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PLEASE NOTE: We will update this information in 2009, however this provides an idea of how the weekend is spent.

While most learning in the AM2 program takes place online, the program begins with a one-weekend, face-to-face learning experience on the College of St. Catherine campus in St. Paul, Minnesota.

In the on-campus learning experience, you’ll get to know the other Montessori teachers with whom you’ll be learning online during the following nine months. You’ll meet your instructors and get an introduction to the curriculum. You’ll get an orientation to College of St. Catherine services and learn how to use the program’s Web-based instructional software. The schedule below is tentative and subject to change. A detailed schedule will be mailed to you prior to the beginning of the program.
PLEASE NOTE - the schedule below is as of 7-28-08.

AM2 On Campus Summer Weekend
Residence Hall check-in
(if you're staying on campus)
Thursday, July 31 and and Friday, Aug. 1
Friday, August 1, 2008 Time: 12:30 PM – 8:00 PM
EVENT
PLACE
RESPONSIBILITY
TIME
    Lunch - On you own; Cafeteria is open in CDC (Couer de Catherine)
    Computer Review: PLEASE bring your laptop at this time to be checked out!
CDC 361
Sadie Heider
12:30 PM
    Welcome
CDC 361
Michael Dorer
1:00 PM
    Welcome
CDC 361
Tony Murphy
1:15 PM
    Admissions Welcome and Review
CDC 361
Greg Steenson or Sylvia Alexander
1:30 PM
    Registrar
  • Students must log on to Kateway
  • How to see their own academic record
  • How to order a transcript
  • How to access Registrar on-line forms
  • Checking financial records
  • Checking holds
CDC 361
Jamie Hammar
1:45 PM
    Financial Information
CDC 361
Trina Bartok and Carole Kauf
2:05
    Break
2:25 PM
    Library
CDC 110
Deborah Kloiber
2:40 PM
    Tech Review
  • Get into Blackboard
  • View a Media Site Clip
  • Send and receive web based email Use only CSC email.
CDC 361
Cyndy Krey
3:40 PM
    Community Dinner
PDR
Melissa Hickman
6:30 PM


Saturday, August 2, 2008 Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
EVENT
PLACE
RESPONSIBILITY
TIME
    Continental Breakfast
Outside CDC 361
Melissa Hickman
8:00 AM
    EDUC 6210: Analysis of Contemporary Issues in Education and Montessori
    Class Begins
CDC 361
Michael Dorer and Irene Bornhorst
9:00 AM
    Bookstore
CDC Bookstore
Tammy Steinke
10:00 AM
    ID Cards
CDC Info Desk
Curt Galloway
10:30 AM
    EDUC 6210 Class
CDC 361
Michael Dorer and Irene Bornhorst
11:00 AM
    Lunch
On your own
Local Restaurants
12:00 PM
    Campus Tour
Meet outside CDC
Curt Galloway
1:30 PM
    EDUC 6210
CDC 361
Michael Dorer and Irene Bornhorst
2:30 PM
    First Break Out Session
Outside CDC 361
    Reviewing work on the first topic
CDC 361
4:30 PM
    Evening
On your own
5:00 PM


Sunday, August 3, 2008 Time: 8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
EVENT
PLACE
RESPONSIBILITY
TIME
    Breakfast
On your own
Local restaurants
As you like
    Individual Advising
CDC 361 and Outside areas
Michael Dorer and Irene Bornhorst
8:30 AM
    EDUC 6210 Class
CDC 361
Michael Dorer and Irene Bornhorst
9:40 AM
    Second Break Out Session:
Outside CDC 361
    EDUC 6210 Class

    Final Presentations

CDC 361
Michael Dorer and Irene Bornhorst
11:00 AM
    Conclusion
CDC 361
Michael Dorer and Irene Bornhorst
12:00 PM


Our Campus and the Twin Cities
The College of St. Catherine’s St. Paul campus is a beautiful, historic campus in a residential neighborhood in the middle of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Twin Cities is a dynamic metropolitan area with a wealth of indoor and outdoor cultural, leisure and entertainment attractions. Click on a city name for information on attractions in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Bring your Laptop
During the weekend experience, you and other students will get an introduction to the web-based learning that will take place in the following nine months. If you do not have a laptop, you may use a computer in one of the College's computer facilities.

Lodging
AM2 students can stay in a College residence hall for one, two, or three nights. Lodging is available in Rauenhorst Hall, an air-conditioned facility built in 2007. Fees are $40 per night. (This is the 2008-2009 fee. Please check back in March '09 for the updated fee.) Linens are included. Housing reservation information will be mailed to you after you apply to the program.

Meals
Meals are a part of the experience. We’ll offer a complimentary dinner on the night of Friday, Aug. 1 to celebrate the beginning of your cohort. You may purchase lunches and breakfasts in our dining hall ($5-8 per meal). On the night of Saturday, Aug. 2 dinner is "on your own." Enjoy a Saturday night on the town in St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Textbooks - Online Ordering
Textbooks are required for each course. To order textbooks online go to St. Kate's Online Bookstore. At this site, select the academic term (for example Fall Semester 2008 or Winter Semester 2009) and the academic department (Education). You will be prompted to select your course by number. After doing so, tegh appropriate textbooks are displayed and you may make your purchase. Payment is by credit card.

More Information

For more information about our Montessori programs: To speak with an admission counselor:
The College of St. Catherine, St. Paul / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, (800) 945-4599