MORE INFO (for the Around the World Track)
The first course in the Track is called the Foundation of Photographic Communication Part 1. This course will elevate the student’s knowledge from a basic to an intermediate level. Students will focus on photography, documentary, photo journalism, studying different topics of art design, and learning how to use editing software. There will also be the opportunity to make different field trips through Southern Africa.
After leaving Southern Africa students will begin the Biblical Foundation of Photographic Communication Course which will take place the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Students will have an intense lecture and study period in Egypt for a month before embarking on a trek up Mt Sinai, a tour through the Holy Land to Jerusalem, and seeing first hand the locations of the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys in Turkey and Greece. Once arriving in Greece students will again settle in for another intense month long study of the scriptures. The Bible Course will give each student a basic overview of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation with in-depth understanding of key passages and themes. The study will take place on location as the student experiences the culture and geography of the Bible. In addition, each student will be able to capture the people and places of the Bible photographically.
Next, the Humanity Core Course will enable the students to engage with global world culture. Students will be given tools to be able to walk into every country on the planet and understand the history and the culture of that particular nation, as well as giving an understanding of what God is already doing in the nation and how they will be able to serve that. This course will take the student through Europe and Asia.
Then the students will begin to settle in to beautiful Kona, Hawaii for the Foundation of Photographic Communications Part 2. This course will give the student a tertiary understanding of photography and design, and the students will produce a school project that will be published by photogenX.
After sending their newly designed work off to print, the students will acquire tools for public speaking, web design and other communication strategies in the Communications Core Course which will enable them to distribute their publication. This course also happens in Kona, Hawaii.
Finally the Students will embark on the last phase of the Track, the Communication Core Course Outreach, commonly known as the distribution tour. During these final months the students, in teams, will take their finished product to locations of their choosing on a distribution tour which they themselves will have planned in advance. This final stage of the track have fully equipped each student to bring a justice publication endeavor from conception to an advocacy distribution.
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The cost: $1200 / month, works out to be $3600 / quarter
The fees will be payable at the start of each quarter. (To compare your currency to the USD, go to XE.com)