By Daily Press staff
Santa Monica College will present an information meeting at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, on its summer study tour to Costa Rica and Panama, which will include river rafting, jungle canopy adventures and city tours.
The free presentation will be held in room 151 of the SMC science complex, 1900 Pico Blvd. The three-week study program — from July 10 to Aug. 1 — will include classes in marine biology and intercultural communication, with seven transferable academic units earned. The biology class is taught by SMC professor Garen Baghdasarian and the communication class by Professor Nancy Grass Hemmert.
The program will include excursions to the Maleku Indigenous Reservation and the cities of Fortuna, Monteverde and San Jose; snorkeling the coral reefs in Panama, a tour of the jungle canopy, river rafting and more.
The cost of the program is $2,495, which includes round-trip airfare, accommodation, some meals, transfers and transportation by deluxe motor coach, and tours. The cost does not include registration fees, which are $26 per unit for California residents.
For information, call (310) 434-8782 or (310) 434-8222.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 3, 2006. Read the original PDF.