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VirginiaMuseum of Fine Arts

2014Summer Institute for Educators at VMFA

Generously Sponsored by The MeadWestvaco Foundation.

China’s Forbidden City: Past and Present

Monday, June 23 to Friday, June 27, 2014
8:30 am–5pm Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 4 pm on Friday

China’s Forbidden City and Palace Museum serve as the nexus for investigations of Chinese art, culture, history, geography, and economics during this 5-day summer institute for K-12 educators at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Illustrated lectures complement hands-on sessions, gallery-based activities, performances, creative writing, and more. Discover how this immense walled enclave, which served as the residence of the Chinese imperial family and the center of Chinese government for almost 500 years, reflects China’s past, present, and future. Currently teaching/administrating Virginia educators of all grade levels and subject areas are invited to apply to the Institute.

(This institute complements the special exhibition Forbidden City: Imperial Treasures
from Palace Museum, Beijing, on view at VMFA from October 18, 2014 through January 11, 2015.)

ACCOMMODATIONS: Participants are responsible for their own accommodations; a description of lodging located near the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will be provided with confirmation notifications.

Optional Academic Credit: Three hours of graduate academic credit will be available through the University of Richmond. Additional information about the tuition rate per credit, requirements for the academic credit option, etc. will be available soon.

Registration fee for Institute:

Early-bird registration before April 15, 2014: $130for 5 days

After April 15, 2014: $160for 5 days

The non-refundable registration fee includes boxed lunches,all activities and supplies, and a resource notebook. The institute is suitable for recertification points!

Spaces are limited, so fill out the attached application and return it with your check today to:

VMFA Summer Institute for Educators in Richmond

Attention: Twyla Kitts

200 N. Boulevard

Richmond, VA 23220

Questions? Contact Twyla Kitts at 804-204-2662 or e-mail um.

Applications dueby June 5, 2014!

2014VMFA Summer Institute for Educators in Richmond, Virginia

Application Form

China’s Forbidden City: Past and Present

Monday, June 23 to Friday, June 27, 2014
8:30 am–5 pm Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 4 pm on Friday

Mail this completed form with your $130 for Early Bird Registration by April 15, 2014; or your $160 check (after April 15)by June 5, 2014, made out to VMFA to:

VMFA Summer Institute for Educators in Richmond

Attention: Twyla Kitts

200 N. Boulevard

Richmond, VA23220

Name: ______

Address: ______

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City or county in which you teach: ______

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Cell phone: ______

E-mail address: ______

Emergency contact (name and phone number): ______

School name: ______

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