HOTCHKISS IN THE WORLD 2019-20 Travel, Service, Language, and Adventure Programs V191030 TABLE OF CONTENTS Winter Term Hotchkiss in Québec (300-level French Students).............. 4 March Break Hotchkiss in Italy (Classics) ............................................. 5 Marine Biological Laboratories, Falmouth, MA ................. 6 Hotchkiss in Poland .......................................................... 7 Fourth Marking Period and Summer Exchanges to RS and other partner schools ........................ 8 Summer Break Hotchkiss Arts in Florence (Art, Music, Writing), Hotchkiss Piano in Spain ................................................................ 9 Hotchkiss in Japan (Girls Lacrosse) ................................ 10 Hotchkiss in Montana .................................................. 11 Hotchkiss in Panamá (Spanish) .................................... 12 Hotchkiss in Zambia ...................................................... 13 LEARN MORE AT: hotchkiss.org/academics/travel-programs Dear Students and Families, This school year we have a number of exciting travel opportunities that are designed to help students learn in ways that are not possible in Lakeville. Although these sojourns abroad – whether in the U.S. or to other countries – take us far from campus, they are rooted in the Hotchkiss academic and co-curricular programs. In addition to Hotchkiss-run programs, our membership in Round Square also offers students the chance to participate in the annual regional and global Round Square conferences as well as exchanges to 200 Round Square schools in 40 countries. Additional exchanges are possible with partner schools in Germany, Japan, and South Africa. An electronic application for all of the programs will be made available to the students. Students can also apply electronically for grants from the Funds for Global Understanding, which exist to support travel, cultural immersion, and community-based work in the developing world. To learn more about any of the programs described in this catalog, please contact the leaders listed in this brochure. More extensive itineraries, actual costs, and a schedule for pre-departure orientation sessions will be available in the months to come. IMPORTANT DEADLINES: November 6, 11:59 p.m. ­­— Program applications and grant proposals for winter and March Break Hotchkiss programs, Hotchkiss in Japan, Montana, Zambia, exchanges, and the RS Americas Conference are due. February 11, 2020, 11:59 p.m. — Program applications and grant proposals for summer Hotchkiss programs (Italy Arts, Spain Piano, Panamá) and grant proposals for other summer travel are due. Please contact me with any questions, and I hope that you have fun exploring these opportunities! David L. Thompson Director of International Programs [email protected] + 1 860-435-3179 Hotchkiss in Québec January 11 – 14, 2020 Although only four days long, this immersion into French- Canadian culture and language is a wonderful opportunity to improve students’ French skills and see the material covered in class come alive. Students and teachers will spend three nights with carefully chosen Québécois host families, and a bilingual guide will lead daytime activities. Our itinerary will include a variety of cultural and historical visits, classes, and activities at a local school, as well as several outdoor activities in the brisk winter air. Students will be prepared for the immersion aspect of the trip through readings and discussions ESTIMATED COST on French-Canadian culture, all part of the French 350 and 380 curricula. Year after year, students gain comfort with the language $815 they study together on campus, but they also learn beyond their Includes transportation, all meals, French classrooms, gain confidence in themselves, and build accommodation, and program. friendships. Please note: Hats, mittens, snow boots, and French are required! LEADERS This program is open to students in French 350 and 380; as it Abdoulaye Fall is part of the course, there is a different application process - Wendy Levithan teachers will communicate due dates to the students. Depending on citizenship, students may require visas, and should begin the Sarinda Parsons Wilson process as soon as the group is finalized. The program will be limited to a maximum of 21 students. APPLICATION DEADLINE See French teachers. hotchkiss.org/academics/travel-programs 4 Hotchkiss in Italy (Classics) March 7 – 15, 2020 This March Break, the Hotchkiss Classics Program is excited to provide a week-long travel program in Italy for all students who are interested in the ancient world and the continuing influence of Greece and Rome on the modern world. This program will be based in Rome and Sorrento and will provide students opportunities to walk among the remains of the Romans and learn about their civilization. Our travels will rely on many of the texts read in the Latin and Greek classes here at Hotchkiss, with translations provided to all students. We’ll start in the city of Rome so that we can experience the bustle ESTIMATED COST that Horace wrote about in his satires and walk through the Forum described by Cicero. While in Rome, we will visit the earliest $3,000 structures on the Palatine Hill and move chronologically through Includes international airfare, the monarchy and republic to the grand imperial buildings many ground transportation, meals, people will recognize. We will also visit the Vatican Museum accommodation, and program. and St. Peter’s Basilica, as well as smaller museums and churches throughout the city. We’ll stay in the heart of Rome, close to the Capitoline Hill, and eat at traditional restaurants in the city center. LEADERS There will be opportunities to take a break in the Piazza Navona David Conti and have a gelato or two in the midst of our travels. After our time in Rome, we’ll head south to Sorrento, on the Bay of Naples. While there, we will explore the streets of Pompeii, APPLICATION DEADLINE climb to the crater of Mt. Vesuvius, and spend an afternoon November 6, 2019 by 11:59 p.m. relaxing on Capri. Students will have opportunities to learn about the ancient world, see connections between the Roman period and the Renaissance, and recognize Rome’s continuing influence. Please note: This program is open to all students with an interest in Roman and Greek history, though previous study of Latin and/ or Greek will provide helpful context. A valid passport is required, and some international students may need to apply for a visa. hotchkiss.org/academics/travel-programs 5 Marine Biological Laboratories Falmouth, MA March 8-15 Woods Hole, Massachusetts — a seaside town on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod — is an international hub for marine and environmental sciences and home to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). For over 125 years, the MBL has served as an exciting world-class destination to study marine biology, developmental and regenerative biology, neuroscience, and bioinformatics and genomics, bringing together students and faculty from more than 58 countries to transform biological discovery and education. A 2013 affiliation formed between the University of Chicago ESTIMATED COST and the MBL has afforded U. Chicago and secondary school students access to the MBL’s top-notch professors, state-of-the-art $3,000 equipment, and an environment uniquely diverse in marine life. Includes room, board, supplies, reagents, and equipment (lab and During a week of March break, Hotchkiss students will join instruments). students from a group of other private schools in a week-long, residential program performing laboratory work in the areas of gene editing, embryology, biological imaging, genomics, and LEADER conservation biology alongside MBL’s professors and graduate Chris Oostenink students. Please note: The program is open to current lower mids, upper APPLICATION DEADLINE mids and seniors with preference given to students who are taking November 6, 2019, by 11:59 p.m. or have taken AP Biology. Space is limited to approximately 8 students. hotchkiss.org/academics/travel-programs 6 Hotchkiss in Poland March 9 – 18, 2020 During our March break, 10-14 students will travel to Poland to explore the history and culture of that important Eastern European country. Our focus will be on World War II and 20th century history, and the trip will include important sites in and near Warsaw, Krakow, and elsewhere in Poland, including the Uprising Museum, Warsaw Ghetto, the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Oscar Schindler’s factory, and Wawel Castle. Students on the trip will read brief Polish-focused literature, including Louis Begley’s Wartime Lies. Our goal will be to ESTIMATED COST understand Poland’s linchpin significance in European history and politics in the 20th century. $3,900 Includes international airfare, Please note: A visa may be required for students who do not hold ground transportation, breakfast a U.S. passport. Also, we will depart and return to JFK Airport and dinner, accommodation, and in New York City on March 9 and March 18. Students should make their own travel plans to and from the airport, as we will program. not be leaving directly from school or returning to Lakeville. All meals will be covered except on the international travel days at LEADERS the airports and lunch each day. We will always have inexpensive options ($8-12) for lunch. Carita Gardiner Keith Moon APPLICATION DEADLINE November 6, 2019 by 11:59 p.m. hotchkiss.org/academics/travel-programs 7 Exchanges