LOCATION
After a two year break, our traditional Summer class returns again to the seventeenth century Franciscan convent in Monte Mesma, a few kilometers from Vacciago, a village well known to many of you. A fascinating accommodation in a serene location, among the green wood of the Special Nature Reserve of Monte Mesma, a hill 576 m. high, on the eastern side of Orta Lake. Through this class, you may get inexpensive accommodations, food included, in single rooms from the 22nd to the 29th of June (7 nights).
We will cook and eat all together. Otherwise, we can suggest additional solutions of hotels and B&B in the vicinity (map). In this case, however, it is necessary to have a car, to be able to independently reach the convent each day.

DATES AND TIMES
Arrival Sunday, 22nd of June, departure Sunday, 29th of June.
Sunday 22nd evening, after the welcome dinner, there will be an introductory session (about 1 hour) in which the techniques included in the program will be presented, and some materials prepared.
The lessons will take place from the 23rd to the 28th June, from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
There will be coffee and lunch breaks each day.
Thursday 26th is free, to allow the participants to enjoy the surroundings and the Orta Lake, or just to relax in the park and in the cloisters of the convent.
The class will be taught in both Italian and English; we can assist students also in French if required.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
The registration fee is 850 euro per person, including food and lodging for 7 nights (starting with dinner on Sunday 22nd until breakfast of Sunday 29th), coffee breaks, costs of materials and the use of the tools, provided by the organizers. Without food and lodging, the registration fee is 625 euro per person.
Travel expenses are the responsibility of the students.
A membership fee of 25 euro in the association is necessary.
To enroll you must pay a first installment of 300 euro to be sent along with the completed form, specifying whether you want to stay at the convent; please note that places available are limited, so you are invited to book early. Payment dates will determine booking priorities.

The deadline for the balance of the fee is 2nd June, 2014.
The monastery can also accommodate people who do not participate in the workshop but accompany a participant. For information, please contact us.

CANCELLATION - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Enrolment must be cancelled in writing.
If the cancellation letter is posted four weeks or more before the workshop begins, the installment will be refunded minus a 15% cancellation charge. If the cancellation letter is posted less than four weeks but within the closing date for enrollments, then the installment will not be refunded as cancellation charge.
If the cancellation letter is posted less than two weeks before the workshop begins, then the participation fee will not be refunded. No refund will be given if students enroll but, without further notification, do not participate at the workshop.
In case the minimum number of participants should not be reached, the course will be cancelled and the whole fee refunded.