Florence, Italy. Spring Quarter in. with the Foothill - De Anza Community College District

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1 Spring Quarter in Florence, Italy with the Foothill - De Anza Community College District Program dates: April 27 - June 23, 2006 Classes begin on campus April 10, 2006 ACCENT International Consortium for Academic Programs Abroad

2 Immerse yourself in experiential learning Spend the Spring Quarter in Florence with Foothill and De Anza Colleges and ACCENT. Florence becomes an extension of your classroom as you explore Florentine cathedrals, monuments, churches, museums and galleries while attending classes taught by visiting Foothill faculty. Participants on the Spring Quarter in Florence program live in student apartments located throughout the city and have the opportunity to attend cultural events and optional social activities organized by the ACCENT Florence Center staff. The ACCENT Florence Center also provides support and guidance to students on each of its programs. Once you have enrolled, you will receive more detailed application and enrollment forms as well as a student handbook. If you have questions about this program, please feel free to contact us at any time: ACCENT (800) or the Foothill College Campus Abroad Programs Office at (650) Student Services: The ACCENT Centers ACCENT is an independent study abroad program provider with a multinational team of staff members who all have personal experiences in study abroad. With more than 20 years of experience coordinating high-quality overseas study programs, ACCENT works in partnership with U.S. colleges and universities to develop academically challenging and culturally enriching overseas study experiences in Paris, Florence, London, Madrid and Rome. Each city is home to a fully staffed ACCENT Center that serves as a home base for program participants. The ACCENT San Francisco Center coordinates program enrollment and pre-departure preparation for students, helping to make their transition to living overseas as smooth as possible. The fully-staffed ACCENT Florence Center, located in the historic city center near the Piazza del Duomo, serves as a home base to program participants. The ACCENT Center is open during the week for students to use the resource and lending library, ask questions, check their in the computer lab and collect their mail. The ACCENT staff in Florence provides a wide variety of on-site student services and is an invaluable resource for students who want to find out more about their host city. Cultural Program Cultural learning is an integral part of the Spring Quarter in Florence program. Participants attend on-site lectures at museums and historical sites within and outside of Florence. Three one-day excursions outside of Florence to places such as Ravenna, Siena/San Gimignano, and Pisa/Lucca, as well as a weekend in Rome, are included in the program. Excursions are chosen based on the academic curriculum and are subject to change. Transferable Academic Credit Students on the Spring Quarter in Florence program may earn 12 to 15 units of college credit from Foothill or De Anza College, regionally accredited California Community Colleges. All courses are transferable to the University of California and California State University systems. Please determine whether courses will transfer to your specific program before you apply. Florence, Italy April 27, June 23, 2006 Classes begin on campus April 10, 2006

3 Program Faculty Kate Jordahl, professor of Photography and Digital Imaging at Foothill College for the past eight years, will teach the art history and photography classes in Florence. Seeing inspires Kate Jordahl and she exhibits her enthusiasm and passion for the arts in her artwork and her teaching. She has exhibited internationally and her photographs are in numerous collections including the Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas and the Yosemite Museum, Yosemite. In 2004, she received a Congressional Certificate of Recognition honoring her leadership and teaching. Kate taught in the Paris, France Campus Abroad Program, Spring Kristin Skager holds a B.A. in Art History and an M.A. in English Literature from San Francisco State University. As an undergraduate, she spent a year abroad studying art, architecture, language, and literature in Florence. She returned to Florence after graduation to do further work in art history and creative writing and later to lead bicycle tours in Northern Italy. Along with her passion for Florentine art and culture she is also a tenured reading instructor at De Anza College where she specializes in teaching linked learning community courses with writing instructors. Academic Curriculum Students on the Spring Quarter in Florence program may choose from the courses listed below. Students can expect to be in class Monday through Thursday with Friday set aside for social and cultural activities. Classes will begin at Foothill College on April 10, 2006 and will resume in Florence on April 27, ART 1 & 1L: Introduction to Art and Art Laboratory ( unit(s)) Art is communication and expression. It is the embodiment of all that is noble in humanity. To explore the history, design and understanding of art from its origins to today through the resources of the museums and galleries of Florence will be memorable for all students involved. Through discussions, slides, readings and field trips students will come to understand what art was, is, and will be in our future. In this time of change and uncertainty, the role of art to give continuity and comprehension is powerful. As we look and explore the past, we will ask what role artists have in our time. The historic city of Florence will be a rich place to explore these essential questions. (Jordahl) ART 2B: History of Western Art from 1000 through 1600 (2 units) This class, which focuses on culture from the Romanesque period through the late Renaissance, will be so perfectly suited to Florence, a city with its prime days centered in this era. We will be able to see the works we are studying in the classroom and breath the atmosphere surrounding the great architecture. We will analyze the politics and life of this period and how they affected the art. We will parallel this to the effects of politics, religions, and patronage on the arts in our own time. The power of studying the Renaissance while in Florence will be a deeper understanding of this period and its impact on art and life through the ages. (Jordahl) ART 6: Collage and Composition (3 units) Collage is as old as creativity and the new tool of the modern artist! Using the exploratory medium of collage, we will experience the development of a personal sensitivity to visual organization and the vocabulary of art while collecting the memories from your campus abroad experience and organizing them into beautiful forms. Working with texture, type and juxtaposition, this class will expand your understanding of art and will be an exciting hands-on experience. (Jordahl) EWRT 1A: Reading and Composition (5 units) Students will draw from an anthology of evocative non-fiction readings by expatriate writers, including essays, memoirs and a novel, that interpret the vibrant culture of Italian life. Featured writers include Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Mary McCarthy, and E.M. Forster. After reading these materials, students will draft their own analytical essays that critically explore historic and modern aspects of Florentine culture. Reading, critical thinking, discussion, and essay writing will be grounded in experiential learning through on-site visits to places found in the course readings. Students will keep a journal of their insights and share ideas through collaborative learning. (Skager) EWRT 1B: Research-Oriented Writing (5 units) This literature-based course will explore fiction by Italian and expatriate writers. Students will analyze poetry, short stories, plays and novels set in Florence from the Medieval to the Modern period. Featured writers include Giovanni Boccacio, Dante Alighieri, Elizabeth Browning, Christina Rossetti, E.M. Forster, Luigi Pirandello, Italo Calvino and James McBride. Along with detecting the tools writers use in their works, students will visit actual settings of fictional pieces in order to make deeper connections with the texts. Critical thinking, discussion, reading and journal writing take place in the classroom and in the city of Florence. Students will collect evidence for a research paper on a favorite writer and selected writings. (Skager) EWRT 1C: Literature and Composition (5 units) This literature-based course examines Italian and expatriate fiction using poetry, short stories, plays and novels through the lens of literary criticism. Students will explore literature, through various approaches, to discover insights about Italian culture. Readings from the medieval period to the modern will be connected to artistic trends, such as the Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern to deepen critical analyses. Featured writers include Giovanni Boccacio, Dante Alighieri, Elizabeth Browning, Christina Rossetti, E.M. Forster, Luigi Pirandello, Italo Calvino, Dario Fo, and James McBride. Students will explore a type of literary criticism, an art movement and a work of fiction in their research paper. Several connections to the city of Florence will be made through on-site visits. (Skager) EWRT 2: Critical Thinking, Reading and Writing (5 units) Students will draw from an anthology of evocative non-fiction readings comprised of essays and memoirs from expatriate writers on a variety of themes relating to Italian culture. Students will examine similar themes in a novel. Examples of writers include Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E.M. Forster, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Mary McCarthy, and Kate Simon. Research will involve on-site visits of cultural sites and what they say about the class themes historically and in modern times. Students will also critically examine these themes in collaborative learning, through class discussion, and journal writing. Students will produce a research paper on one of the class themes that is a culmination of their critical analyses during the quarter. (Skager) ELIT 10: Introduction to Italian Fiction (4 units) This course will focus on Italian fiction from the Medieval period to contemporary times. Students will explore poetry, short stories, folktales and a novella. Featured writers include Giovanni Boccacio, Dante Alighieri, Luigi Pirandello, Italo Calvino, and Dario Fo. Visits to historic sites will inform in-depth discussions of literature and the inspiration of Florence on writers. Collaborative learning and classroom discussion will guide journal writing and essays on featured readings. (Skager) EWRT 52: Introduction to Creative Writing (4 units) This course will be conducted as a workshop with students using Italian fiction and expatriate writings as models for their own short stories, poems, and short plays. Field trips to places of artistic beauty in Florence, such as the Boboli Gardens, will provide inspiration to writers. Students will write in different styles and keep a journal of their observations and insights of Florentine culture. Students will have the opportunity to rewrite their pieces aided by peer and instructor critiques; they will leave Florence with a portfolio of personal reflections that chronicle their experiences and insights of Florentine life. (Skager) Special Topics in English (1 unit) Working with the instructor, students will devise their own research assignment on a particular topic of cultural, social or political interest to Florence, such as the importance of a work of art or architecture or a current event. Students will write a research paper on their chosen topic. (Skager) FA 30X - Italian Life and Culture (2 units) Selected topics in the humanities with emphasis on the life and culture of Italy. (Staff/required course) PHOT 5: Introduction to Photographic Expression (3 units) In the beauty of Florence, you will learn about your camera, learn to see and enjoy the magic of the photographic image. Perfect for people who are interested in digital photography as well as those that wish to improve their skills in composition for traditional images. Topics include: options for digital and film, getting the most from your photo lab, night photography, seeing in color and seeing in black and white, film choices and file formats for quality images, expressing through composition, history of photographic expression and how to look at a photograph. Field trips will give opportunity to practice what we learn in the classroom and enjoy the light and architecture of this amazing city. (Jordahl) PHOT 78: Field Study (1 unit) For students who wish to explore photography deeper, this class will offer extra photographic guidance and critique. We will center this on photographing during our field trips and sharing the images. We will discuss the preparation necessary to photograph in the field, work together on photographing and then assess the resulting photographs practicing editing and presentation techniques. (Jordahl) Application and Enrollment The Spring Quarter in Florence program is open to students who have completed 12 units of college credit with a minimum 2.5 GPA and are 18 or older. Students who meet eligibility requirements should send in the enclosed application and the $250 non-refundable first payment as soon as possible. Upon receipt of your application and first payment, ACCENT and Foothill College will send you additional enrollment forms. Due to limited space on this program, students should apply by January 3, Beyond January 3, limited enrollment is allowed when space permits and first and second payments have been received by the ACCENT San Francisco Center.

4 How much beauty is here, when, on a fair clear morning, we look from the summit of a hill, on Florence! See where it lies before us in a sun-lighted valley, bright with the winding Arno, and shut in by swelling hills; its domes and towers, and palaces, rising from the rich country in a glittering heap, and shining in the sun like gold! Charles Dickens FLORENCE Spend a Quarter in Florence, one of the world s centers of art and culture. Immerse yourself in the language and culture of the Renaissance in a city still adorned with the paintings, sculpture and architecture of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Brunelleschi. Florence is your classroom as you study Italian Language, Art History and Humanities with on-site lectures at the many galleries, museums and cultural sites throughout the city Students on the Spring Quarter in Florence program live in student apartments and attend classes at the ACCENT Center. The ACCENT Florence Center organizes a number of cultural and social activities for program participants, as well as day and weekend excursions outside of Florence. ACCENT, in conjunction with Foothill and De Anza Colleges, is responsible for the coordination and administration of the Spring Quarter in Florence program. Together, ACCENT and Foothill and De Anza Colleges are committed to providing international opportunities that foster the understanding of different cultures.

5 SPRING QUARTER IN FLORENCE WITH FOOTHILL - DE ANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Program space is limited. Students should send in this application with the $250 non-refundable first payment made payable to ACCENT, to Foothill College as soon as possible. Upon receipt of your application and first payment, ACCENT and Foothill-De Anza Community College District will send you additional application and enrollment forms as well as optional group flight information. Applications must be received by January 3, Beyond January 3 limited enrollment is allowed, when space permits and first and second payments have been received by the ACCENT San Francisco Center. Please note that ACCENT does not accept post-dated checks, credit cards or credit card checks. I have carefully read the brochure for the Spring Quarter in Florence program and wish to apply. I agree to the terms and conditions stated in the program brochure, including the payment and refund policies. I understand that if there are any changes in the terms and conditions ACCENT will notify me in writing. The applicant shall be the client of ACCENT for all purposes. Any applicable refunds will be returned to the applicant regardless of the source of payment. Please type or print clearly in black ink. Name Signature School Attending Year in School Major Current Address How long can you be reached at your current address? City State Zip Home Phone Work Phone Cell Phone Please indicate the best times to reach you and at which number Sex Permanent Address City State Zip Permanent Phone Country of Citizenship Date of Birth (participants must be at least 18 years old at time of application) How did you hear about this program? (please be as specific as possible) Have you previously attended an ACCENT program? If so, which program? When? Where? PDF Financial Aid Recipients Only: I would like to apply for ACCENT s Deferred Payment Plan. Please send me the Deferred Payment Plan eligibility packet. ACCENT s Deferred Payment Plan may allow me to defer payment of up to 60% of the ACCENT program fees by using Financial Aid awarded through my school. I understand that if I am accepted into ACCENT s Deferred Payment Plan, the plan will constitute an amendment to the terms and conditions in this program brochure. Please return this application and the $250 non-refundable first payment, made payable to ACCENT, to: Art Turmelle Campus Abroad Programs Foothill College El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hills, CA

6 Program Price: $4250 plus a $200 refundable security deposit Program Price Includes Double room in a shared student apartment in Florence; double/triple/quad rooms on overnight excursion Three one-day excursions outside of Florence including transportation and guided visits One three-day/two-night excursion to Rome, including transportation, hotel stay and guided visits Cultural activity series Orientation program and walking tour of Florence Overseas information and resource center with ACCENT Florence on-site staff International Student Identity Card with limited overseas travel and accident insurance Program Price Does Not Include Round-trip airfare (estimated airfare: $1000- $1200) Optional $400 single room supplement Meals Required medical insurance Personal expenses, books, passports, visas, and anything not listed as included Transportation All participants must check-in at the ACCENT Florence Center April 27, 2006 between 9am and 5pm (Note: most transatlantic flights depart one day before their arrival date). ACCENT will organize an optional round-trip group flight from San Francisco. Airfare is not included in the program fee. Group flight participants will be met at the airport in Italy and transferred to their housing. Group flight participants returning to the U.S. on the group return date will receive transportation to the Italian airport. Students enrolled in the Spring Quarter in Florence program will receive detailed optional group flight information approximately four months prior to departure. Estimated airfare $ $1200. Student Housing Students may choose to live in double or single rooms in shared student apartments. Single rooms in shared apartments are limited and require a supplement of $400. Apartments are located throughout Florence, within walking distance of or a bus ride from classes and the city center. Student apartments include shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. During the overnight excursion students will be in either double, triple or quad rooms in two star hotels. Housing is provided from the first day of the program (April 27, 2006). Payment Schedule Non-refundable first payment $250 Second payment due Jan. 3, 2006 $2100 Final payment due Feb. 2, 2006 $2100 The above breakdowns include the $200 refundable security deposit. The payment schedule is the applicant's contractual obligation. Failure to make each payment when due shall automatically cancel participant from the program one week after payment due date. All payments are effective the day they are received by the ACCENT San Francisco Center. ACCENT, in its sole discretion, may reinstate an applicant subject to availability of space and late enrollment fees. All prices and fees reflect exchange rates current as of 4/05 and are subject to change. ACCENT charges a $20 bounced check fee for each check received that is not promptly paid by your bank in the normal course of business. Financial Aid Financial Aid is available to eligible students for this program. Foothill-De Anza students should check with their respective Financial Aid offices. For Foothill College, contact Matilda Renteria, Financial Aid Coordinator at (650) ; De Anza students contact Cindy Castillo, Financial Aid Officer at (408) Students from other institutions should check with their campus Financial Aid Office. Students receiving Financial Aid must pay the $250 non-refundable first payment with their application and, if eligible, may defer only up to 60% of remaining program fees. Due to the lengthy processing time, students will need to plan their Financial Aid at least two quarters in advance. Please contact ACCENT to discuss eligibility requirements for the ACCENT Deferred Payment Plan. Financial Aid is not available through ACCENT. Program Timetable: Pre-departure orientation: April (TBD) Classes begin on campus: April 10 Departure from U.S.: April 26 Arrival in Florence: April 27 Overseas orientation: April 28 Classes begin: May 2 National holidays: May 1, June 2 Return to U.S.: June 23 Foothill or De Anza College Tuition and Fees A $17 per unit enrollment fee, plus a fee of $10 must be paid to Foothill or De Anza College at the time of registration. Nonresidents of California pay $100 per unit, plus a fee of $10. Foreign students pay $111 per unit, plus a fee of $10. International students also pay a $240 health insurance fee. Fees are set by the State of California and are subject to change. For more information, please contact the Foothill College Campus Abroad Programs Office at (650) Cancellations All cancellations must be made in writing to ACCENT and the Foothill and De Anza Community College District and are effective the date of receipt. Participants are liable for payments until written cancellation is received. Cancellation Fees: 90 days or more prior to start of program $ to 89 days prior to start of program $ to 59 days prior to start of program $ to 29 days prior to start of program $ to 7 days prior to start of program No Refund Although the Foothill-De Anza Community College District has attempted to determine the accuracy of this brochure, the District does not assume any liability with respect to the contents of the brochure. Courses offered, together with other related matters contained herein, are subject to change without notice by the administration and/or Governing Board of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District for reasons related to enrollment, finances, scheduling, dates, costs or for any other reason, at the discretion of the District. The District further reserves the right to add, amend or repeal any of its rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Travel, housing, meals and other logistical arrangements are provided by a contracting agency not affiliated with Foothill-De Anza Community College District. Participants will be required to sign a release which will exonerate the District from any liability. The District assumes responsibility only for providing a supervising instructor and appropriate academic units for courses. All courses are subject to approval by the Governing Board of Foothill-De Anza Community College District. All students must enroll in 12 units for course credit (credit/no credit option available when indicated in the catalog); no auditors are allowed. Units and course grades will be awarded by Foothill or De Anza College. ACCENT is not responsible for the academic segment of the program except as specified in the contract between ACCENT and Foothill or De Anza College. Nor is ACCENT responsible for airline delays of any kind, or for expenses or loss incurred as a result of such delays. With regard to transportation/travel, regardless of the type of vehicle, ACCENT acts for the passenger as agent only. ACCENT assumes no liability for accident, injury, damage, or loss in any vehicle, or as a result of default by any person or company engaged in transporting the passenger. CST # For more information on the Spring Quarter in Florence program please contact: 870 Market Street, Suite 1026 San Francisco, CA (fax) info@accentintl.com or Foothill College Art Turmelle, Campus Abroad Programs El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, CA turmelleart@foothill.edu