News Release
January 7, 2008
For Immediate Release
Dufferin-Peel Catholic board offers opportunity to experience Italy while earning summer credits
High school students are invited to participate in a learning experience that combines the sites and sounds of Italy with courses that count towards high school credit. Ciao Italia, a program organized by the Global Learning Institute (the facet of Adult and Continuing Education at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board responsible for international studies) in partnership with Calabria International Tours, takes students through cities including Rome, Pompeii and Vatican City, exposing them to some of the best that Italy has to offer.
The program runs from June 29 - July 23, 2008. Students have three courses from which to choose:
English Courses:
ENG3U—English (Grade 11)
ENG4U—English (Grade 12)
Italian Courses:
LWICU—Italian (Intermediate)
The cost for the program is $4,600 and includes:
- Return airfare;
- Tour transportation;
- Accommodation and classroom facilities;
- Breakfast and dinner, daily and lunch when not traveling on excursions;
- Instruction by a Dufferin-Peel Ontario qualified teacher;
- Excursions;
- All study tours as part of the instructional program for the course.
An important information meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 301 at the board’s Catholic Education Centre, 40 Matheson Boulevard West, Mississauga.
Application and deposit deadline for Ciao Italia is Friday, January 25, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/CNE/Global+Learning/Ciao+Italia+2008.htm or contact the Adult and Continuing Education Office at 905-891-9263 ext. 37955.
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For more information, contact: Doris Ruiz, Adult and Continuing Education
(905) 891-9263, ext. 37955
Nancy Marshall, Communications Officer
(905) 890-0708, ext. 24278
(416) 540-8126