Workshops
2008 Schedule of Workshops in the Amazon and Machu Picchu
King’s College – Faculty Workshop
May 25th – June 4th, 2008
Faculty Exploratory Trip
Amazonia 2008 – College of Charleston
June 3rd – 20th, 2008
Customized workshop focused on ecology, to the Amazon and the Andes
Contact: Phil Dustan dustanp@cofc.edu
Student Rainforest Fund
June 22 – July 2nd, 2008
Pharmacy students interested in medicinal plants visit the rainforest and Machu Picchu.
Contact: Dr. Dan Wagner dtwherb@yahoo.com
Or Dr. Steve Morris phytodoc@whidbey.com
Registration Form
Itinerary
Release Form
Yoga and Meditation in the Sacred Places of Peru
July 10 - 20th, 2008
Visit the rainforests of the Amazon, the majestic Andes, and ancient ruins of Machu Picchu - one of the wonders of the world.
Workshop Information Session - Wednesday March 5th, 2008 at 7 PM at West Chester University Sykes Union Building Room 255.
Sponsored by: The ACEER Foundation, and West Chester University of PA
Contact: Paulette Terrels pterrels@aol.com
or Mary Ann Robinson mrobinson@wcupa.edu
Release Form
Itinerary
Registration Form
Environmental Education Teacher's Workshop
July 10 – 20th, 2008
Ecology and environmental studies in the rainforests of Peru, for teachers and student teachers.
Workshop Information Session – Wednesday March 5th, 2008 at 7 PM at West Chester University Sykes Union Building, Room 255 and Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 4:15 PM at West Chester University Sykes Union Building, Room 209.
Contact: Dr. Paul Morgan pmorgan@wcupa.edu
or Mary Ann Robinson mrobinson@wcupa.edu.
Itinerary
Registration Form
Release Form
Environmental Issues Across the Americas - Penn State University
August 7 – 22nd, 2008
An interdisciplinary study of the interconnectedness between environmental issues in North and South America.
Contact: Dr. Joe Bishop jab190@psu.edu
Registration Form
Release Form
Conservation Medicine
Late September, 2008
Epidemiology of tropical and sub-tropical diseases in the Amazon Basin
Contact:
Itinerary (Coming Soon)
Registration Form (Coming Soon)
Botanical Medicines from the Amazon and the Andes
September 26th – October 5th, 2008
An exploration of traditional and modern uses of plant based medicines from the Amazon and Andes for health promotion, symptom management and disease treatments (ACEER and ABC)
Contact: Mary Ann Robinson mrobinson@wcupa.edu.
Itinerary
Registration Form
Release Form
Orchids of Peru
November 1 – 10th, 2008
Explore the Cloud Forests of the Andes and see the Sacred City of Machu Picchu. Also visit Alfredo Manrique’s Nurseries in Lima.
Contact: John Salventi parkside@ptd.net or Mary Ann Robinson mrobinson@wcupa.edu.
Itinerary
Registration Form
Release Form
Ecology of the Amazon Rainforest and Andes, West Chester University
March 2008 - Completed – Next workshop March 2009
A comprehensive field study of the ecology and culture of the lowland tropical rainforest and the highland sub-tropical cloud forest.
Visit Machu Picchu.
Itinerary (PDF File)
For full details and registration materials contact: Marguerite
Gould at 610-738-0477 or mgould@wcupa.edu
Notes:
Prices vary – some workshops are priced from Lima, others are all inclusive (international airfare, transportation, hotels, food, guides.) Price adjustments are available for departures from other cities. Academic credit is available from West Chester University (unless indicated otherwise,) and WCU will PREPAY any Amazon Workshop for WCU students who may repay in easy installments.
All prices are subject to change until booked and ticketed.
Academic Credit, CEUs and CMEs are available for workshops
as warranted.
Continuing Medical Education: The
College of Health Sciences at West Chester University of
Pennsylvania is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
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