Italy and Sicily
2024–25 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Congratulations on being selected to travel on the Italy and Sicily: The Legacy of the Ancient Mediterranean travel program!  This trip offers students studying Latin & The Classics, the opportunity to examine the Etruscan, Greek, Roman, medieval, renaissance and modern footprints on the Italian peninsula and in Sicily. We expect that you will return back to Deerfield with strengthened skills and global perspectives to share in future Latin and Classics classes.

 

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General Program Information:

  • Program Dates: May 27th – June 14th, 2025
  • Trip Leaders: Dan Houston & Anna Delwiche
  • Updated Itinerary: HERE
  • Program Notes:
    • Program Meeting Point: On May 27th, Students and Program leaders will meet at the Deerfield Academy Campus in front of the MSB at 3:00PM and travel together via bus to Logan International Airport in Boston, MA and will travel together via plane to Palermo, arriving on May 28th, 2025.
    • Cell Phone Policy: As part of Deerfield’s commitment to face-to-face interactions, during certain times of the trip students will be “unplugged” without access to cell phones.
    • Other Important Information about the program: During this trip students will stay in hotels and eat meals at the hotel and at local restaurants. This trip conflicts with the June 7 SAT and June 14 ACT test dates.

Documents & Forms:

 
Below we are providing a complete list of all of the forms you have previously received for your reference.   

1. Deerfield Academy Forms:

2. In Country Provider Forms:

  •  Enrollment Form (the link to this online form is also provided in the DocuSign)
 

Parent / Guardian Contact Form:

 

To ensure we have the most up-to-date contact information during your student’s trip, we ask all parents/guardians to complete the online Parent/Guardian Contact Form:

COMPLETE THE FORM HERE

 

Health & Safety:

Please review the following Health and Safety information

1. CDC and State Department briefings on travel to destinations.

2. Travel Medicine Advisory Letter from Dr. Benson

3. Vaccination Information: 

  • No vaccinations are required for Italy and Sicily but please review and consider all recommended vaccinations

4. Insurance Information:

  • Deerfield Academy provides students with International SOS Travel Insurance during the program.
    • CLICK HERE for general information about Internation SOS Travel Insurance, the service they offer and HERE for information on how to get in touch with them pre-travel.
    • Deerfield Academy also encourages Students and Parents to consider purchasing additional “cancel for any reason” insurance as available.

Visa Information:

Students and parents are directly responsible for the student’s immigration status and/or visa application process to comply with local laws for participation in this program. Deerfield Academy and the CSGC office are here to assist and can provide specific supplemental documentation as required for the application. 

According to the US Department of State, as of November 14th, 2024, visas are not required for US citizens to enter Italy for a stay of less than 90 days. Students who are not traveling with U.S. passport please research entry requirements based on your country of citizenship and for obtaining a visa, if necessary.

 

PACKING LIST

For Italy and Sicily

PACKING LIST

Click Here to View the Packing List from our Partner
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Group Flight Information:

OUTBOUND FLIGHT:

May 27th:

  • Depart Logan International Airport in Boston (BOS) on Swiss Airlines 0053 at 9:40PM; arriving at Zurich, Switzerland Airport (ZRH) at 10:55AM on May 28th.

May 28th: 

  • Depart Zurich, Switzerland Airport (ZRH) at 12:00PM on May 28th on Swiss Airlines 1742; arriving at Palermo, Italy (PMO) at 2:00PM

RETURN FLIGHT:

June 14th:

  • Depart Naples, Italy (NAP) at 9:35AM on Swiss Airlines 1713; arriving at Zurich, Switzerland Airport (ZRH) at 11:25AM
  • Depart Zurich, Switzerland Airport (ZRH) at 12:55PM on Swiss Airlines 0054; arriving at Logan International Airport (BOS) at 3:25PM on June 14th

 

Pre and Post Trip Plans and Travel:

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE FORM

Pre-trip Plans:

Moving out of campus and departing for the CSGC trips is always a team effort, and for this to be a smooth and successful departure process, we are reaching out to families and students with reminders on how to “finish strong” and go on the summer travel programs without leaving behind more work for others!

  
Since the Italy group departs at 3:00pm from the MSB on May 27th, we ask you to please follow these directions: 
  • Families and students must pack as much as they can during the weekend of May 24th and 25th. 
  • Since your trip departs on May 27th from campus with the trip leaders, you can stay in their dorms on May 26th and must move out on May 27th before 2:00pm. You will need to “check out” with a faculty member before departing.

On May 27th, students will meet Trip leaders in front of the MSB on the Deerfield Academy Campus at 3:00PM where they will then travel together as a group via bus to the Logan International Airport in Boston, MA (BOS) and depart on their flight to Italy at 9:40PM.  

 

Post-trip Plans: 

Please note that this trip ends on June 14th at the Logan International Airport (BOS), with an estimated time of arrival at 3:25PM. Families should plan for this accordingly and as you see in the form, there are a few options: 

• The student’s family or friend of the family can pick them up at the airport.

• The student can fly to another city to meet their family or friend of the family.

If you decide on the final option, it is important to start planning for this now and ensure that students have enough time between when the group lands at BOS and when their next flight takes off. Things to consider are potential delays, customs and immigration, baggage claim, and possible terminal transfers. We recommend contacting the airlines directly to ensure appropriate layover times (taking into account the possibility of delays). If you have questions or require help with this process, please let us know.

 

Payment Information:

The remaining balance of the program fee will be billed to your student account on December 11, 2024, and due in full by January 1, 2025.   

Please contact the Finance Office at [email protected] with any questions or the Center for Service and Global Citizenship via email [email protected] or phone: 413-774-1435.

This page contains enrollment information for students who have been selected for one of our 2025 trips. If you are interested in other Global Studies programs or future travel opportunities, please contact The Center for Service and Global Citizenship.