Postponed to Summer 2014

Attention Harry Potter Fans! Apparate with us on a spellbinding journey to England!

Trip Overview: THE MAGIC BEGINS HERE!  Study and write about the people and places that inspired JK Rowling. Visit the reptile house in London Zoo where Harry first spoke Parseltongue.  Take a guided walking tour of Harry Potter’s London. Spend the day among the sets of the actual Harry Potter films at Warner Brothers Studio London.  Explore the village of Lacock that inspired Godric’s Hollow.  Tour Oxford and see the inspiration for the great Hall of Hogwarts!  Investigate the ruins of Stoneghenge and visit Bodiam Castle, one of the few remaining moated castles.  You won’t need a Marauder’s Map for this trip. It’s sure to be a brilliant adventure!

When:  May 22, 2013-June 3, 2013
Final Cost- In-State Students-3,282   Out of State Students-3,6990
The cost includes:

  • San Juan College Tuition
  • Lodging
  • Airfare to and from the United Kingdom
  • Breakfast and Dinner
  • Entry fees

Participants will be responsible for the following costs that are NOT included in the program fee:

  • Transportation to and from Durango for departure and arrival
  • Most lunches, dinners, and snacks in the UK and en route to the UK
  • Entrance fees to optional sites or events in the UK (i.e. during free time and/or on free days)
  • Textbooks
  • Passport fees-For information on getting a passport please visit http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html.
  • Medication or vaccinations (if applicable)
  • Phone calls and other incidental expenses in London

What should you do now? 

  1. Please fill out the application – that you can follow at this link:
    http://www.sanjuancollege.edu/documents/InternationalPrograms/Student_Trip_Application.pdf
  • You can send mail to: orderofthephoenix2013@yahoo.com.   We’ve just set up this account if you want to ask general questions rather than contact one of us individually.

 Feel free also to contact one more specifically:  Kate Fulton-fultonk@sanjuancollege.edu and Alicia Skipper skippera@sanjuancollege.edu about your interest and so that we can have ongoing communication with you

  1. The plan will be developing, but you will be required to attend at least two preparation classes in the spring term.  These dates are not yet set, but will be forthcoming and you will be required to attend them and to arrange your work and obligation schedule;   These prep classes are: 
    1. To keep updated on schedules and needed business, like passports, costs, arrangements, etc.
    2. To be able to enter the United Kingdom with an understanding of the culture and history.
    3. To establish the purpose of the course
    4. To review preliminary course material.

You will need to make a deposit of $300 to hold your place in this trip by February 1, 2013.
If you’re not already an SJC student, it’s easy to become one. Anyone over 18 years of age is eligible. Visit the Enrollment Services Home Page for more information.
This course will fulfill the requirements for ENGL 299 and Psyc 299. Each course is worth 3 credits.  Students must enroll in both courses:
Course descriptions:

ENGL 299 Harry Potter’s London-Writing about People and Place Interim Summer Session 2012-Alicia Skipper, PhD-Assistant Professor of English

Goals:
This course is designed to allow students experience the wonder of the Harry Potter series in the setting that inspired the author.  Students will have the opportunity to visit the places that inspired JK Rowling’s magical London and immerse themselves within the culture.  Special emphasis will be placed upon observing the culture and people of London.  Students will be able to employ critical thinking skills and translate their observations into writing through the use of journaling, papers, and interviews. 

Objectives & Outcomes:

  • Expose students to the culture of London.
  • Engage students in works from JK Rowling and critical perspectives on her work.
  • Enable students to visit the places referenced in the works and enable them to draw comparisons as they recognize how real life imitates art.
  • Study the process of creative writing about place and people.
  • Produce original creative works that stem from experiences on the trip.

PSYC 299 - The Psychology of Harry Potter in London Interim Summer Session 2013
Instructor-Kate Fulton, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Goals:
This course is designed to allow students experience the wonder of the Harry Potter series in the setting that inspired the author.  Students will have the opportunity to visit the places that inspired JK Rowling’s magical London and immerse themselves within the culture.  The Harry Potter series includes psychological themes such as social influence, conformity, dreams, prejudice, groupthink and development.  Students will be able to employ critical thinking skills and translate their observations into writing through the use of journaling, papers, and interviews. 
Objectives & Outcomes:

  • Expose students to the culture of London.
  • Engage students in works from JK Rowling and apply psychological concepts to the characters.
  • Enable students to visit the places referenced in the works and enable them to draw comparisons as they recognize how real life imitates art.
  • Produce original creative works that stem from experiences on the trip.