Daily Schedule

Please note: These events are subject to change

Excursions (included in program costs)

Tour of St. Petersburg, Peter and Paul Fortress, the Hermitage, Russian Museum, St. Isaac Cathedral, Dostoevsky Museum, trips to Tsarskoe Selo, to Petrodvorets (Peterhof Palace and Parks), and an overnight trip to Novgorod. Trip to Moscow (optional at additional cost). Each week will feature at least two excursions to museums, parks, and other sites of interest.

Sample Week Schedule

Monday
9:00- 10:20 - Intensive Russian language course
10: 30- 11:50 Intensive Russian language course
Noon--lunch
Free time
6: 00-9:00 Trip to the Mariinsky Theater to see Russian ballet

Tuesday
9:00- 10:20 Intensive Russian language course
10: 30- 11:50 Intensive Russian language course
Noon--1:00 lunch
1:30- 2:50 Russian Culture course, lecture on Russian National Identity
Free time

Wednesday
9:00- 10:20 Intensive Russian language course
10: 30- 11:50 Intensive Russian language course
Noon--lunch
Free time

Thursday
9:00- 10:20 Intensive Russian language course
10: 30- 11:50 Intensive Russian language course
Noon--1:00 lunch
1:30- 2:50 Russian Culture course, lecture on Peter the
Great
Free time

Friday
10:00-10:50 Intensive Russian language
11:00-11:50 "St. Petersburg: A Window on Russia"
noon-1:00 lunch
2:00-4:30 Study tour around the city of St. Petersburg

Saturday-Sunday
an overnight trip to Novgorod