Three Week Summer Program 2018 June 23rd to July 13th
Bridgewater State University - south of Boston, Massachusetts
WHO Director: Prof. James Dobreff, Prof. of Latin at UMass Boston
Instructional Director: Prof. Christophe Rico (Director of the Polis Institute)
Staff: Prof. Christophe Rico with three assistant instructors
WHAT
A unique opportunity to significantly improve your ability to read ancient and Koine Greek by learning to use the language actively. A three week program for all levels of Greek students to improve reading skills by actively speaking, writing and reading Greek. From Monday through Friday in each week students will attend sessions for six hours a day. All instruction and practice during the sessions will be in Koine Greek. Students are encouraged to live in campus housing (modern dormitories with private rooms) during the instruction week. Students will also have the opportunity to socialize and participate in other activities while speaking Koine Greek. Assistant instructors will have four hours of activities for Saturdays. No formal instruction on Sundays.
WHERE + Transportation
Bridgewater State University, 131 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA 02325. A picturesque campus with modern dormitories and classroom located 34 miles south of Boston and 37 miles north east of Providence, Rhode Island. Public transportation runs from Boston Logan Airport via trains at South Station or directly by train from South Station in Boston on the Middleborough/Lakeville Commuter Line.
COST & SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS
Tuition: $1,400 for three weeks (Monday - Friday) of instructions for six hours per day. $100 scholarships available for graduate students; $200 scholarship for undergraduates and teachers of Middle School & High School. $500 for financial hardship. Free Room and Board for Interns. Contact Dir. James Dobreff at jad200@gmail.com if you are interested in scholarship or one of our two internships for Active Greek.
Room and Board: Prices to be determined by Bridgewater State University.
SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS: Polis The Jerusalem Institute of Language and Humanities , The Classical Association of Massachusetts , Department of Classical and Religious Studies, The University of Massachusetts Boston