Friday, March 18, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Depart from Groton School Sunday 4:00 PM
Mr. Giampetruzzi, Ms. Martin Nelson and Dr. Nelson will accompany a group of students on this year’s Groton School Educational Opportunity in Rome and Italy. We are very excited about our itinerary which will bring students into close contact with some of the most famous, beloved and captivating attractions of the ancient Roman world - Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii, Capri, Cumae, the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, the Roman Forum, the Capitoline Museum and Campidoglio, the Campus Martius (Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Theater of Pompey, Largo Argentina), San Clemente, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla, the Appian Way, Horace’s Villa, Villa Borghese, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Populo, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museum, and other places of historic and cultural significance.
This tour aims to transcend the ordinary Roman sight-seeing routine by integrating a focused yet light curriculum of relevant history and literature with a view to enriching and contextualizing each experience for all participants. Each excursion will include an informative lecture and discussion session, coupled with readings, tailored specifically to the sites visited. Students will also have time to discover and enjoy the beauty and vibrancy of notable Roman neighborhoods before gathering together each evening for delightful and delicious family-style dinners. Although our focus will be the ancient Roman world, our lectures, conversations, and perambulations will afford us the opportunity to survey the legacy of this marvelous culture; moreover, we will not fail to appreciate the innumerable charms and fascinations of modern Rome, the VRBS AETERNA. Students should be prepared for lots of walking. The trip is open to all Groton students, not just those currently studying Latin!
Mr. Giampetruzzi, Ms. Martin Nelson and Dr. Nelson will accompany a group of students on this year’s Groton School Educational Opportunity in Rome and Italy. We are very excited about our itinerary which will bring students into close contact with some of the most famous, beloved and captivating attractions of the ancient Roman world - Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii, Capri, Cumae, the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, the Roman Forum, the Capitoline Museum and Campidoglio, the Campus Martius (Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Theater of Pompey, Largo Argentina), San Clemente, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla, the Appian Way, Horace’s Villa, Villa Borghese, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Populo, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museum, and other places of historic and cultural significance.
This tour aims to transcend the ordinary Roman sight-seeing routine by integrating a focused yet light curriculum of relevant history and literature with a view to enriching and contextualizing each experience for all participants. Each excursion will include an informative lecture and discussion session, coupled with readings, tailored specifically to the sites visited. Students will also have time to discover and enjoy the beauty and vibrancy of notable Roman neighborhoods before gathering together each evening for delightful and delicious family-style dinners. Although our focus will be the ancient Roman world, our lectures, conversations, and perambulations will afford us the opportunity to survey the legacy of this marvelous culture; moreover, we will not fail to appreciate the innumerable charms and fascinations of modern Rome, the VRBS AETERNA. Students should be prepared for lots of walking. The trip is open to all Groton students, not just those currently studying Latin!
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