coil boston study tours at bunker hill community college
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Is your school looking to have its students experience US culture? Do you want classroom seminars balanced with city excursions? Then our program may fit what you're looking for! Our programs can be done in one, two, three or four weeks. We customize programs that fit your school's learning objectives. Reserve your next short-term study tour program with Bunker Hill Community College. Check us out at www.bhcc.mass.edu/coilbostonTRANSCRIPT
Experience CoIL Bostonat Bunker Hill Community College
What is CoIL Boston?The Communities of Intercultural Learning (CoIL Boston) at Bunker Hill Community College offers short-term study tours in Boston.
US Culture
US History
English
American Hosts
Sightsee
College Classes
Beliefs, Values
Service Projects
Short-Term Study Tour Program Structure
Academic 1. Morning Seminars2. *Mixed Classes with
Professors and BHCC Students
* Depending on group size
Outside of the Classroom1. Trips around Boston
(Examples: Harvard University & MIT)
2. Learning Field Trips3. Free Time 4. Community Service
Projects5. Student Club Activities6. Experiencing daily life
and U.S. culture with hosts in homestay
Bunker Hill Community College
Founded in 1973, BHCC is the largest community college in Massachusetts and ranks among the 25 fastest growing public two-year colleges in the United States The College currently enrolls more than 14,000 students in day, afternoon, evening, late-evening, midnight, weekend, and web-based and distance-learning courses and programs each semester.
The College incorporates multicultural and international perspectives in its courses, programs and institutional climate.
Bunker Hill Community College
There are more than 800 international students who come from approximately 100 countries and speak more than 75 languages.
A representative list of the native languages spoken by students includes Arabic, Chinese, Creole, French, Haitian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
The College also has one of the state's largest course offerings in English as a Second Language.
Sample Two-Week Schedule
* With the exception of the first and last day, students pay for lunch out-of-pocket.
Monday (Day 6) Tuesday (Day 7) Wednesday (Day 8) Thursday (Day 9) Friday (Day 10)
Seminars9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Topic A
11:05 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Topic B
Attend College Classes8:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Harvard University
Campus Tour & Harvard
Square
Attend College Classes8:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Farewell Breakfast or
Lunch depending on
your departure time.
Certificate of
Completion Ceremony
Lunch Lunch* Lunch Lunch*
Independent Activity Attend College Classes2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
MIT Campus Tour Attend College Classes2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Week 2
Week 1Monday (Day 1) Tuesday (Day 2) Wednesday (Day 3) Thursday (Day 4) Friday (Day 5)
WelcomeBy College Administrator
Homestays Orientation
College Campus Tour
Program Orientation
Seminars9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Topic A
11:05 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Topic B
Seminars9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Topic A
11:05 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Topic B
Community Service
Project
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
USS Constitution &
Museum
Bunker Hill Monument
& Museum
Welcome Lunch Lunch* Lunch* Lunch*
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
& Freedom Trail Tour
Downtown Crossing &
Massachusetts State
House Tour
Boston Public Garden
and Black Heritage Trail
Independent Activity Independent Activity
Study Tour Benefits• Improve conversational and
listening English skills.
• Learn to communicate across cultures.
• Learn customs, practices, values, and beliefs of the American people.
• Make discoveries.
• Become a globally-aware citizen.
• Make new, life-long friends.
• Visit famous universities like Harvard and MIT.
Standard Homestay Features
• A fully furnished, clean and comfortable private or shared bedroom with quiet study/work space
• Linens, towels, bathing and eating areas
• Self-served continental breakfast
• Prepared dinner by the host and eaten with the host
• Local telephone, Internet access, laundry facilities, television and all utilities
• Public transportation (subway/bus) within walking distance
Welcome breakfast and lunch, as well as farewell breakfast or lunch are provided. Students pay-out-of pocket for lunch at other times.
One Week Two Weeks Three
Weeks
Four Weeks
Topical SeminarsUp to 12
hours
Up to 21
hours
Up to 30
hours
Up to 39
hours
College classesDepends on group goals and if classes are in session
p p p
Freedom Trail Tour p p p p
Faneuil Hall Marketplace p p p p
Massachusetts State House p p p p
USS Constitution & Museum p p p p
Bunker Hill Monument & Museum p p p p
Harvard and/or MIT Campus Visit p
Guided Harvard Tour With Lunch p p p
Community Service Project p p p
Black Heritage Trail p p
Trolley Tour & Inner Harbor Splash p p p
Academic Program Features
Book Your Next Study Tour in Boston!Contact Information
Jack ChanProgram ManagerCoIL BostonBunker Hill Community CollegeTel: 1 (617) 228-2157Email: [email protected]
Yang LiEast Asia Representative, CoIL BostonBunker Hill Community CollegeMobile: 1 (781) 535-7131Tel: 1 (617) 228-2157E-mail: [email protected] Number: 1474504373
Follow us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/CoILBoston
Patty BrownleePresidentGlobal ImmersionsTEL: Tel: 1 (617) 484-4055Fax: 1 (617) 321 4009Toll Free in the USA: 1 (888) 924 2712Email: [email protected]