IPSL: Segovia, STUDY ABROAD + SERVICE-LEARNING The IPSL Segovia program is the perfect program for people interested in sustainable tourism, art, architecture, or Spanish language and culture. In Segovia, IPSL participants live amidst a 2000 year-old , a breathtaking castle (Disney’s inspiration for Cinderella’s castle), a 14th century cathedral and more in this walkable, friendly Spanish city. Segovia is manageable in size, but also only thirty minutes from the metropolis of by high-speed rail. From Segovia, you can reach most regions of Spain within a few hours.

The city of Segovia and its Aqueduct are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Within the environment of the old city, there are buildings that commemorate the cultures of Segovia, including Sefardic Jews, , Catholics, and Romans. Like anywhere, there is also unmet need within the community, and IPSL students perform volunteer service by teaching English to underserved children, helping unemployed learn marketable skills, rescuing animals, assisting in an international studies office, or helping recent immigrants acclimate to life in Spain. Gaining valuable, international work experience by helping others and greatly improving one’s Spanish proficiency are some of the rewards. CURRICULUM FOCUS: Spanish language; Spanish history, culture and civilization; Contemporary European social issues including economics; art history and architecture; sustainable tourism; IPSL Service-Learning seminar. LOCAL UNIVERSITY PARTNER: Instituto Lope de Vega LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish & English CREDITS: Maximum18 per semester HOUSING: Homestay with a Spanish family SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES: Working with disadvantaged children, the unemployed and immigrant populations; working with animals at the Humane Society; volunteering in an international education office; teaching English. 1515 SW 5th Avenue, #606, Portland OR 97201 ACADEMIC EXCURSIONS MAY INCLUDE: Cultural trip to Madrid 503.395.IPSL(4775) www.ipsl.org (Prado and Reina Sofía museums); and Ávila; Pedraza; a 3-day trip to Andalucía, and an authentic Spanish cooking class. Download additional copies of IPSL program flyers here: http://ipsl.org/programs/where-we-go