ANU - Centre for Continuing Education
The Australian National University (ANU) Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) partnered with Active Travel many years ago. We work with the CCE by providing travel arrangements for their international and national travel education programs.
Programs and destinations include Italy, China, Vietnam, Central Australia, and Greece on regular departures studying art, crafts, history, and language amongst other topics. Most groups are small - 10 to 15 participants - allowing for excellent interaction between students and the presenter.
Current travel programs are described below and all travel related enquiries and expressions of interest should be forwarded to our ANU CCE Travel Co-ordinator, Martine Chaytow. Email Martine by clicking here.
England for time travellers: a writers’ excursion to Medieval England
Led by Gillian Polack
14 days (ex York, England), 6-19 July 2008
Cost: Approx $5635.00 (Land Only) per person twin share
Do you write (or want to write) fiction using the Middle Ages? Join Gillian in York and London in 2008. There will be seminars and excursions to learn about the Middle Ages, plus time for writing and having fun. The tour leader is Dr Gillian Polack, Medieval historian, historical fiction adviser and fiction writer. Click here for further information.
Taste of Tuscanny Tour to Montepulciano, Italy
Led by Julie Docker
14 days (ex Rome), 2-15 May 2008
Cost: $4725 (Land Only) per person twin share
The Centre for Continuing Education, The Australian National University is offering an exciting Italian Study Course in a pretty Medieval and Renaissance hill top town in Tuscany for two weeks in May 2008. We shall begin the tour in Rome with a full day tour of one of its most ancient areas, Trastevere, with an excellent local guide. Lunch in a local trattoria will be included!
You will learn Italian with Julie Docker in the Montepulciano language school, study will be informative, practical and fun, and there will be a rich cultural program including visits to a local winery producing the famous vino nobile, pecorino cheeses, prosciutto and olive tastings, and a cooking lesson where you will learn how to cook local recipes and sit down to a feast of your own making. Mmm … buono! Then, some days will be devoted to visiting important regional centres, such as Siena and La foce, Oris Origo’s famous garden, and a beautiful Medieval abbey set in the Tuscan countryside with priests singing Gregorian chants, to name just a few. Click here for further information.
Fabulous Shanghai, the Arts and Crafts of China
Led by Roy Forward
9 days from 27 September 2008 (ex Shanghai, China)
Cost: $2125 approx (land Only) per person twin share
Join Roy, a former lecturer and assistant curator at the National Gallery of Australia, and catch the historical charms of China’s biggest and most exciting city, in perfect Autumn weather. This carefully tailored tour is timed to coincide with the Shanghai Tourist Festival and the Shanghai Biennale and will include: modern and ancient Chinese art, modern and ancient architecture musical and acrobatic performances, and much more. Click here for further information.
The Greek Islands, an Easel and You
Led by Michael Winters
19 May to 2 June 2008 (ex Athens)
Cost: $4,362.00 per person (twin share) land content only
Join well-known Canberra artist Michael Winters and explore the wonders of Athens and the shimmering islands of Leros and Patmos. You can paint or draw the many ancient sites and scenes available to you, with tuition from Michael, or just enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of island living. Both professional and amateur artists are welcome, and this tour is open to all. Click here for more information.
Enquiries regarding specific CCE course content, registration procedure or of an administrative nature can only be handled by the CCE staff as Active Travel are not involved with this aspect of the programs. You can obtain a current copy of the course brochure by phoning (02) 6125 2892 or send your email enquiry to: enquiries.cce@anu.edu.au