Longwood University

October 2 & October 14:	5:30 Important Information Meetings
November 18:	Practicum Abroad Application, Study Abroad Application, Health Report, Recommendation due.
November 25:	Notification of acceptance by e-mail.
December 2:	5:30 Important Required Meeting for all accepted students, Grainger 324
December 5:	$500 deposit due to Office of Cashiering, Lancaster.
February, March, April:	Further payment deadlines and mandatory meetings will be announced.

Albarracín

May 11: Meet at Washington-Dulles Airport, Air France Airlines area, 1:30 pm*
May 12: Arrive in París; transfer to flight to Valencia; Meet host families; homestay begins.
                Lunch and afternoon rest.   Evening tapas downtown: meet in Plaza del Ayuntamiento at 7pm.
                Home for dinner at 9pm.
May 13: Practicum begins: Orientation meeting, 9:30 am at Institute of Spanish Studies.
                Go by train to school to meet teachers, tour school, begin practicum.
                5:00 Ride school bus home with kids.
                6:00 Meet group at Plaza del Ayuntamiento for a walking tour of the old center of town:
                         Palacio de Correos, Ayuntamiento, Plaza de la Reina, Catedral, Plaza de la Virgen,
                         “Calle de los Caramelos”, Torres de Serranos.
May 14:   M-F 8:15am-5:30 pm Take school bus to and from school for practicum.
May 17:    10:00 am Excursion to Albarracín, medieval walled city, and Teruel.    Return to Valencia 7 pm.
May 18:   10:00 Churros y Chocolate at Plaza de la Reina, in front of Cathedral.
                  11:00 Visit Roman ruins museum behind Cathedral.
                  12:00 Mass in the Cathedral for those interested.    Afternoon: Beach!
May 24:    10:00 Excursion to Peñíscola; tour 13th-century Castle on the sea, learn about its history
                  and ghosts. Afternoon at the beach. Return to Valencia 5:00.
May 26:    Farewell dinner (evening).
May 27:   Bus to Toledo; 2 days sightseeing, study of medieval cultures,
                  Stay at 11th-Century Castillo de San Servando.
May 29:   Bus to Madrid Airport; Flight to París. Arrival at Washington/Dulles at 6:55pm*

                                        *Flight times are approximate; exact times will be announced later.

American School of Valencia

Valencia, a quality lifestyle

The city, founded by the Romans and situated by the Mediterranean sea, is 350 kilometres from Madrid and Barcelona. It is a prime tourist centre due to its infrastructure and variety of things on offer to visitors.

Currently, Valencia is an important economic and financial centre with an international airport, port, bus station and train station, high speed trains, an underground train network as well as connections with the European motorway system.

Valencia is the third biggest city in Spain in population, with 1,000,000 inhabitants and the first city in quantities of products exported. Its prestigious University, textile industry, City of Arts and Sciences (the most important site of its kind in Europe), the Conference Hall, International Exhibition Centre (one of the most prestigious in the world) and the variety of hotels on offer, make Valencia a city where the quality of life is very high and it is a pleasure to live there all year round.

The region of Valencia (La Comunidad Valenciana), has 485 kilometres of fine sandy beaches and rocky cliffs. You can enjoy its clear waters for many months of the year as in this privileged area there is sunshine for 2,730 hours of the year and the temperature of the sea varies between 13º C minimum in winter and 29º C maximum in summer.