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Each year during spring break, Notre Dame students, faculty, Alumni, staff, and friends travel together to various overseas destinations. Students earn academic credit for the trips, which serve as a supplement to classroom learning and build a sense of community.

2011 EDUCATIONAL SPRING BREAK TRIP TO ISRAEL

February 23 - March 4, 2011
Itinerary
Wed. Day 1 2/23/11 DEPARTURE - Depart from the USA.
Thurs. Day 2 2/24/11 JERUSALEM - Upon arrival at Tel Aviv Airport, meet your guide and driver. Transfer to your hotel in Jerusalem and enjoy an orientation tour. View Jerusalem from Mount of Olives, walk along the Old City ramparts, visit the Jewish Quarter and Western Wall.
Fri.
Day 3 2/25/11 		JERUSALEM -City sightseeing of Jerusalem continues today with a local guide. Sights include the Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book, the Yad VaShem Museum, a view of Parliament, Mishkenot Sha’ananim and the King David Hotel-YMCA.
Sat.
Day 4 2/26/11 		JERUSALEM-Enjoy more of Jerusalem today on your final day here. Visit Gethsemane and its olive trees believed to date back to the time of Christ, Tower of David Museum, Via Dolorosa, Grand Bazaar and Church of Holy Sepulcher. Time permitting and if available, also visit Temple Mount.
Sun.
Day 5 2/27/11 		DEAD SEA - Drive from Jerusalem to Masada and take a cable car to visit the fortress and archeological museum. Continue for a float in the Dead Sea. This evening dine and sleep in a Bedouin village in the Negev. Accommodations will be in modern cabins.
Mon.
Day 6 2/28/11 		GALILEE AREA - Drive to Bethlehem and visit the Church of the Nativity. After a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, visit Mount Beatitude, Cana, and drive to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation. This evening, sleep in a guest house on a traditional Kibbutz.
Tues. Day 7 3/1/11 GALILEE AREA - Drive north to Banias Falls. Ascend to the Golan Heights to visit the Crusader Fortress. Next, descend to the River Jordan to witness the site of baptism. Continue to Haifa.
Wed. Day 8 3/2/11 TEL AVIV - Today ,visit Mt. Carmel and Baha’i Gardens. Continue on to visit a Druze Village before heading to Tel Aviv in the early afternoon. Check in at your hotel and end the day with a visit to the historical city of Jaffa and the Neve Tzedek quarter of Tel Aviv.
Thurs. Day 9 3/3/11 TEL AVIV - Your last full day in Tel Aviv begins with a visit to the Diaspora Museum and ends with a tour of Modern Tel Aviv. The remainder of the day is free for further exploration.
Fri. Day 10 3/4/11 DEPARTURE -Depart for the USA.

Spring Break Trip 2011
Ancient and Modern Israel
February 23-March 4, 2011
10 Days

Your future is where your past is! Experience ancient and modern Israel in 2011 with Notre Dame College’s Abrahamic Center.

  • Come and explore the Holy Land from the lowest point on Earth at the Dead Sea to the lofty heights of Jerusalem, center of the three great Monotheistic faiths – Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

  • Walk in the footsteps of Jesus, as we visit Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee.

  • Enjoy the hospitality of a Bedouin tent as well as the nonstop nightlife of Tel Aviv.

 

Israel Dome

 

For more information, contact Roz-Scheer McLeod rmcleod@ndc.edu

COST OF 10 Day 2011 TRIP TO ISRAEL

Full time Notre Dame College students

$2,846.00

NDC Employees

$3,221.00

Alumni and Friends

$3,775.00

Fees include:

  • 4 * hotels
  • All breakfasts and dinners
  • Direct flights to and from Israel on Continental Airlines (through Newark)
  • All transportation within Israel
  • All transfers to hotels
  • Services of bilingual touring bus driver and tour manager
  • Entrance fees to sites listed on itinerary
  • And much more!

 

 

 

 

Ben Gurion Airport

 

 

 

 

 

2010

February 25 - March 7, 2010
Itinerary
Day 1
2/25/10		 Depart from the USA.
Day 2
2/26/10		 Dublin - Arrive in the Emerald Isle. The remainder of the day is free to unpack and relax. Why not wander across St. Stephen's Green to Grafton Street? You may hear buskers playing traditional Irish music.
Day 3
2/27/10		 Dublin - Sightseeing shows you statue-filled O'Connell Street and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Also included is a visit to Kilmainham Gaol, Ireland's most famous former jail that has held both Nationalist and Republican prisoners. In the afternoon you have time to explore the Temple Bar section of Dublin. Situated near the Liffey and the Ha'penny Bridge, Temple Bar boasts cafés, galleries and trendy shops.
Day 4
2/28/10		 Lake District - Journey across the Irish Sea to Wales. You travel through North Wales to the Lake District, where you will spend the night. Comprised of 16 lakes, the area is incredibly beautiful and mystical.
Day 5
3/1/10		 Edinburgh - Begin your morning by visiting the village of Grasmere, a favorite among Lake poets. Wordsworth lived in Dove Cottage and is buried at the local church. Notice how the countryside gets more rugged and mountainous as you continue northward to Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh.
Day 6
3/2/10		 Edinburgh - Sightseeing shows you Princes Street, Charlotte Square and Edinburgh Castle, perched high up in the old town. The afternoon is free to shop; woolens, tartans and sheepskins are an especially good value. This evening you may wish to enjoy an optional traditional Scottish Ceilidh Evening with dinner, not available prior to April 1.
Day 7
3/3/10		 York - Start the day by traveling to Hadrian's Wall, the northernmost outpost of Roman Britain and the means by which the Romans kept out marauding tribes. Continue on to the walled city of York. This evening a Ghost Tour is included if you dare!
Day 8
3/4/10		 York - Today is free to further explore the wonders of York.
Day 9
3/5/10		 London - This morning journey to London via Windsor Castle. Begun by William the Conqueror, today it is an official residence of the British Royal Family.
Day 10
3/6/10		 London - A local guide shows you St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament. Stop at Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard, if available. The afternoon is free to visit the Tower of London or shop at Harrods.
Day 11
3/7/10		 Depart for the USA. Optional Extensions and Extra Nights: Further immerse yourself in the culture and delights of England's capital with an extra night in London, including the services of your ACIS Tour Manager.

Spring Break Trip
2010
Kingdom by the Sea
February 25-March 7
11 Days

Please join us for our annual educational/cultural adventure. Enjoy 11 days in the British Isles. Bring British literature, history, and culture to life as you visit cities and lakes where famous writers lived and walked.

Meet James Joyce in Dublin, Wordsworth and Coleridge in the Lake District, the Brontës in Yorkshire, Shakespeare in Stratford, and Dickens and Chaucer in London.

Winchester Cathedral

 

Day 1 Depart from the USA. Overnight flight.
Day 2 Arrive in Dublin. Visit the James Joyce Centre and the Abbey Theatre.
Day 3 Morning sightseeing including O’Connell Street, St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Day 4 Wales and the Lake District
Day 5 Grasmere and Wordsworth’s cottage; Edinburgh
Day 6 Morning sightseeing in Edinburgh
Day 7 Visit to Hadrian’s Wall, Haworth, continuing on to York
Day 8 York
Day 9 Stratford, Windsor Castle and London
Day 10 London
Day 11 Depart for the USA
Registration has begun for the 2010 trip. The prices quoted are valid until June 1st, 2009. $150.00 registration fee will insure the price.

Full time Notre Dame College students

$2,813.00

NDC Employees

$3,223.00

Alumni and Friends

$3,723.00

 

Contact: Roz Scheer-Mc Leod rmcleod@ndc.edu 216-373-5265
Lynn Zimmerman ldzimmerman@ndc.edu 216-373-5284

 

Tower Bridge

Spring Break Trip 2009
CHINA OLD AND NEW
February 26-March 8
11 Days

Great Wall of China
Great Wall
Great Wall

Spring Break Trip to China

Select this link to see pictures of the trip.

Spring Break Trip 2008
Contrastes Del Norte
February 21-March 1 10 Days

La Sagrada Familia (The Holy Family)

La Sagrada Familia
(The Holy Family)

Select this link to see pictures of the trip.

 

The Hellenic Republic
Spring Break Trip for 2007
March 1-10, 2007 10 days

Athens

The Plaka in Athens
The Plaka in Athens

Select this link to see pictures of the trip.

Archdukes and Emperors
2006 Spring Break
March 2nd - 11th, 2006

Charles Bridge

The group made stops in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Select this link to see pictures of the trip.

A STATUE IN THE MARIENPLATZ, MUNICH

Switzerland and Italy
Spring Break, 2004

During Spring Break 2004, 15 NDC students, faculty, alumni, staff, and friends traveled on an educational, fun- filled trip through Switzerland and Italy.

The itinerary included Zurich, Lake Lucerne, Lake Garda, Verona, Venice, Florence, Pisa, San Gimignano, Assisi, Rome, Pompeii, Sorrento, Naples, and Montecassino. Select this link to see pictures of the trip.

Paris, Provence
and the Cote d'Azur
Spring Break, 2003

For the Spring Break of 2003, 12 Notre Dame College students, faculty, alumni, staff, and friends traveled on an invigorating and educational trip through France.

The itinerary included Paris, Provence, Avignon, Nîmes, Aigues-Mortes, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, and Monaco.

WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?

See photos of past trips by selecting the links below:

Renaissance Italy - '02
Great Britain/ British Isles - '01
Spain - '00
Glory of the Habsburgs - '99
Paris and French Countryside - '98
Grecian Trip -'97

 

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