Font Viva Lake: Font Romeu, France Canterbury Institute in Puigcerdá, Spain Sunday, June 10 – Tuesday, June 26, 2018
● Two and a half week program in the Pyrenees Mountains (Border of France and Spain).
● Homestay with local family (9 nights).
● AM Spanish language and humanities classes, taught by Canterbury faculty. ○ Beginning and Intermediate Spanish (for students completing Spanish 1 and 2) ○ Intermediate and advanced Spanish (for students completing Spanish 3+) ○ Humanities class (Romanesque art and architecture, history of the region)
● PM activities, chaperoned by Canterbury faculty, with certified, local guide. ○ Hiking to mountain lakes and Romanesque churches ○ Swimming in thermal baths ○ Zip line, ropes course (optional) ○ Biking between mountain villages on architectural and gastronomic tours ○ Pastry making class in local bakery
● Weekend trip to Girona and the Costa Brava. ○ Dalí museum in Figueres ○ Beach in sea side village of Cadaqués
● Final weekend in Barcelona, chaperoned by Canterbury faculty. ○ Modernist Barcelona and Gothic Barcelona
Village square: LaTour-de-Carol, France.
Thermal Baths in Dorres, France. An attraction of the region is its natural, thermal (heated) baths. There are several in the area.
Escola Vedruna is where we will have classes. It is in the center of Puigcerdá.
Pastelería Cerdanya is where we will have Pastry-making class in Puigcerdá.
Church in Latour-de-Carol, France. Font Viva Lake, Font Romeu, France is a hiking destination.
2 programs designed to complement each other
One short-term but more expensive. One longer-term, but less costly. One new program (Institute). One established program (Exchange).
Canterbury Institute in Puigcerdá Canterbury - San Cayetano Exchange
● 2 and ½ weeks in June ● 5 weeks (10 weeks total) in Aug/Sep
● Cost: ± $3,200 ● Cost: ± $1,500
● Dates: June 10 - June 26, 2018 ● Dates: August 19 - September 24, 2018
● Homestay, no exchange ● Exchange
● Academic component: ● Academic component ○ Spanish and Humanities classes ○ Classes at Colegio San Cayetano ○ 10 class days ○ 2 of the 5 weeks
● For all Canterbury students, III - VI Form ● Current III and IV Form students
● Any level of Spanish, beginner - ● Preferably higher than Spanish 1 advanced
● International & domestic students ● Domestic students only
● Boarding and day students ● Preferably day students, boarder possible