MEREDITH ABROAD IN ITALY SUMMER 2018

CHILD DEVELOPMENT: ITALIAN STYLE

Student Voices WHY STUDY ABROAD? “The ability to study child development in a different country and have hands-on experience with the children opened my  To gain independence, confidence, cross-cultural eyes. You don't realize that the general way we interact with understanding, and valuable travel skills children in the U.S. is not the only way that is effective. As a child development major, seeing the cultural differences  To make real connections to what you between America and Italy in regards to children has helped study in the classroom me be more open to different approaches. I'm very grateful for my experience in Sansepolcro!" - Kendall Fletcher  To become a citizen of the world Course CD/PSY 940: Child Development: Italian Style, 4 credits  To acquire skills that employers and Fulfills PSY 310 and other Gen. Ed. Requirements graduate schools find desirable Contact Faculty Director: Dr. Gwynn Morris, [email protected]  To have fun Faculty: Dr. Paul Winterhoff, [email protected] Program Highlights How to Apply Visit www.meredith.edu/studyabroad under “Application Process.” Applications will be accepted on rolling admission Dates until February 15, 2018. July 5 - July 27, 2018 Program Cost Locations $4,600 (see reverse for budget) Sansepolcro is a medieval walled city in the heart of Tuscany, where Meredith students have studied abroad for over 25 Scholarships and Financial Aid years. You will live in the beautiful and historic Palazzo Additional study abroad funding is available. Visit Alberti, Meredith College’s home in Italy. In addition to group my.meredith.edu to access the International Programs outings to Anghiari, Arezzo, Florence, and Reggio-Emilia, you scholarship application. Scholarship deadline: February 15, will have one weekend free for independent travel. 2018. See reverse for program description, budget, and curriculum. GO STRONG. GO GLOBAL. WWW.MEREDITH.EDU/STUDYABROAD MEREDITH ABROAD IN ITALY SUMMER 2018

CHILD DEVELOPMENT: ITALIAN STYLE

Finances Program Overview Have you ever wondered why children turn out the way they do? Is Program Cost (includes): $ 4,600 it their genes? Is it the way they are raised by their parents? Is it $100 Application deposit the culture they grow up in? Is it the type of schooling they experience? Find out the answers this summer by taking Child Tuition for 4 Meredith College credits Development: Italian Style. Accommodations in Italy This three week course is an overview of development from Weekday breakfasts and lunches conception to adolescence, with an emphasis on cultural and biological factors which influence growth and learning. You will Academic excursions to Florence, Anghiari, learn the basic concepts, issues, methods, and theories of child Arezzo, and Reggio Emilia development and developmental psychology in the classroom. You Coach transport to/from Sansepolcro will then apply this learning by systematically observing children of different ages in local settings. You get to watch children in a On-site support from Meredith faculty and staff daycare center, at play in the park, and with their friends at the pool! Pre-departure orientation and resources No course on child development in Italy would be complete without Additional Estimated Expenses: a trip to the Loris Malaguzzi Centre in the city of Reggio-Emilia, the birthplace of the world famous Reggio-Emilia early educational Round-trip airfare $1,500 approach. We will make this trip together, as well as group trips to Passport—if applicable $150 Anghiari, Arezzo, and Florence. Insurance $ 35 Independent travel $ 350 Personal spending money $ 650 Note: Estimates are based on previous student reports. Your spending habits may differ.

Scholarships: Deadline February 15, 2018. Application at my.meredith.edu under “International Programs.”

Academics

HOW DOES THIS COUNT AT COURSE & CREDIT INSTRUCTOR DESCRIPTION MC?

CD/PSY940 Dr. Gwynn Morris This course provides a unique interdisciplinary Gen. Ed. requirements: Child Development: [email protected] approach to understanding child development. It Global Perspectives and Italian Style includes an overview of development from concep- Social/Behavioral Science or 4 credits Dr. Paul Winterhoff tion to adolescence, with an emphasis on cultural Cultural Elective [email protected] and biological factors which influence growth and Fulfills PSY 310 requirement learning. By encouraging the application of theories through observational research, students will have Psychology Majors: a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Social/Developmental require- many influences in human development. ment or Psychology elective

CD Majors: CD Elective hours B-K Licensure: Elective hours

Meredith College Office of International Programs reserves the right to make changes to the program itinerary, schedule, cost, academic program, etc., as necessary.