Castleton's Semester in Santa Fe provides a hands-on, multicultural experience in a unique and fascinating region of the United States. Few cities within the U.S. borders offer such a rich opportunity for the study of ancient and contemporary Native American cultures, the arts, anthropology, and the natural environment.
The southwest is home to a great diversity of cultures including American Indian cultures such as Navajo, Pueblo, Hopi, as well as a thriving Hispanic tradition and a uniquely Western-Anglo-American way of life. While English is the primary language, Spanish and several tribal languages are in common use. Enriching this unique wealth of cultural opportunity is a contemporary explosion in the fine arts and recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking and rafting.
The semester will begin with a week at Ghost Ranch Abiquiu, New Mexico - a desert retreat and study center - where we will begin our classes, acclimate to the high altitude desert and embark on our exploration of the American Southwest. The remainder of the semester will be based in The City Different: Santa Fe, New Mexico - a vibrant, modern, multicultural city of 70,000 founded in 1610. An important component of our semester will be the many field trips and camping excursions to extraordinary places such as the Grand Canyon, AZ; Mesa Verde, Co; Chaco Canyon, NM; Taos and Pecos Pueblos of NM; Bandelier and Pecos national monuments; the Four Corners Monument; the Hopi Mesas; and a rafting trip down the San Juan River in Utah.
For more details visit Castleton State College's website.
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