Educational Travel, Tours, and Learning Vacations in the U.K. and Ireland

Conservation Work Week Trees for Life is an award winning conservation charity based in the Scottish Highlands, working to restore the Caledonian forests. Join us on a Work Week and help us plant 250,000 trees as part of the United Nations Seven Billion Trees campaign! Conservation work includes: tree planting, non-native tree removal, habitat restoration, seed collection, survey work and more, in a variety of stunning locations. Work Weeks run Saturday to Saturday, March to June and September to November. All food and accommodation is provided. Minimum donation £60pw. Volunteers must be 18+. No previous experience needed, but reasonable level of fitness required.
	Dates: There are 2 Work Week seasons a year – spring and autumn. Spring runs from March to May, autumn runs from September to November. Cost: £60 - £300, depending on income. Contact: Rosie Black, Trees for Life, The Park, Findhorn Bay, Forres, Moray, Scotland. IV36 1ND. Tel.: (0044) 1309 691444 Email: rosie@treesforlife.org.uk Website: www.treesforlife.org.uk
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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.

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.

Contact: timetolearn@cityandguilds.com, www.timetolearn.org.uk

Contact: chris@kerryfiddles.com, www.kerryfiddles.com

London-Milan: Dual City Summer Sessions
Combine Study and Work in England and Italy
Study Fashion Design for Beginners
Between 29 June and 24 July 2009 you can make the most of both London, England and Milan, Italy by enrolling in a unique two- or four-week course in either fashion, graphics, interiors, event or product design. If you are a beginner and wish to build a portfolio and sample a real design school atmosphere or an experienced student or professional who wishes to build upon existing skills there will be a course in our 2009 program for you.
Study Fashion Styling for Beginners
Trend reports and mood-boards, Mannequin experiments, working with photographers, preparing a shoot and critiquing the work, industry project and research presentation, final presentation of finished project, museum visits, market visits and lectures from guest speakers.
Study Graphics in Fashion for Beginners
Graphic design, typography and image making, maintaining sketchbooks, logotypes, research trips in typography, photography and illustration. Museum drawing trip. Final group critique of all projects.
Study Interior Design for Beginners
In London you will work on one project that is brand related which will enable you to access a palate of materials, colours and textures with which to design. Practical design exercises will be accompanied by applying new skills to the brief. In Milan your project work will also include making a presentation as a designer and a member of a team with the support of a model and/or a short story in digital format, and reporting the importance of research and teamwork.
Study Photography and the Moving Image for Beginners
Primitive photography, introduction to darkroom printing and experimental techniques, understanding film and papers, history and theory of photography and discussions on the aesthetics of image making, introduction to digital photography, introduction to simple animation and narrative.
Study Product Design for Beginners
Research skills, creative thinking and design skills, working in groups, drawing, model-making, presentation skills, including verbal and digital communication.
Cool Hunting in London and Milan
The objective of the course is to experience London and Milan with a like-minded group and to gain confidence in expressing and experimenting with your ideas. The course is therefore aimed at students who have a natural curiosity, like to travel, and have an interest in design and fashion.
Creating a Fashion Collection in London and Milan
The course in London is where you will work with tutors from the famous fashion department of Central Saint Martins in creating new designs, investigating trends, exploring London's rich fashion culture and sharing your experiences with your peers. It will be an opportunity to spend time on a personal project related to your profession, designing a new collection, reviewing past work or simply returning to the studio to get creative.
Study Interior Design for Retail and Hotels in London and Milan
Creating visually stimulating environments, Graphics and signage, model-making, product-handling, history of mannequins and dressing and handling. Visits include Adel Rootsteins factory and showroom, proportion factory and showroon, concorde graphics, iGuzzini, Materials Lab and Madame Tussauds design studio. In Milan: lectures and case histories: hotel design, materials and trends, spa design, furniture design, and lighting for hotels. Visits to innovative hotels. Design workshops.

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.

The Fortieth Annual Oxford/Berkeley Program, U.C.Berkeley Extension
Live in Merton College and take a variety of seminars ranging from Churchill to Shakespeare this summer.

Website: www.unex.berkeley.edu/oxford/