Trips are included in tuition costs. A primary reason for this unique program is to offer students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to study abroad the chance to live in and explore a culture other than their own. Equally important is the shared learning experiences students enjoy at the Villa, as they live and study together in a small, closely- knit community. Finally, working together with Professor Cardaci, students have the opportunity to improve their critical reading skills and develop their creative and analytic writing potential as well. As a final project, students are required to share a major piece of writing, which might be a personal or travel essay, a short story, a group of poems, or an analytic essay on Florentine art, architecture or society.
Students are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to and from Italy.
Back to Contents Back to Summer Programs Back to SSCE Application Application Procedure While ideally suited for students interested in the Italian language and culture, the program is open to all undergraduate and graduate students with a serious interest in writing and in literature. The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, March 14, 2001. All non-Georgetown University applicants must have their dean's or registrar's signature on the bottom of the application to be considered for admission. When I dream of rambling rooms and intimate corners, I am staking a claim on what the dream allows me to believe is a possible future.