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Kasteel Well

Spring 2012 Calendar

January

Sunday 1 New Year's Day
Monday 2 Required Online Course, Introduction to the Netherlands and the City of Amsterdam,” begins on WebCT at 9:00 am EST (Part 1 ONLY).
Monday 9 Online Add/Drop for Kasteel Well Ends
Friday 12 Access to online course content, Part 1, closes at 9:00 pm EST
Friday 13 Required Online Course Exam, Part 1, 9:00 am5:00 pm EST
Monday 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday 
Monday 16 Required Online Course Make-up Exam, Part 1, 9:00 am5:00 pm EST for those who did NOT pass the Part 1 test
Release of Part 2 exam content at 5:00 pm EST - * Access to the Part 2 exam content closes on 1/30/11 at 9:00 pm EST
Thursday 19 Depart for Kasteel Well from Boston
Friday 20 Arrival at Kasteel Well/Orientation Day
Saturday–Sunday 21–22 Orientation Weekend
Monday 23 Classes Begin
Friday 27 Departure for Amsterdam [Mandatory Group Excursion #1]
Saturday 28 2nd Amsterdam Day; overnight in same accommodation as Friday night
Sunday 29 Amsterdam excursion ends for some students. There may be required class activities for other students. If so, they should end by 1:00–2:00 pm. Students must return to the castle by evening. 

Students are responsible for arranging and paying for their travel back to the castle.

Tuesday 31 Required Online Course Exam, Part 2, Introduction to the History of the Netherlands and the City of Amsterdam takes place at the castle 9:009:30 pm (Dutch time)

February

Monday 20 President's Day, Classes Held
Monday–Wednesday 27–29 Mid-Term Examinations and Regular Classes

March

Thursday 1 Mid-Term Examinations and Regular Classes
Friday 2 Departure for Madrid  [Mandatory Group Excursion #2]
Saturday 3 1st Madrid Day 
Sunday 4 2nd Madrid Day 
Monday 5

3rd Madrid Day;  excursion ends at 4:00 pm in Madrid

PAY ATTENTIONIndependent Travel Begins from Madrid

Tuesday–Saturday 6–10 Independent Travel Break
Sunday 11 Independent Travel Break Ends; return to castle by evening
Monday 12 Classes Resume; Undergraduate Advising Begins
Monday 26 Undergraduate Registration Begins

April

Monday 9 Easter Monday  (Dutch National Holiday)No Classes
Wednesday 11 No Course Withdrawals (WP or WF) Permitted After This Date
Thursday 12 Classes End
Friday 13 Reading Day/Make-Up Classes
Saturday–Monday 14–16 Final Exams
Tuesday 17 Room Inventory; Farewell Dinner
Wednesday 18 Departure from Kasteel Well for Boston

Subject to change.