Study Abroad

Study abroad with CCV and earn credit while experiencing other countries and cultures. With a class size limit of 18, you can expect the same student-centered learning experience you have in your other CCV courses.

Study abroad courses include an eight to ten-day study trip, led by an instructor and a CCV staff member. Course fees can be covered by financial aid or through CCV's payment plan.

Fall 13: Study Abroad in Belize, Current Environmental Issues, ENV-1230

Experience intriguing, dynamic and diverse ecosystems as you explore Belize’s barrier reef and tropical rain forest. Students enrolled in this Current Environmental Issues course section will have an amazing opportunity to see, first- hand, the impacts of humans on our environment, and the kinds of research and policies that are being developed in response to these impacts. Belize’s coral reefs and stunning coastal mangrove estuaries will be our classroom as we explore areas of current environmental concern.

1. Stay 4 nights on South Water Caye, a small private island in the Caribbean covered with coconut palms, tropical flowers, and white sands. Go snorkeling in the crystal clear warm water that holds an abundance of fish and coral. The Belize Barrier Reef has been named by U.N.E.S.C.O. as a “World Heritage Site” and the waters surrounding the South Water Caye are a marine reserve.
2. Students may opt to do one overnight home stay with a family from the village of Blue Creek. Take part in the day-to-day rhythms of Belizean lifestyle of Kekchi or Mopan Maya culture. Observe and participate in making the day’s tortillas, and listen to Mayan music by firelight in a thatched hut.
3. Embark on hikes through Belize’s rainforests, a nature lover’s paradise with lush rainforest jungles teeming with animal and plant life.
4. Visit the classic Mayan ruins at Lubantuun, the place of the Fallen Stones. This archeological site has 11 major structures grouped around five main plazas.
5. Visit the Smithsonian Research Station on Carrie Boy Caye. Research scientists from all over the world use this station and will be sharing their expertise.

Course Fee: The course fee is $2,745 and includes a 10-day study tour in Belize, including group flight to and from Albany, NY; lodging; all meals in Belize; in-country transportation and activity fees. Financial aid and/or the payment plan can be applied to the fee. Course tuition is separate.

Overseas Component: Travel dates are January 7 -16, 2014.  The group will fly in and out of Albany, NY.

Class Meetings at CCV-Upper Valley:

Saturday, September 7, 2013 10am-4pm

Saturday, October 5, 2013 10am-2pm

Saturday, November 2, 2013 10am-2pm

Saturday, December 7, 2013 10am-2pm

Saturday, January 18, 2014 10am-1pm

Registration Packet

Study Abroad FA13 Slideshow

Registration Procedures

Application

Spring 13: England through Words, Images and Music (HUM 2710)

This interdisciplinary course explores England’s long and rich history as revealed through the country’s literature, drama, comedy, and music. Students will develop an understanding of the English experience and culture as it has emerged from the days of Arthurian legends and medieval castles to the times of the Tudors and Shakespeare, to Britain’s contemporary role as a successful exporter of modern music, humor and pop culture.

1. Visit to the Tower of London will allow you to view Traitors’ Gate, the Bloody Tower, and the Block – where two of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives lost their heads.
2. Tour the Globe Theatre for an inside look at Shakespeare’s “Great Wooden O”
3. Travel to Glastonbury, regarded as King Arthur’s mythical Isle of Avalon and the place where the Holy Grail was hidden.
4. Feel Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table come to life on a visit to the ruined castle of Tintagel, situated on spectacular cliffs.
5. Visit the Roman Baths, said to have been built on the orders of Emperor Claudius.
6. See Stonehenge, the colossal structure erected between 2,000 BC and 1,500 BC.

Course Fee:  The course fee is $2,998 and includes an 9-day study tour in England, including group flight to and from Boston, MA;  lodging; all breakfasts and three dinners;  in-country transportation and activity fees.  Financial aid and/or the payment plan can be applied to the fee. Course tuition is separate. 

Overseas Component: Travel dates are May 13-21, 2013.  The group will fly in and out of Boston, Massachusetts.

Class Meetings at CCV-Montpelier:

10 am - 2:30 pm on

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Saturday, March 16, 2013 

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Saturday, May 4, 2013 

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Registration Packet

Study Abroad SP13 Slideshow

Registration Procedures

Application

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