Heritage Greece: program Overview
HERITAGE GREECE® PROGRAM
A LIFECHANGING ODYSSEY OF CONNECTIONS IN GREECE
SESSION A: JUNE 10-25, 2023
SESSION B: JULY 1 - JULY 16, 2023
HERITAGE GREECE® AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE
HERITAGE GREECE® PROGRAM, THESSALONIKI
A TWO WEEK JOURNEY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR ROOTS
SESSION A: JUNE 11-25, 2023
SESSION B: JULY 2-16, 2023
HERITAGE GREECE® AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF THESSALONIKI/ANATOLIA COLLEGE
NHS programs make a difference, with NHS’ signature Heritage Greece Program® serving as a paradigm shift. The Heritage Greece Program® (HG) is a two-week cultural and educational immersion odyssey for accomplished Greek American college students who share their experiences with a peer group of exceptional students from the American College of Greece (ACG) in Athens, Greece or the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Heritage Greece Program® goal is to reconnect the participants with their heritage, roots, language, traditions and Greek identity. They have a once in a lifetime opportunity to explore their culture, as well as to identify and learn about the ancient past within the prism and context of modern Greece.
The Heritage Greece Program® was developed by the NHS as part of its mission to celebrate and preserve Greek heritage in the United States. The Heritage Greece Program® started at ACG, located on a 65-acre beautiful campus in the suburb of Aghia Paraskevi in Athens. Last year, the NHS reached a milestone with the addition of the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) giving over 100+ students, including 9 Greek Canadian students, the opportunity to experience Greece in all its nuances..
The program is a gift from the NHS to the participants who participate in one of the two groups (ACG or ACT). The students bear airfare costs to and from Athens and all other expenses for tuition, accommodations, meals, transportation within Greece, and related costs are borne by the NHS. Students learn language skills within the context of modern Greece, travel to important archaeological sites and earn one fully transferable credit hour.
Heritage Greece participant, Luka Cotronaki impressions sum-up what Heritage Greece is all about:
“ I didn’t understand philotimo until I was surrounded by it…”
The Heritage Greece Program® was developed by the NHS as part of its mission to celebrate and preserve Greek heritage in the United States. The Heritage Greece Program® started at ACG, located on a 65-acre beautiful campus in the suburb of Aghia Paraskevi in Athens. Last year, the NHS reached a milestone with the addition of the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) giving over 100+ students, including 9 Greek Canadian students, the opportunity to experience Greece in all its nuances..
The program is a gift from the NHS to the participants who participate in one of the two groups (ACG or ACT). The students bear airfare costs to and from Athens and all other expenses for tuition, accommodations, meals, transportation within Greece, and related costs are borne by the NHS. Students learn language skills within the context of modern Greece, travel to important archaeological sites and earn one fully transferable credit hour.
Heritage Greece participant, Luka Cotronaki impressions sum-up what Heritage Greece is all about:
“ I didn’t understand philotimo until I was surrounded by it…”
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
You are eligible to apply if you meet the following criteria:
* Hellenic descent is defined as having one or more parents, grandparents, or great grandparents born in Greece or Cyprus. Please note that siblings or first cousins of past and/or current participants, who meet the program’s eligibility criteria, may participate in Heritage Greece® 2023 on the condition that they reimburse NHS for expenses related to their participation.
** Additional criteria may be added in case of pandemic-related changes imposed by the Greek or US governments or the European Union at the time of the program.
- Enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student with a 3.0 GPA
- US/Canadian citizen of Hellenic descent*
- Between 18-26 years old
- Preferably first-time visit to Greece
* Hellenic descent is defined as having one or more parents, grandparents, or great grandparents born in Greece or Cyprus. Please note that siblings or first cousins of past and/or current participants, who meet the program’s eligibility criteria, may participate in Heritage Greece® 2023 on the condition that they reimburse NHS for expenses related to their participation.
** Additional criteria may be added in case of pandemic-related changes imposed by the Greek or US governments or the European Union at the time of the program.
