Spanish Language & Culture
2010/2011 Year - Early Start - Calendar

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Below is a basic calendar for this program. A detailed calendar will be provided to students upon arrival. Please note, dates are subject to change with no prior notification. Contact CEA prior to purchasing airline tickets.

Dates	Events
Aug 30, 2010	Arrival/Program Begins Official Program Start Date. Students must arrive at the Granada airport by 6.00pm on this date in order to be eligible for airport pickup. Transfer to housing
Aug 31, 2010	Cultural Activity Bus City Sightseeing
Aug 31, 2010	Orientation Mandatory CEA Orientation will be held.
Sep 01, 2010	Cultural Activity Practical City Tour
Sep 01, 2010	Cultural Activity Sports facilities Tour
Sep 01, 2010	Placement Exam Placement Exam for Language & Culture Studies will be held on this day.
Sep 02, 2010	Classes Begin Introductory Month Classes begin at Centro de Lenguas Modernas (CLM) on this day.
Sep 03, 2010	Excursion CEA Excursion to the Arab Neighbourhood Albaycin and a Tea House stop to try the Arab tea.
Sep 07, 2010	Orientation Mandatory Volunteering & Exchanges Meeting will be held
Sep 16, 2010	Cultural Activity Exchange with Spaniards
Sep 24, 2010	Welcome Reception All students Lunch: Meet all your CEA mates
Sep 26, 2010	Cultural Activity Visit to LA ALHAMBRA
Sep 28, 2010	Orientation Cultural & Social Activities Meeting will be held
Sep 29, 2010	Classes End Introductory Month last day of classes.
Sep 29, 2010 - Oct 04, 2010	School Break Introductory Month classes end on September 29th. Semester classes begin on Octuber 4th.
Oct 04, 2010	Classes Begin Semester Classes begin at Centro de Lenguas Modernas on this day.
Oct 06, 2010	Excursion CEA Excursion to Huerta de San Vicente & Parque García Lorca
Oct 08, 2010 - Oct 10, 2010	Excursion CEA Excursion to Morocco.
Oct 12, 2010	Holiday Pilar Festival (National Holiday). No classes will be held.
Oct 13, 2010	Cultural Activity Exchange with Spaniards
Oct 15, 2010	Make-Up Class Mandatory Class for all students
Oct 22, 2010	Make-Up Class Mandatory Class for all students
Oct 22, 2010	Excursion CEA Excursion to Carmen de los Mártires
Oct 27, 2010	Cultural Activity Enjoy our delicious Churros con Chocolate, a very typical Spanish breakfast and snack.
Nov 01, 2010	Holiday All Saints Day. No classes will be held.
Nov 05, 2010	Make-Up Class Mandatory Class for all students
Nov 05, 2010 - Nov 07, 2010	Excursion Optional CEA Excursion to London at an additional fee. The deadline for students to signup is 9/1/2010.
Nov 11, 2010	Cultural Activity Flamenco or Cultural Show (Date may vary based on availability)
Nov 12, 2010	Make-Up Class Mandatory Class for students taking 45 hours courses
Nov 17, 2010	Cultural Activity Exchange with Spaniards Meeting
Nov 19, 2010 - Nov 21, 2010	Excursion CEA Excursion to Barcelona.
Nov 25, 2010	Cultural Activity Thanksgiving Lunch
Dec 03, 2010	Excursion CEA Excursion to the gypsy neighbourhood Sacromonte.
Dec 06, 2010	Holiday Constitution Day (National Holiday). No classes will be held.
Dec 08, 2010	Holiday Inmaculate Conception (National Holiday). No classes will be held.
Dec 10, 2010	Make-Up Class Mandatory Class for students taking 45 hours courses
Dec 10, 2010	Farewell Reception CEA Farewell Reception will be held at a local Restaurant.
Dec 13, 2010 - Dec 16, 2010	Final Exams Final exams will be held at Centro de Lenguas Modernas
Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 31, 2011	Classes Begin Optional Language & Culture Intensive Course begins
Feb 01, 2011	Cultural Activity Bus City Sightseeing.
Feb 01, 2011	Welcome Reception CEA Group Lunch to meet all your CEA mates.
Feb 02, 2011	Cultural Activity Visit to LA ALHAMBRA.
Feb 03, 2011	Cultural Activity Visit to the CATHEDRAL and ROYAL CHAPEL. Paseo de los Tristes Walking Tour and Visit to the ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM.
Feb 04, 2011	Cultural Activity Visit to SAN JERONIMO MONASTERY, Paseo del Triunfo Walking Tour and visit to LA CARTUJA.
Feb 05, 2011	Cultural Activity Visit to the GRANADA SCIENCE PARK.
Feb 07, 2011	Classes Begin Classes begin at Centro de Lenguas Modernas (CLM) on this day.
Feb 09, 2011	Excursion CEA Excursion to HUERTA DE SAN VICENTE and PARQUE GARCIA LORCA.
Feb 18, 2011	Excursion CEA DAYTRIP to RONDA (MALAGA).
Feb 23, 2011	Cultural Activity Linguistic Exchange with Spaniards to improve your Spanish and make Spanish friends.
Feb 28, 2011	Holiday Regional Holiday. No classes will be held.
Mar 02, 2011	Cultural Activity Enjoy our Spanish tradicional breakfast CHOCOLATE CON CHURROS.
Mar 04, 2011	Make-Up Class Mandatory Class for all students
Mar 09, 2011	Cultural Activity Flamenco or Cultural Show (date may vary depending on tickets availibility).
Mar 11, 2011 - Mar 12, 2011	Excursion CEA Excursion to Córdoba and Seville.
Mar 16, 2011	Cultural Activity Linguistic Exchange with Spaniards to improve your Spanish and make Spanish friends.
Mar 18, 2011	Excursion CEA Excursion to SACROMONTE, cave neighbourhood.
Mar 25, 2011	Excursion CEA Excursion to El Carmen de los Mártires.
Apr 01, 2011 - Apr 03, 2011	Excursion CEA Excursion to Morocco
Apr 06, 2011	Cultural Activity Linguistic Exchange with Spaniards to improve your Spanish and make Spanish friends.
Apr 08, 2011	Make-Up Class Mandatory Class for all students
Apr 15, 2011 - Apr 24, 2011	School Break School is closed for Spring Break. No classes will be held.
May 02, 2011	Holiday Local Holiday in Granada. No classes will be held.
May 06, 2011 - May 08, 2011	Excursion Optional CEA International trip to Lagos, Portugal at an additional fee.
May 13, 2011	Farewell Reception CEA Farewell Reception will be held at a local Restaurant.
May 13, 2011	Make-Up Class Mandatory Class for students taking 45 hours courses
May 19, 2011 - May 24, 2011	Final Exams Final exams will be held at Centro de Lenguas Modernas.
May 25, 2011	Program Ends/Move-Out Official Program End Date. Students must move out of housing no later than this day.