From Cambodian village schools to Half Moon Bay alpaca farms, from water purification projects in Haiti to pilgrimages in the Holy Lands, Saint Mary's unique January Term courses offer students the chance to step out of their everyday course of studies and learn or do something extraordinary.Take a look at some of our many course sites below for a sampling of the amazing things Saint Mary’s students have done during Jan Term. But use caution: Jan Term experiences are infectious!

 

 2012

 

Eat Your Words: Adventures in Food Writing for the Epicurious

 

Ireland’s Literary Landscape 

Tanzania and Kilamanjaro

Cambodia – Access to Clean Water and Education

 

People of Rwanda

A Pilgrimage to Rome

 

Around the World in 28 Days

Sundance Film Festival

 

 

Christian Service Internship

 

2011

Dominica

Dominica

Pilgrimage to Rome

Rome

 

Around the World in 16 Days

Around the World in 16 Days

 

Religion and Culture in India

Religion and Culture in India

Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Stories

 

Colombia: New Histories and New Challenges

Colombia: New Histories and New Challenges

 

Along the Jordan River

Jordan

Christian Service Internship

 

 2010

 
 

Brazilian Amazon

Brazilian Amazon

 

 2009

 
 

Amazon: Poverty and Promise

Amazon

Visit the gallery of"Poverty & Promise"

 

Every Sport Publicized Now: The Anti-ESPN

The Anti-ESPN

 

New Orleans

New Orleans

Post-Katrina New Orleans

Student Relief Workers

 

Race, Class and Gender in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Race, Class and Gender

 

Precious Water and Watersheds

Precious Water and Watersheds

 
  • SMC Kilimanjaro 2012

    January 2012 will take a group of intrepid Saint Mary's College travelers to the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro

  • SMC Dominica 2011

    When our plans to work in disaster-affected Haiti were thwarted by ongoing uncertainty there, we turned our attention to a nearby Caribbean island called Dominica.

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