(Some of) the London Summer School Excursions for 2023!

Some of the highlights this coming summer:

A tour of the famous Houses of Parliament!

Watching the King’s Guard march to Buckingham Palace!

A Shakespearean play at the Globe Theatre!

Viewing the Rosetta Stone, the Sutton Hoo treasure, Egyptian mummies, and much, much more at the British Museum!

Visit some of the world’s most amazing museums and art galleries (like the National Gallery)!

A day out to historic Hampton Court Palace!

A day trip to to see prehistoric Stonehenge!

More excursions will be announced in due course… stay tuned!

Classes for Summer 2023 Are Published!

We have the classes determined for this coming Summer in London!

Students take two classes, one from each time slot (each are 4 credits, for a total of 8 credits):

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM:

MUSC 105: “Music and Art in Contemporary London” [F5 pending] (Dr. Ryann Donnelly, University of Sussex)

ENGL 265: “Gender and Identity in Modern Literary London” [F4, F9] (Dr. Michelle Meinhart, Trinity-Laban)

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM:

HUM 201 (Search): “Class, Identity, and Art in Britain” [F1] (Dr. Vanessa Rogers, Rhodes College)

ENGL 265: “The Bawdy Politic: Literature and Culture of the English Restoration”[F4 and F9 pending] (Dr. Kelly Malone, Sewanee, University of the South)

Note: The English courses are available for 300-level credit by prior approval of the Chair of the English Department at Rhodes College.

(Rhodes students: All seminars are Rhodes courses and will hold Foundation credits. You will also receive the F11 for Study Abroad.)

Another Side of Britain?

Have you seen the 2022 tourism video for Britain? It features a lot of quirky off-the-beaten-path activities in the U.K., including the Dare Skywalk at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium (yikes!) and the floating hot tubs off of Canary Wharf (wow!). Check it out here:

A few other wild things you might want to try in London this summer:

Discover a tiny hidden island in the Thames, Eel Pie Island

Climb up to the top of the O2 Arena for some amazing views

Take some parkour lessons

The first virtual reality arcade is here in Camden!

Sign up for a one-of-a-kind scavenger hunt / crime puzzle outing with your friends

Visit an actual curiosity shop (very Victorian-inspired – and creepy!)