SAI Faculty-Led Brochure

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FACULTY LED / CUSTOM PROGRAMS

SAMPLE PROGRAM 1

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The following outlines the program details, including: excursions, housing, meals, transportation, classroom space, and cell phones.

PROGRAM TITLE

“Early Elementary Education in Italy” - Virginia Commonwealth University PROGRAM DATES

March 1 – March 16, 2013

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PROGRAM ITINERARY

SAI programs offers faculty unique opportunities to design custom academic programs that meet their learning objectives with academic rigor and cultural relevance in a wide variety of locations in Italy, as well as Barcelona, London, and Paris.

Faculty who have chosen to develop a study abroad program with SAI comment on the high level of professional support, agility in meeting special requests, capacity to respond to emergencies, personal attention to details and a collaborative approach through the program planning and delivery phases.

Collaboration on faculty-led programs is one of many benefits that SAI offers to our affiliate universities. We work closely with faculty and study abroad offices to ensure high standards of service that lead to successful overseas programs. SAI staff assist faculty in creating learning experiences that increase awareness, enhance comprehension, have a practical application of knowledge, and employ analytical thinking strategies to synthesize the learning experiences. Our aim is to provide our SAI affiliate schools with safe, academically rigorous and culturally enriching international experiences for their students.

Faculty led programs are arranged at the undergraduate and graduate levels for full semesters, January terms, spring breaks, and summer; from 10 days to 15 weeks of study.

Examples of past program titles include: • Business Semester Abroad • Global Accounting and Economics

and Milan • Cultural Psychology

• Community and Clinical

• Cuisine of the Mediterranean:

• Depart U.S.

March 2

Saturday

• Arrival at Florence airport and private coach to accommodations in city center.

• Housing check in • Program check in • Welcome dinner

March 3

Sunday

• Program orientation • Guided walking tour of Florence Accademia Museum (Including a visit to Michelangelo’s “David”)

March 4

Monday

• VCU class begins • Survival Italian (3 hours) • Guest lecture: “Art History of Florence”

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• AM: half-day visit to Ufizzi Museum with guide • Free afternoon

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• Visit to Montessori School in Florence: The Istituto Beato Anelico (accompanied by English-speaking SAI staff member) • Palazzo Vecchio (city hall) tour with guide

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• Excursion to San Casciano: Visit to a Steiner School (accompanied by English-speaking SAI staff member) or visit to (English-language) International School of Florence

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• AM: Visit to an Italian Catholic private school, Santa Maria di Attias, with option to guest teach an English lesson • PM: Visit to the Medici Chapel

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• All-day excursion to Reggio Emilia region to visit school/visit to the Loris Malaguzzi International Center

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• AM: Visit to an Italian public school: The Istituto Comprensivo Statale Pieracchini (elementari e medie) • PM: Guest lecture by Italian faculty on the Italian educational system

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• All day cultural excursion with guide to Siena and San Gimignano with meal and tour at Dievole Vineyards

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• Artisan tour with guide of “Traditional Florence” • Walk to San Miniato and Piazzale Michelangelo

March 15

Friday

• Free day • Farewell dinner

March 16

Saturday

• Hotel check-out, airport transfer and departure

Nutrition and Hospitality

• Comparative Health Care

• “Made in Italy” Luxury Branding

• Photojournalism

• Italian Renaissance Art and Archi-

• Comparative Education with a

Friday

• Fashion Merchandising: Florence

• Educational Psychology Health Nursing

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tecture.

Practice Component

ARRANGE A CUSTOM / FACULTY-LED PROGRAM • Contact SAI Programs and complete the program request form: www.saiprograms.com/academics/customized-programs • SAI will schedule a phone meeting to discuss the program concept and proposal • After submitting a first draft proposal, SAI and the affiliate school work closely on learning objectives and activities, registration and payment schedule, special requests, preliminary itinerary, and final approved schedule with confirmed times, logistics and locations.

SAI’s faculty program manager will conduct several phone conferences and will be available for any questions that arise before the group departs from the U.S. Upon arrival, the group will be met by the program manager who will assist the students and faculty throughout the duration of their stay.

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SAMPLE PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM TITLE

“Photo Journalism in Italy” - Baylor University PROGRAM DATES

“Global Accounting and Economics” - University of Tampa PROGRAM DATES

May 26 – July 1, 2013

May 11 – May 22, 2013

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SAMPLE PROGRAM 3

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May 26

Sunday

• Arrivals in Rome – Hotel check in

May 12

Sunday

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May 27

Monday

• Program orientation – Rome tour

May 28

Tuesday

• Rome tour

May 29

Wednesday

• Rome tour

May 30

Thursday

• Rome tour

May 31

Friday

• Depart to Florence – housing check in

June 1

Saturday

• Florence walking tour

June 2

Sunday

• Free day

June 3

Monday

• Orientation (9:00 AM-12:30 PM) • Classes begin for four weeks • Welcome dinner

June 6

Thursday

• Hidden Florence tour

June 7

Friday

• Visit to Uffizi Museum

June 11

Tuesday

• Guest Lecture 1: Art and Architecture in Florence

June 12

Wednesday

• Visit to Academia Museum to see Michelangelo’s “David”

June 13

Thursday

• Depart for Sorrento

June 14

Friday

• Pompeii excursion

June 15

Saturday

• Positano / Amalfi excursion

June 16

Sunday

• Return from Sorrento

June 18

Tuesday

• Guest lecture 2 (Mafia and Corruption in Italy)

June 19

Wednesday

June 20

Arrivals in Rome Hotel transfer and check in Welcome lunch Program / city orientation and guided tour Guest Lecture: Introduction to Contemporary Italian Politics

May 13

Monday

• Full day of business tours in Rome: • Guest Lecture: Monetary Policy in Italy • Guest Lecture: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Export Credit in Italy • Guide for full day, meals on your own

May 14

Tuesday

• Full day of business tours in Rome: • Guest Lecture: Italian Banking Systems and Measures to Counter the Lquidity Crisis and Anti-Money Laundering and Bank Regulatory Measures with the Dir. of Research BNL - BNP Paribas • Guest Lecture: Government Agnecies and Tax Evasion with the Guardia di Finanza • Guide for full day, meals on your own

May 15

Wednesday

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Full day of business tours in Rome: Guest Lecture and Business Visit Vatican Museum visit Group dinner

May 16

Thursday

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Half day of class in Rome meeting room Afternoon transfer to Florence Hotel check in Guest Lecture: GAAP - IFRS Conversion with Price Waterhouse Coopers

May 17

Friday

• Business tours Florence: • Guest Lecture: Visit to Salvatore Ferragamo with the CFO of Salvatore Ferragamo ~ Visit to Salvatore Ferragamo Fashion Museum • Group lunch • Guide for a full day

• Visit to San Lorenzo Church and complex

May 18

Saturday

• Free day in Flornece

Thursday

• Hidden Florence tour

May 19

Sunday

June 24

Monday

• San Giovanni: Florence Festival – Fireworks and Festivities

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June 27

Thursday

• Chianti countryside Italian meal

May 20

Monday

June 30

Sunday

• Departure

• Business tours Torino: ~ Business visit Guest Lecture: Cultural Differences Between the North and South in Italy • Private coach and guide for a full day

May 21

Tuesday

• Business tours Torino: ~ Vineyard and Estate tour and tasting ~ Visit to Slow Food International Study Center • Group lunch • Private coach and guide for a full day • Farewell aperitivo

May 22

Wednesday

• AM transfer by private coach to airport for departure

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Transfer to Torino in AM Hotel check in Group lunch Program / city orientation

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REFERENCES UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI (OLE MISS) Laurel Lambert Associate Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management “Having the program in Florence was wonderful. At this point I wouldn’t consider having it anywhere else.... Danielle did an exceptional job and I look forward to working with her and SAI next year.”

TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY Lizabeth Mullins Interim Dean, College of Agriculture and Human Ecology “The entire experience was excellent! I will definitely work with SAI in the future and encourage others to do so as well. Danielle Moscou was terrific though all phases of the study tour. Our guides and tour leaders were marvelous, particularly Florinda, Claudia, and Tatiana. They anticipated our needs, were flexible yet kept us on schedule, were very well-informed and personable. Please keep them in your pool of excellent support people.

Thank you for a marvelous experience in every respect!”

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, THE NEW SCHOOL James Mendolia Interim Director, Fashion Marketing “Thanks for all of your efforts - the trip has been great and last night the students were all incredibly happy, so all worth the tiny student dramas.

The logistics for the trip were perfect. As usual, the bus companies were great - all the drivers, Tiziano and the others were very friendly and professional. Please thank them for me. The Hotels were great - this year students left passports, necklaces, wallets and credit cards in hotels and all were sent to them in the following city very quickly. Sunglasses were also found on buses and returned - needless to say the students were very thankful. Well-done and all greatly appreciated. I look forward to working with Ben in the fall to get things ready for next year. Until then, enjoy the rest of the summer and stay well.”

JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY Elizabeth Allsworth Director of Study Abroad “Working with SAI to plan a new program was smooth and organized. SAI was very open to new ideas as we merged the needs of our two institutions. I appreciated their flexibility with itinerary development, contract wording as well as student Participation Agreements...The materials provided by SAI were comprehensive and professional.”

Nick LaManna Assistant Dean, School of Technology “Program development and planning was handled extremely well through the efforts of Ben Strevens... Two of the classes in Florence were taught

by Italian professors. The instruction of graphic design and art history really provided the students with valuable information and perspective from a local professor that would not have been achieved if taught by one of our faculty.”

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