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scholar enrichment programs
Challenge Discovery
This three-day weekend in early September allows first year Scholars to
focus on getting to know each other through a series of team-building exercises
and challenges on a high-ropes course. Scholars approach the weekend
with different skill levels and a wide range of experience, but return to
Grounds as an energized cohort.
Foreign Travel
Rising third year Scholars embarked on three-week-long travel study abroad
trips to London, China and Tanzania. They were granted additional financial
support to fund travel for two additional weeks anywhere in the world.
A. The Culture of London: Past and Present
Led by Jon Readey (T.A.) and U.Va. Professors of English Michael Levenson
and Clare Kinney, and held in Regent’s College, London.
The Culture of London is an interdisciplinary summer program designed for students
interested in encountering the cultural variety and historical importance of
one of the world’s great cities. Alongside a selection of readings in the history, literature,
and urban experience of London, the program takes full advantage of the
extraordinary resources of the city. Through regular visits to theaters and galleries,
museums and monuments, students have the opportunity to acquire not only an
academic understanding of a complex culture, but also the powerfully immediate
experience of personal discovery that is at the heart of international study.
B. Many Chinas
Led by Brantly Womack, U.Va. professor of politics (Comparative Government
and International Relations) and East Asia Center faculty member.
“China” is only one short word, but as
a culture and as a political entity its
reality is remarkably diverse. The focus
of this trip was to experience China’s
diversity. The journey began in
Taiwan—certainly a Chinese culture,
but separated politically from the
Chinese mainland since 1895. Next
the group flew across the Taiwan
Strait (something only possible in the
last year) to Xiamen in Fujian Province,
and boarded a bus for a five-day
exploration of China’s rural interior.
Highlights included climbing Heng
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