Category: Jan Plan

Bruce Rueger, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of  Geology
Geology of Bermuda Jan Plan, Bermuda
January 2016

Follow Jan Plan in Bermuda by reading Bruce Rueger’s JanPlan Geology and Natural History of Bermuda Blog.

View Bermuda – GoPro a video by Gerry Nvule ’19

GE279  Geology of Bermuda.  Course description: Students will learn how the island of Bermuda, subjected to a variety of geologic processes, has evolved over the past two million years. They will be exposed to the scientific method and how geologists study the Earth, its materials, and its processes. During field and laboratory observations, students will investigate how organisms, including humans, and sedimentary processes have shaped Bermuda; how sediment is formed, moved, consolidated, and lithified; and the interrelationships between geology and biology. They will gain an appreciation of the complexities of living on an island and the anthropogenic impacts on a fragile ecosystem.

Professor Raffael Scheck, Audrey Wade Hittinger Katz and Sheldon Toby Katz Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, History Department
The Western Front in World War 1:  Jan Plan, Dijon, France
January 2016

HI297C  The Western Front in World War I:  Course description:  The western front was the stage of the bloodiest days ever experienced by the French, German, British, Canadian, and American armies. It brought together soldiers and military laborers from all over the world and became a symbol of modern war. Begins with a week-long introduction at Colby and then moves to Dijon (France) for the remaining three weeks. Focus is on readings of war accounts and the interpretations of historians. Includes an excursion to the key battle sites and a day trip to the French Army Museum in Paris. Taught in English. Students will stay with host families in Dijon. Continue reading “A Jan Plan Snapshot, The Western Front in World War 1, by Raffael Scheck”

Professor Marina Davies
French III (Paris) Jan Plan, Paris, France
January 2016

FR127J  French III (Paris):  Course description:  An intensive version of the last course in the required language sequence, held in Paris, France. Students not only learn French (developing their speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing abilities), they use French to learn, doing analytical work related to France’s past (using Louis Malle’s screenplay and filmAu Revoir les enfants as a point of departure) and France’s present (through class excursions). Students also learn to adapt to a foreign culture while immersed in a French-speaking environment.  Continue reading “Jan Plan in Paris, A Snapshot by Marina Davies”