THE OXFORD TRADITION & THE OXFORD PREP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
THE CAMBRIDGE TRADITION & THE CAMBRIDGE PREP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
THE NEW YORK COLLEGE EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LA ACADEMIA DE BARCELONA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LA ACADEMIA DE ESPAÑA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
L’ACADÉMIE DE PARIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
L’ACADÉMIE DE FRANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PARIS CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PROGRAM FEATURES:
Cultural Enrichment & Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Field Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
University Admissions: Information Sessions, College Visits, Candid Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
COURSES:
Choosing a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Oxford Tradition & The Oxford Prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The Cambridge Tradition & The Cambridge Prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The New York College Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
La Academia de Barcelona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
La Academia de España . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
L’Académie de Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
L’Académie de France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
GUEST SPEAKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
A TYPICAL DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
OUTREACH AND SCHOLARSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
FEES & DETAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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The Oxford Tradition English Literature class discusses elegies in a medieval churchyard.
OXBRIDGE AT A GLANCE
WELCOME TO OXBRIDGE The Oxford Prep Experience Grades 8-9
July 4 – July 30
For 30 years Oxbridge has been offering outstanding summer programs for middle and
high school students in Europe and America. Whether in Oxford, Cambridge, New York,
The Oxford Tradition Grades 10-12
Paris, Montpellier, Barcelona, or Salamanca, students work with world-class teachers July 5 – August 1
to broaden their horizons and enjoy life-changing experiences.
The Cambridge Prep Experience Grades 8-9
July 4 – July 30
The Cambridge Tradition Grades 10-12
30 years of outstanding programs in July 6 – August 2
7 cities in Europe and the US
The New York College Experience Grades 9-12
June 28 – July 25
A student body that includes participants
La Academia de Barcelona Grades 9-12
from over 80 countries July 5 – August 1
La Academia de España Grades 9-12
In 2014, 95% of faculty held advanced July 5 – August 1
degrees and 43 held doctorates
L’Académie de Paris Grades 9-12
July 4 – July 31
25 Rhodes, Gates, Marshall,
and Fulbright Scholars on faculty L’Académie de France Grades 9-12
July 2 – July 29
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Dr. Graham Banes and the Cambridge Tradition Zoology class date primate specimens from their teeth.
ACADEMIC PHILOSOPHY
Our academic faculty is drawn from some of the world’s leading universities, To make the experience even more meaningful, and to consolidate the learning
including Oxford and Cambridge, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, NYU, the Sorbonne, process, each course culminates in a final project, a shared presentation, or
Salamanca, and Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. Last year our faculty contained 25 portfolio work, a performance piece, or a staged exhibition.
Rhodes, Gates, Marshall, and Fulbright Scholars.
From Advertising and Archeology to War in World History and Zoology – via French,
Our creative courses, meanwhile, are taught by professionals selected for their Spanish, Latin, Business, Politics, Law, and Medicine – we seek to expose students
talent, their experience, and their ability to inspire our students. to an unparalleled breadth and wealth of learning. Our aim is to excite them with the
intellectual and cultural opportunities these great centers of learning and creation
Led by these outstanding teachers, and working in small classes, our courses have to offer, to introduce them to excellent teachers, to enrich their experience, and
immerse students in subjects about which they are passionate while helping them to indulge their love of learning.
discover the spectacular cities and cultures in which they are living.
A strong emphasis on experiential learning turns Oxford, Cambridge, Paris,
AFTER THE PROGRAM
Montpellier, Barcelona, New York, and Salamanca, into living classrooms. Every day,
our classes set out to use the resources of these exceptional cities as teaching
aids. Students hold classes in some of the world’s greatest museums and galleries
- MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre, or the Ashmolean. They hone
their debating skills in Oxford’s famous Union, unravel the mysteries of the human
genome in Cambridge, and refine their writing skills in venues that inspired J.R.R.
Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Baudelaire, and Hemingway. They investigate the mysteries of
Classical Antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, learn about business and
finance on Wall Street, study architecture by visiting Gaudí’s masterpieces, confront
the manifold challenges of Musical Theater on Broadway, and discover Philosophy Shortly after the program all students and their parents receive a comprehensive set of
in the cafés in which Sartre argued with Camus. They perfect their French in the grade-reports, presenting their course syllabus and highlighting their specific efforts
medieval heart of Montpellier and practice their Spanish in the medieval cloisters of and contributions during the month. Most of our alums later ask for additional copies to
Salamanca, ‘the Oxford of Spain’. include in their college applications.
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New York College Experience students enjoy a break after class in Barnard’s Sulzberger Quad.
STUDENT LIFE
ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
In Oxford, Cambridge, Barcelona, Salamanca, and New York, students live Students have access to common areas within the buildings as well as,
in rooms that, during the year, are occupied by undergraduates. In Paris and depending on the residence, a variety of sporting and educational facilities
Montpellier, students live in centrally located boarding schools. Students reside (gyms, sports-halls, basketball courts, tennis courts, soccer pitches, libraries,
either in singles, doubles, or, in a handful of cases, triples. In Oxford and etc.). All the residences have public telephones and Oxbridge provides every
Cambridge students can request a private bathroom, for a fee, on the application program with enough computers, with internet, for students to have access to
form, on a first-come, first-served basis. In Barcelona and Salamanca all the their email and social media accounts. The program staff maintains message
rooms have private bathrooms. In France and New York the rooms are dorm-style boards and distributes mail every day.
and have shared facilities. Each room is furnished with a bed and linens, a
dresser or wardrobe, and a desk and chair.
“My daughter’s Oxford Tradition experience
MEALS
was so exceptional that she was actually
Students enjoy breakfast and dinner in the residence dining halls. Breakfast sad to return home. She not only attained
is primarily continental-style with choices such as cereal, yogurt, fruit, toast, significant educational growth but grew in
coffee, and tea. Several options are always available at dinner, including a judgement, maturity, independence and
vegetarian dish and a salad bar. Occasional special dinners and barbeques are relationship skills. She agrees with me that
held, and each program ends with a formal banquet. Students are responsible her OxTrad experience was a major milestone
for their own lunch, which can be purchased for a reasonable price from a college in her life.”
snack bar or any of the many sandwich shops, small restaurants, crêperies, - Parent, The Oxford Tradition 2014
patisseries and boquerias near each residence.
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The Oxford Tradition students reenact the Elgin Marbles
in the British Museum during a visit to London.
STUDENT SAFETY
PROGRAM ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE CURFEW
Every student is met personally at the airport upon arrival and escorted back On the Oxford and Cambridge Prep programs, all students must check in with
to the residence. At the end of the program students are accompanied to the a Dean between 9 and 10pm. Program staff then perform bedroom checks
airport where our staff oversee check-in and departure. A representative stays at lights-out, which is at 11pm. On the other programs, students check in
at the airport until all the flights have departed. with the Deans between 10 and 11pm. Thereafter they can make use of the
common areas, watch movies, or socialize quietly until midnight, when they
SAFETY AND SUPERVISION are expected to be in their own rooms and quiet.
Our programs take place in secure residences, situated in safe neighborhoods,
with controlled access and 24hr security. Day-to-day life is overseen by teams GENERAL BEHAVIOR
of Deans - professional educators drawn from leading schools in the US and Students are expected to maintain a standard of behavior commensurate with
Canada. Each program has an office, in a central location, which is open and life in a college that they share with adult faculty and staff. Excessive noise,
permanently staffed by Deans from before 8am until well past midnight, where abuse of property or facilities, or other anti-social behavior, is strictly forbidden.
students, and their parents, can seek advice or assistance. Every student checks Smoking is not allowed. Our faculty and staff members in residence take
in personally, every evening, with the Deans on duty. The Program Director, Deans, responsibility for maintaining standards of order and decorum.
residential staff, and some members of faculty live in the residences, ensuring
round-the-clock care and supervision. The rules about exploring the cities vary ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY
from program to program. Generally speaking, students are free to discover the Students accepted into our programs must sign an agreement not to purchase,
surrounding neighborhoods in small groups without adult supervision during the possess, or consume alcohol or drugs or associate with any student who does.
day and, in the older programs, in the evening. At other times staff is available Any student found in violation of this policy will immediately be expelled and
to accompany students and help ensure that the venues are both welcoming sent home at the family’s expense.
and safe.
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Oxford’s Radcliffe Camera, adjoining the famous
Bodleian Library and flanked by All Souls College.
OXFORD
Once the seat of kings, Oxford has been a scholarly community for almost 900 years. Today it continues to be one of the most important intellectual and cultural
centers in the world.
Founded in the 10th century, Oxford had acquired a reputation as a gathering place for scholars by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. The first Oxford
college was founded in the mid-1200s and today the University enrolls over 20,000 students in 38 colleges. Oxford and its University have nurtured many
famous figures who have shaped English culture and society, including no fewer than 12 saints (before the Reformation) and 24 Prime Ministers, most recently
Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, and the current Prime Minister, David Cameron. The University has bred great writers and thinkers like Adam Smith, John Locke,
Samuel Johnson, Percy Bysshe Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, Iris Murdoch, C.S. Lewis, and Oscar Wilde, as well as renowned scientists such as Edmond Halley, Robert
Boyle, Stephen Hawking, and Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web.
Oxford is a city of legend and achievement — a city in which our students sense that history lives in every building, in every monument, and on every street.
They rapidly come to feel, as John Keats did, that Oxford is “the finest city in the world.”
Oxford Programs
The Oxford Prep Experience Grades 8-9 The Oxford Tradition Grades 10-12
July 4 – July 30 July 5 – August 1
Oriel College (founded in 1326) Pembroke College (founded in 1624) & Corpus Christi College (founded in 1517)
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The Oxford Prep
Law class briefs
Oxford Courses
for a moot court
competition
Classical Civilisation
holds a trial of
Penelope’s suitors
in Pembroke
Chapel.
Students choose any two courses, one as a Major,
one as a Minor. Major courses meet six mornings a week.
Minor courses meet three afternoons a week.
The Oxford Prep Experience The Oxford Tradition
Applied Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p32 Archeology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p31
Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35 Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35
Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p32 Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p31
Business and Finance . . . . . . . . . p32 Biodiversity and the Natural World p32
Business Communication . . . . . . p32 British History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p31
Computer Science and App Design . . p32 Business and Ethics . . . . . . . . . . p32
Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35 Classical Civilization . . . . . . . . . . p31
The Journalism class tries Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35 Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35
its hand at hosting the Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p33 CSI Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p33
BBC News in London. Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p33 Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35
History’s Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p31 English Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . p31
International Relations . . . . . . . . p33 Entrepreneurship . . . . . . . . . . . . . p33
Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35 Filmmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35
Latin for Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p31 International Business . . . . . . . . . p33
Law and Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p33 International Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . p33
Oriel College is located on a quiet, cobblestone lane in the medieval center of Oxford Literature and the Fantastic . . . . p31 International Relations . . . . . . . . p33
and plays host to The Oxford Prep Experience. Founded in 1326 by King Edward II, it was the Medical Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p34 Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35
first college in Oxford to be started by a monarch. Sir Walter Raleigh and Cecil Rhodes number Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p31 Latin: Poetry & Language . . . . . . . p31
among its illustrious alumni. Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35 Law and Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p33
Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p34 Law and the Economy . . . . . . . . . p33
Corpus Christi and Pembroke Colleges are located in the Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p34 Literature and the Fantastic . . . . p31
ancient heart of Oxford and are home to The Oxford Tradition. Rule, Britannia! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p32 Math and Engineering . . . . . . . . . p33
Speech and Debate . . . . . . . . . . . p35 Medical Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p34
Founded in 1517 by Richard Fox, then Bishop of Winchester, Corpus boasts an elaborate sundial, Studio Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35 Medical Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p34
built in 1581. Early visitors included Catherine of Aragon and the great linguist and philosopher War in World History . . . . . . . . . . . p32 Molecular Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . p34
Erasmus of Rotterdam. An early College President, John Rainolds, led the scholars who produced Neuropsychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . p34
the King James Bible in 1611. Philosophy: Of Mind and Morals . . p32
Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35
Pembroke College was founded in 1624 by King James I. Former members include British Physics and the Future . . . . . . . . . p34
Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, American Senator J. William Fulbright, Sir Roger Politics and Economics . . . . . . . . p34
Bannister, and Samuel Johnson, author of The Dictionary of the English Language. Pop Culture as Knowledge . . . . . . p34
Psychology and Literature . . . . . . p32
Psychopharmacology . . . . . . . . . . p34
The Paris Connection is an optional extension program in Paris, available Screenwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p32
to students in both Oxford programs. See page 20 for details. Social Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35
Speech and Debate . . . . . . . . . . . p35
The Oxford Prep Experience Paris Connection July 30 – August 3 Studio Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p35
The Oxford Tradition Paris Connection August 1 – August 7 War in World History . . . . . . . . . . . p32
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King’s College chapel, built in 1446,
seen from the backs in Cambridge.
CAMBRIDGE
A charming medieval market town that grew from a 1st-century Roman settlement, Cambridge represents an unbroken tradition of scholarly excellence
stretching back over 800 years.
The University dates back to 1209, when a group of students fled riots in Oxford to pursue their intellectual work in the sanctuary of Cambridge. Today it
consists of more than 30 colleges and halls. Cambridge enjoys a centuries-old reputation as a world leader in scientific research. Its scholars have included
Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and James Watson and Francis Crick, co-discoverers of the DNA double helix. The university has won more Nobel Prizes than any
other and, in 2010 and again in 2012, was rated the best university in the world. Cambridge has also nurtured many great writers such as John Milton, Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and Lord Tennyson, as well as 20th-century figures like E.M. Forster, Bertrand Russell, John Maynard Keynes,
Virginia Woolf, and Sylvia Plath.
The aura of human achievement lives on in every courtyard and street. Like Samuel Taylor Coleridge, participants come to adore Cambridge where “every spot
is hallowed by the feet of Piety and Genius.”
Cambridge Programs
The Cambridge Prep Experience Grades 8-9 The Cambridge Tradition Grades 10-12
July 4 – July 30 July 6 – August 2
Peterhouse (founded in 1284) Jesus College (founded in 1496)
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Students dine in the
hall of Jesus College. A Zoology student extracts DNA from a sample.
Photojournalists
Students choose any two courses, one as a Major, one as
prepare to discover the
beauty of Cambridge. a Minor. Major courses meet six mornings a week. Minor
courses meet three afternoons a week.
The Cambridge Prep Experience The Cambridge Tradition
Archeology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p36 Advertising, Marketing & Consumer
Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39 Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p36
Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p36 Archeology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p36
Artificial Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . p36 Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39
Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37 Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p36
Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . p37 Artificial Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . p36
Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39 Astronomy and Astrophysics . . . . p36
Criminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37 Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39
Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39 Criminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37
Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37 Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39
English Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . p36 Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37
Peterhouse is the oldest college in Cambridge, founded in 1284, by the Bishop of Ely. Its Entrepreneurship . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37 Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37
historic surroundings and intellectual heritage welcome The Cambridge Prep Experience. Espionage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37 English Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . p36
Filmmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39 Espionage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37
The dining hall dates from 1286 and boasts the distinction of being the oldest space in the
Global Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37 Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37
University to have remained in continual use — for over 700 years. The college gardens feature an
Law and the Economy . . . . . . . . . p38 Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37
extensive former deer park. Over the course of its long history Peterhouse has produced scores of
Math and Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . p38 Global Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p37
illustrious graduates and fellows, including Charles Babbage, Lord Kelvin, four Nobel laureates, the
Medical Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p38 History’s Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p36
actor James Mason, and the director of the last James Bond film, Sam Mendes.
Molecular Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . p38 International Relations . . . . . . . . p37
Jesus College is the perfect venue for The Cambridge Tradition. Situated only Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p38
Photojournalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39
minutes from the medieval marketplace in the city center, students have access to the most Medical Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p38
Science and the Future . . . . . . . . p38
spacious grounds of any Cambridge college. Medicine and the Brain . . . . . . . . p38
Social Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . p38
Founded in 1496, the College stands on the site of a 12th-century Benedictine nunnery. Speech and Debate . . . . . . . . . . . p39 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p36
Famous alumni include Thomas Cranmer, author Laurence Sterne, poet Samuel Taylor Studio Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39 Photojournalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39
Coleridge, and the Queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Terrorism and Global Politics . . . . p36 Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p38
Zoology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39 Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p36
Speech and Debate . . . . . . . . . . . p39
Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p38
The Paris Connection is an optional program in Paris, available to students Studio Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39
in both Cambridge programs. See page 20 for details. Zoology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p39
The Cambridge Prep Experience Paris Connection July 30 – August 3
The Cambridge Tradition Paris Connection August 2 – August 8
9New York’s famous skyline viewed from the piers in Brooklyn.
THE NEW YORK COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
New York City. Gotham. The Big Apple. New York lives in the imagination as an icon of the United States of America. It is the ideal university city, offering a
unique opportunity for intellectual and cultural adventure to students from all over the world.
A global leader in finance, media, commerce, culture, art, fashion, education, and entertainment, New York City is the most populous city in the United States.
The home of the United Nations, it is a center of international affairs and welcomes travelers from all over the world. One third of the population is foreign-born
and over 170 languages are spoken. No city in the world is more international than New York.
Dutch colonists settled the island that came to be known as Manhattan after Henry Hudson sailed into the bay in 1609. New York City became the first capital
of the United States in 1789, and George Washington was inaugurated as the first president at Federal Hall on Wall Street. The turmoil of the Civil War, the
Great Depression, and two World Wars were unable to halt the city’s growth in population, power, and prestige.
Today, New York is home to such architectural masterpieces as the Empire State Building, Grand Central Station, and the Chrysler Building; top schools,
colleges, and universities; world-renowned museums and libraries, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Natural
History, and the New York Public Library; cultural centers, such as Radio City Music Hall and Lincoln Center; sports teams known the world over; and the idyllic
splendor and fascinating bustle of Central Park as well as the city’s many other gardens and public spaces.
New York is a city like no other, an opportunity not to be missed, an adventure waiting to happen.
The New York College Experience Grades 9-12
June 28 – July 25
Barnard College (founded in 1889)
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Science and the Future students build and program a robot
to solve puzzles and combat other robots. Medical Science students practice taking vital signs.
Students enjoy Les Miserables on Broadway!
Musical Theater students perform
“King of New York” from the broadway musical Newsies.
Students choose any two courses, one as a Major, one as
a Workshop. Major courses meet six mornings a week.
Workshops meet three afternoons a week.
The New York College Experience
Barnard College is an independent liberal arts college established in 1889 and
Advertising and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. It is home to The New York College Experience.
Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
Columbia University, an Ivy League institution, was founded by Royal Charter as King’s College in Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
1754, and is the oldest university in New York. Barnard was named after Frederick Augustus Porter The Business of Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
Barnard, the President of Columbia in 1889. The College Application Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
Barnard College sits on Morningside Heights, minutes from the bustle of the city and a short walk
Criminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
from the Hudson River, Riverside Park, and the urban oasis of Central Park. On campus, students
Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
can grab a bite in the dining hall, surf the net in the coffee shop in the Diana Center, enjoy the
Filmmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
Columbia University gym, and relax with friends on the lawns or in the 17th-floor student lounge
Finance and Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
with breathtaking views of the New York skyline. The surrounding neighborhood features a wide and
Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
diverse selection of shops, restaurants, and cafés, as well as such notable sites as the Cathedral Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
of St. John the Divine, one of the largest in the world. International Business: Wall Street and the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
International Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
“What a gift to give a student, to be in NYC and to be able to Math and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40
study creative writing and musical theatre and to have such Medical Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
Musical Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
amazing access to Broadway. An opportunity to inspire what is
Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
possible if you work towards your dreams” Politics and Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
- Parent, New York College Experience 2014
Speech and Debate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
Science and the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
Sports Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p41
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World History and Modern Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p40Academia de Barcelona students enjoying Gaudí’s exuberant Park Güell
LA ACADEMIA DE BARCELONA
Barcelona is a city of ancient culture, dynamic character, and natural beauty. Situated in northeastern Spain and nestled between the white beaches of the
Mediterranean and the mountains of Montjuïc and Tibidabo, Barcelona is, in the words of Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, the “cultural capital of Spain.”
Over thousands of years, Barcelona has been a center of civilization. It has been home to Romans, Carthaginians, and Moorish settlers. Such a rich and
dramatic history has turned it into a unique city whose past constantly feeds and enriches its vibrant cultural life.
Barcelona has fostered many important figures in literature, art, and architecture, from Cervantes to Picasso, but none as ubiquitous as the city’s adopted
favorite, Antoni Gaudí. Known throughout Spain as “God’s architect,” Gaudí’s fantastically unique architectural creations define Barcelona’s modern spirit and
make it one of the top cultural destinations in all of Europe.
La Academia de Barcelona offers a wide range of academic and creative courses in English and Spanish. Students can study Spanish at every level – from
absolute beginner to immersion courses in cultural and academic disciplines for advanced speakers.
Whatever their priorities, students come away with a new understanding of their subject matter as well as a rich knowledge of Barcelona. Our philosophy of
‘español primero’ makes it a goal for everyone to use as much Spanish as possible both in and out of the classroom, by encouraging students to speak Spanish
first when addressing staff members, in the dining hall, during activities and field trips, and when participating in all program events.
La Academia de Barcelona Grades 9-12
July 5 – August 1
Residència Universitària Josep Manyanet
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2nd century
Roman amphitheater
Barcelona Courses
in Tarragona.
The Cultura y cocina class
prepare a dish of mussels in the
Mediterranean style. An art class takes place in a gallery.
Students choose any two courses, one as a Major, one as
a Minor. Major courses meet six mornings a week. Minor
courses meet three afternoons a week.
La Academia de Barcelona
Residència Universitària Josep Manyanet is located in COURSES IN SPANISH
Les Corts, an upscale residential district of Barcelona founded in 1897, known for its fashionable Spanish Language: Conversation and Composition
lifestyle and the lovely tapas restaurants that seem to decorate every corner. The Residència is Beginners, Intermediate, or Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
named after its founder and, during the academic year, houses students from the University Barcelona: Taller literario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
of Barcelona. Located yards from the Avenida Diagonal, the campus is ten minutes from the Barcelona y la cultura moderna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
city’s elegant shopping district and within walking distance of many of its monuments, its most Cultura y cocina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
interesting museums, and all forms of public transportation. A rooftop garden offers spectacular Español: la retórica y el dominio lingüístico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
city views and the air-conditioned premises include a gym, a tennis court, and a basketball court. Fotografía urbana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
COURSES IN ENGLISH
Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
Barcelona and Modern Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
Classical Antiquity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
Computer Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
Culture & Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
Filmmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
The Paris Connection is an optional 4 night program in Paris, available to Global Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
International Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
students from Barcelona. See page 20 for details.
International Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
La Academia de Barcelona Paris Connection August 1 - August 5 Marine Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
Mediterranean Civilizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p43
Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44
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Studio Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p44La Academia de España students visit Catedral
de Santa María in medieval Ciudad Rodrigo.
LA ACADEMIA DE ESPAÑA
Located in the heart of Castile, birthplace of the Spanish language, Salamanca is home to one of the oldest universities in the world and the oldest in Spain. Granted
a Royal Charter by King Alfonso IX of León in 1218, the University of Salamanca has been one of Spain’s premier centers of learning for almost 800 years, counting
among its alumni the explorer Hernán Cortés, the French Cardinal and statesman Jules Mazarin, Golden Age theologian and academic Fray Luis de León, and the author,
philosopher, and playwright, Miguel de Unamuno. Christopher Columbus traveled to the city to present his proposal for his voyage to the New World before the Council
of Salamanca, in the Dominican Convent of Saint Stephen. Later, the group of scholars known as the School of Salamanca was the first to debate the implications
of colonization, arguing for the rights of the indigenous peoples of the New World, exploring the concept of natural law, and formulating the bases of our modern
understanding of human rights.
Salamanca has always played a fundamental role in the study of Spanish. In 1492, Antonio de Nebrija published his Gramática de la lengua castellana in Salamanca, a
work of momentous importance, the first of its kind not just for Spanish but for all modern European languages. Today the University retains its reputation as the place
of reference for the study of Spanish, attracting students from all over Spain and the world. La Academia de España celebrates this tradition by inviting a distinguished
professor, from the University, to host daily plenary discussions with students regarding modern politics and culture in Spain.
La Academia de España is a complete immersion program, catering to students whose aim is to improve their spoken and written Spanish by communicating exclusively
in Spanish throughout their time on the program. Students must have completed at least two years of Spanish in school, and can choose among language courses
and subject courses focusing on a wide range of themes (from cinema and cuisine to international relations and medicine), all of which are geared toward improving
language skills through immersion. Upon arrival, students formally pledge to speak in Spanish at all times—in the residence, in the classroom, during activities, during
social hours, during excursions—for the duration of the month. Staff are bilingual and can communicate with parents in English. Living this way in Salamanca for four
weeks, students come away with a true cultural experience and greatly enhanced fluency.
La Academia de España Grades 9-12
July 5 – August 1
Colegio Mayor Fray Luis de León, Universidad de Salamanca
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Students cool off in the gardens of San Idelfonso Palace,
once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain.
Students admire the array of fresh food Boating on the Rio Tormes under the gaze of
in Salamanca’s Mercado Central. Catedral Nueva de Salamanca (1513).
All courses are full immersion, conducted entirely in Spanish.
Students choose any two, one as a Major, one as a Minor.
Major courses meet six mornings a week, Minor courses
meet three afternoons a week. Students who choose Spanish
Colegio Mayor Fray Luis de León is the only official Universidad language for their Major choose a Minor from among Culturas
de Salamanca residence located within the Old City, which is recognized by UNESCO as a World hispánicas (Spanish cultures), Gastronomía (Gastronomy), or
Heritage Site. The residence lies a few steps from the old and new cathedrals, the main historic Teatro (Theatre). All students participate in discussions on
university buildings, and the beautiful Plaza Mayor. contemporary Spain with a leading professor from the University
of Salamanca.
Named after Golden Age theologian and academic Fray Luis de León, who was famously
imprisoned during the Inquisition for daring to translate part of the Bible into Spanish, the
La Academia de España
residence hosts some of the university’s top students during the year, and is in great demand
Spanish Language: Conversation and Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p46
due to its position in the very center of the city.
Culturas hispánicas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p46
The Colegio Mayor features a fully modern interior, while the exterior shows the quintessentially Gastronomía . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p46
Salamancan stone de Villamayor, which is found throughout the Old City. The rooms, most of Teatro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p46
which have their own bathrooms, enjoy magnificent views of the cathedrals and the Plaza Fray Bellas artes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p46
Luis de León, and our program has exclusive use of the residence, which includes a dining Cine español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p46
room, a large common area, a central outdoor patio, a library, and a game room. Students will Cultura y cocina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p46
be issued with a personal ID card granting full access to the University’s libraries and sports Derechos Humanos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p46
facilities during their stay. Don Quijote: una introducción . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p47
Español: La retórica y el dominio lingüístico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p47
Historia del Arte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p47
Historia y cultura hispánica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p47
Historia Medieval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p47
Medicina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p47
Relaciones internacionales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p47
Salamanca: Taller literario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p47
15L’Académie de Paris students passing by the Eiffel Tower
during a boat tour on the Seine.
L’ACADÉMIE DE PARIS
One of the world’s most evocative and inspiring cities, with a reputation for history and culture unmatched by any other European capital, Paris was originally
settled over two thousand years ago by a tribe known as the Parisii. It has since been conquered by Romans, besieged by Huns and Vikings, wracked by royal
and aristocratic feuds, religious conflicts, revolutions, and occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War. Despite its turbulent history, it boasts the most
monumental cityscape in the world, as awesome in its grandeur as it is endearing in its familiarity. The greatest artists, authors, and thinkers of the Western
world have been inspired by Paris. Philosophers Thomas Aquinas, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Sartre; writers Victor Hugo, George Sand, Balzac, and Proust; and
painters Claude Monet, Degas, Modigliani, and Picasso all lived, worked, and left their legacies in this city.
L’Académie de Paris offers students a wide range of academic and creative courses in English and French. Our French courses cater for every level – from
French for pure beginners to immersion courses in academic disciplines for fluent speakers. Whatever their interests or priorities, students come away from the
Académie with a new understanding of their subject matter as well as an expert familiarity with Paris.
L’Académie de Paris Grades 9-12
July 4 – July 31
Lycée Notre Dame de Sion, 6th arrondissement of Paris
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Paris Courses
Walking through an exhibit at one of Paris’ most
Relaxing on the giant swing in the Tuileries.
avant-garde museums, the Palais de Tokyo
Students choose any two courses, one as a Major, one as
a Minor. Major courses meet six mornings a week. Minor
courses meet three afternoons a week.
L’Académie de Paris
FRENCH COURSES
Lycée Notre Dame de Sion is a top private school in the 6th French Language: Conversation and Composition (all levels) . . . . . . . . . p49
arrondissement, adjacent to the southwest corner of the Luxemburg Gardens. The Eiffel Tower, L’Avant-garde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p49
Rodin Museum, Notre Dame, and the Louvre, as well as many other sites, are all within walking Le Bien et le mal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p49
distance. Cours avancé d’expression orale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p49
Histoire de l’Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p49
Our neighborhood is sophisticated and much sought-after. With an enormous variety of Littérature française . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p49
boutiques, galleries, cinemas, famous cafés and restaurants, but notably lacking the numbers Paris à travers les âges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p49
of tourists found elsewhere in the city, the 6th is the perfect environment in which to experience ENGLISH COURSES
the enchanting Parisian way of life. Ernest Hemingway lived in an apartment on the very street Architecture and Urban Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
on which our school is located, and wrote The Sun Also Rises in a nearby café, the Closerie des Art History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
Lilas, that still exists. The site of Gertrude Stein’s renowned salon is only five minutes from our Creative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
Culture and Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
front door.
European Business and Parisian Startups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
For four weeks each summer, students at l’Académie de Paris become a part of this rich European History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
community in the heart of the world’s most beautiful city. In this marvelous setting, our students Expatriates in Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
may indeed come to feel, like Gertrude Stein, that “America is my country, but Paris is my Fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
Filmmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
hometown.”
International Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
The Law and Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
Paris: A History on Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
Paris and the Avant-Garde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p50
Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
17 Psychology and Psychoanalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51
Studio Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p51The chateau d’eau - Montpellier’s monumental
water tower, constructed in 1765 - in the Jardin
du Peyrou.
L’ACADÉMIE DE FRANCE
Montpellier, which has been called “the secret capital of France,” is located on the southern coast of France on the Mediterranean. Once a key stop on
pilgrimage and trade routes, it is a magnificent city, celebrated as a capital of education, tourism, culture, and technology. Renowned for its charming maze
of medieval streets, gem of an opera house, world-class art museum, and its 13th-century Jewish baths, Montpellier is a delightful provincial town and a
cosmopolitan city, capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Founded in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest in the world, and its botanical gardens, dating from 1563, are the oldest in France. In such
inspirational surroundings, our students have the opportunity to experience French culture, civilization, and character. The ancient splendor of Montpellier is
matched only by its modern vibrancy and the beauty of the surrounding region.
L’Académie de France is a complete immersion program, catering to students whose aim is to improve their spoken and written French by communicating
exclusively in French throughout their time on the program. Students must have completed at least two years of French in school, and may sign up for a variety
of courses focusing on a wide range of themes (from cinema and cuisine to international relations and medicine), all of which are geared toward improving
language skills. Upon arrival, students formally pledge to speak in French at all times—in the residence, in the classroom, during activities, during social hours,
during excursions—for the duration of the month. Staff are bilingual and can communicate with parents in English. Living this way in Montpellier for four weeks,
students come away having had a true immersion experience and a great boost to their fluency in French.
L’Académie de France Grades 9-12
July 2 – July 29
Internat d’Excellence Montpellier (IDEM)
OXBRIDGEPROGRAMS.COM nnnnn 18Students on the “class swap day”
trying their hand at studio art.
Montpellier Courses
Our final evening celebration at a medieval
farm, dining on regional cuisine.
Students admire a collage at the photography festival in Arles
All courses are full immersion, conducted entirely in French.
Students choose any two, one as a Major, one as a Minor. Major
courses meet six mornings a week, Minor courses meet three
afternoons a week. Students who choose French language for their
Internat d’Excellence Montpellier (IDEM) is a boarding school Major choose a Minor from among Art, Cultures françaises (French
near the historic heart of Montpellier, with the city’s most charming streets, public gardens, Cultures), Gastronomie (Gastronomy), and Théâtre (Theater).
museums, and monuments, located minutes from our door.
L’Académie de France
The IDEM boasts brand new, purpose-built boarding-houses – dating from 2012. These
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surround a beautiful, historic complex that began life, in 1867, as a Petit-Séminaire. The
Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
interior of the historic building, which houses the program classrooms and meeting rooms, was
Cultures françaises (French Cultures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
fully renovated in 2012. Students can meet with their teachers around a fountain in the elegant Gastronomie (Gastronomy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
courtyard or relax in the garden with friends. The school is located in the heart of the Beaux-Arts Théâtre (Theater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
neighborhood - a short walk from the Place de la Comédie, the city’s vibrant central square, Arts plastiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
which is always bustling with energy and filled with cafés, shops, and restaurants. Our program Atelier d’écriture créative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
has exclusive occupancy of the IDEM and all of its facilities for the month of July, including a L’Avant-garde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
screening room, classrooms equipped with smart boards, language labs, a track, and a state- Cours de théâtre et d’expression orale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
of-the-art computer room. Culture et cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p53
Danse moderne et contemporaine: théorie et pratique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
Histoire de l’Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
Histoire et culture françaises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
The Paris Connection is an optional, four night program in Paris, available to Journalisme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
students on L’Académie de France. See page 20 for details. Mondes arabes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
L’Académie de France Paris Connection July 29 – August 2 Perfectionnement de la langue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
Relations internationales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
Sciences médicales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p54
19I. M. Pei’s famous pyramid at the Louvre.
THE PARIS CONNECTION
Students on our programs in Oxford, Cambridge, Montpellier, and Barcelona can opt to spend time in Paris as part of their program’s Paris Connection. The
Connections offer a comfortable and convenient opportunity for students who are just a short step away to discover one of the world’s magnificent cities. The
program consists of a mixture of educational visits to the city’s famous monuments, introductions to some of the finest art collections and architecture, tours
of historic neighborhoods, and general cultural immersion.
The schedule is carefully designed to make the most of our students’ time in the city. Activities and visits might include tours of the Marais, the Place des
Vosges, the Rodin Museum, the Picasso Museum, the Sainte-Chapelle, the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, Notre Dame, or the Ile Saint-Louis. Led by local experts,
historians, and art historians, students have the opportunity to explore the bohemian Montmartre district, Napoleon’s tomb in the Invalides, the city’s haunting
Catacombs, or the Père Lachaise Cemetery.
In addition, students enjoy meals in a selection of traditional restaurants, relax with friends in enchanting parks and gardens, visit famous boutiques, and
engage in enlightening discussion with their group leaders and peers.
Our students stay right in the heart of the city, allowing for easy access to all points of interest - within walking distance of Notre Dame and the Louvre.
The comprehensive fee – see overleaf - includes transportation to Paris, room and board (two meals per day), tuition, museum admissions, field trips, activities,
and all scheduled events in the program. To reserve a place, include a deposit of $300 US at the time of initial application. Students should book their flight
home on the last day of their program’s Connection from the Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports.
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