The Ancient World 2017/18
Online from 18th December 2017
On site 30th June to 14th July 2018 (15 days)
Ages 11 to 15
Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Athens – flight to Heraklion
Day 2 Morning: Knossos; Afternoon: Phaistos Agia Triada
Day 3 Morning: Heraklion Museu
Day 4 Morning: Ferry to Peloponnese; Afternoon: Travel to Tolon
Day 5 Morning and afternoon: Mycenae, Tiryns, Argive Heraion
Day 6 Epidavros
Day 7 Morning Bassae; Afternoon: Arrive Olympia
Day 8 Morning: Olympia; Afternoon: Travel to Delphi
Day 9 Morning: Site of Delphi Delphi Museum; Afternoon: Recreation in Delph
Day 10 Morning: Olympia; Afternoon: Travel to Delphi
Day 11 Pella Lefkada Vergina
Day 12 Travel to Athens via Thermopylae and Gla
Day 13 Agora and Agora Museum; Acropolis and Acropolis Museum
Day 14 National Archaeological Museum (also known as: Athens Museum); Sounion - parents' day and presentation
Day 15 Return to Shanghai
Mr David Symington is our Director of Liberal Arts and course leader for Classical Studies, Great Books, World History and History of Thought. He is a broadcast journalist and newsreader and a Masters graduate and PhD candidate in Chinese Philosophy at Fudan University. He read Classics at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Mr Phillip Harrison is Head of Classics at Merchant Taylors' School, London, having previously taught Classics at Highgate School and at Harrow. He has previously organised several school trips to Greece and Italy. He read Classics at Christ Church College, Oxford. Mr. Harrison is a former colleague of Mr. Symington's, having taught together in Xinjiang, China, soon after graduation from the University of Oxford.
Support Staff Our support team are responsible for pastoral care, offering supportive and nurturing guidance, led by Cameron Parsons, an experienced Studio supervisor. Aside from managing itineraries, routes, and health and safety, Cameron and his team provide quality input during independent study, as well as offering cultural reference points for students to make the most of their learning. Additionally, we assure all parents that there will always be a mix of male and female staff members should a student have an issue with which they only feel comfortable approaching someone of their own gender.