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New Zealand & Australia Winter 2024

This 2-week winter session program explores the geography of New Zealand and Australia. Coursework includes Geography Field Studies (1 unit) and Walking for Health & Fitness (1 unit) taught by GCC professors Michael Reed and Erin Calderone. The program starts with a stroll around Auckland’s waterfront and viaduct before taking the ferry to the nearby cafés of Devonport. We head south by coach to explore the world-famous glow worm caves in Waitomo, the Hobbiton movie set in Matamata and the Te Puia thermal park in Rotorua. We then fly to Queenstown the ‘adrenaline capital of the world’, with lovely lakeside and mountain hikes and a wonderful day trip to Milford Sound. Our last leg of the journey takes us to Sydney, Australia where we explore the city’s landscape including the bridge and opera house, the famous beaches of Bondi and Coogee and a day trip to the Blue Mountains.

KEY DATES

Jan 26, 2024 Depart LAX to Auckland (AKL)

Jan 28, 2024 Arrive Auckland

Jan 30, 2024 Coach tour to Rotorua

Jan 31, 2024 Fly to Queenstown

Feb 05, 2024 Fly to Sydney

Feb 09, 2024 Return SYD to LAX, arriving the same day

$2,250

Program Fee Includes:

Accommodations in hotels, backpackers and apartments with 2 students per bedroom.

  • 2 nights Auckland
  • 1 night Rotorua
  • 5 nights Queenstown
  • 4 nights Sydney

Group airport transfers and coach transportation.
Side trips to Waitomo Caves, Hobbiton, Te Puia, Skyline Gondola, Milford Sound, Blue Mountains and Bondi Beach
Daily breakfast, welcome dinner and farewell dinner

Price Does Not Include:

  • Airfare from LAX-Auckland and Sydney-LAX plus the two regional flights from Auckland-Queenstown and Queenstown-Sydney ($1,700)
  • GCC tuition for 2 units of coursework (non-residents are required to pay out-of-state fees)
  • Mandatory travel insurance (estimated $100 depending on coverage limits and age)
  • Textbooks
  • Most meals and beverages
  • Visas (needed for all travelers)
  • Any Covid-19 quarantine expenses or testing for airlines and country entry requirements (if needed)
  • Personal expenses
  • Excursions and entry fees beyond those listed
  • Anything not specified as “included”

Date Required
First-come, first-served Application & Interview
Within 10 days after acceptance into program Deposit of $750 due
Once minimum number of participants is attained (likely late spring 2023)
 Coordinate with Prof. Leaver to purchase airfare
September 15, 2023
 Final payment of $1,500 for the travel portion of the program
November 2023 Payment for the 2 units of coursework

If you cancel, all payments are considered non-refundable. However, if we find a qualified replacement for your spot a refund will be issued minus any non-recoverable costs.

Space is limited to approximately 24 students, so act quickly.

Additional charges may be incurred for late payments or returned checks.

The course(s) that are offered as part of the program are usually transferable to the University of California and California State University. Check with your academic advisor for possible exceptions.

Students must enroll in both courses offered as part of this program (2 credit units).

Geography 160: Geography Field Studies (1 unit) taught by Prof. Michael Reed

P.E. 295: Walking for Health & Fitness (1 unit) taught by GCC Prof. Erin Calderone.

Prof. Beth Kronbeck, Professor of Ethnic Studies and History

E-mail: ekronbec@glendale.edu

Students are required to complete a formal application. The application includes a character reference, an academic reference and personal information. Complete applications with the required deposits are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Most participants will be 18 years or older. Accommodations can be made for those under 18 with parental permission and recommendation from a counselor.

A pre-departure conference with each student by the Study Abroad program director must be held. When a concern is raised, an instructor can ask the Study Abroad Director to conduct the conference before a student is admitted to a program.

Students should have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and no history of disciplinary action at GCC or any other campus. Exceptions may be granted by the Study Abroad Director.

Students will be notified promptly in writing should they not be accepted into a program.

Program participants will be required to sign the forms “General Release of Liability” and “Assumption of Risk for Participation in Voluntary Activity.”

Students do not need to have a declared major in the classes they are taking abroad and there are no language prerequisite for the programs unless a specific course has its own requirement.