Educational Travel, Tours, and Learning Vacations in the U.K. and Ireland
 
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If you do not see the program you want, look under Worldwide for Adult Education programs located in several different regions.
Contact the program directors to confirm costs, dates, and other details (Disclaimer).
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University of Cambridge International Summer Schools
Enjoy a period of summer study in the beautiful and historic city of Cambridge, England. Choose from seven different Summer School programmes, lasting from 10 days to 6 weeks in duration. Anyone over the age of 18 and fluent in English is welcome on the programmes, which are all taught by leading experts in their fields. Participants have the chance to live in one of the Cambridge University Colleges and enjoy a package of lectures, small-group classes, activities and excursions. Specialist Summer Schools are offered in Art History, History, Literature, Science and English Legal Methods alongside two multidisciplinary programmes which offer a variety of subject areas from which participants choose according to their interest.
Dates: Programmes run in July and August. Various start dates apply.
Cost: Varies according to the length and type of programme chosen. Please see our web site for full details.
Contact: International Division, Univ. of Cambridge, Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge CB3 8AQ UK; Tel: +44 (0) 1954 280398.
Email: intenq@cont-ed.cam.ac.uk.
Web Site: www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk/IntSummer.
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Adventure Ireland
A choice of program options including English Language Teaching, Team Development, Irish Studies, Irish History, Irish Literature, Social and Cultural Customs, Irish Politics, Conflict resolution, Geographical Studies, Ecostudies, Marketing and Tourism Studies, Gaelic Language, Computer Training. Located in Dublin City or Donegal on the Atlantic Coast, you may stay with families or in residences.
Contact: www.adventure-ireland.com, info@adventure-ireland.com.
UC Berkeley Extension
Oxford/Berkeley Program
This three-week program is an Oxford education in microcosm. You select one intensive seminar with no more than 12 participants taught by an English don. You live and study at historic Merton College in the heart of Oxford in the month of July.
Contact: travel@unex.berkeley.edu, www.unex.berkeley.edu/travel
Biblical Archaeology Society
Learn from 2 eminent Bible scholars/archaeologists while enjoying the charm of St. Edmund Hall and the historic city of Oxford. Included are 20 lecures, numerous built-in field trips (Ashmolean, Bodleian, Cambridge Univ. Library, British Museum), optional day trips to Bath and Stonehenge, and optional extended stay. Eleven days of sharing your interest in the Bible and archaeology with new friends and professors.
Contact: travel@bib-arch.org, www.biblicalarchaeology.org
British Studies at Oxford
This program of study in one of the world's most prestigious universities offers undergraduate and graduate credit in art history, business, communication, drama, education, English literature, history, and political science taught by Oxford Univ. professors. The participants live in private rooms tidied daily by the college staff, who also serve 3 bountiful and tasty meals a day in the Great Hall. Field trips are an integral part of each course as well as group trips to the theater in Stratford-upon-Avon and London.
Contact: pigott@oakland.edu, www.oakland.edu/oxford.
City & Guilds / Time to Learn
City & Guilds' online directory of adult residential learning breaks in the UK . Topics include art, crafts, computing, history, languages, literature, music, health, science and personal development. Venues include country houses and universities.
Contact: timetolearn@cityandguilds.com, www.timetolearn.org.uk
Kerry Fiddles
Irish Fiddle Holidays for Adults
Introductory courses for complete beginners as well as intermediate courses for the more advanced. Individual or group tuition. Kerry Fiddles specialise in fiddle virgins. By the end of the week you’ll be playing your first tune! Morning classes are a hoot, there’s no music theory, no pressure and no rush. Afternoons are free to explore the most beautiful part of Ireland.
Contact: chris@kerryfiddles.com, www.kerryfiddles.com
London-Milan 2008: The Dual City Summer Sessions in Design
Students, new designers and professionals from around the world are invited to enrol on the London Milan Summer Sessions for four weeks of design tuition and experimentation in July 2007. Now in its second year this unique collaboration between Central Saint Martins in London, Domus Academy and NABA in Milan enables students to study in two of Europe most inspiring cities taking complementary courses in the field of Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design or Product Design.
Contact: london@london-milan-courses.com, www.london-milan-courses.com
Travel Writing Workshops
Travel Writing Workshop
A day-long workshop for those new to travel writing or who would like to improve their writing skills.
Suitable for those who want to write articles or books, this small, intensive workshop, led by award-winning writers Dea Birkett and Rory Maclean, aims to make an editor or publisher only say 'Yes!'
Included in the day is a 'pitching session' with an editor from a national publication. Many participants get their first pieces into print as a result of pitching here.
Travel Writing Masterclass
A day-long, small, intensive travel writing workshop for those who have some experience of travel writing or have already attended the Travel Writing Workshop.
Led by tutors Dea Birkett and Rory Maclean, participants work on a piece of writing to get it to perfection. The day includes one-on-one sessions with Rory and Dea.
As one participant said, 'This single day with Dea and Rory has refocussed by whole life.'
Contact: 10 Doddington Grove, London, SE17 3TT, U.K.; 207 735 5261; getintouch@travelworkshops.co.uk; www.travelworkshops.co.uk.
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