UNC Asheville will conduct a summer comparative education program in England from June 28-July 25, 2006. The program is held in cooperation with the University of Bath. U.S. teachers can visit English classrooms that are still in session and attend lectures on the new "National Curriculum," the historical development of the British education system and on global environmental problems. The program includes field trips to areas of special education interests, such as Oxford University, the Slimbridge wildfowl and wetland field station, Kew Gardens and science museums.

Spaces on the trip are still available to anyone who is or has been involved with K-12 education. The $2,900 fee covers tuition, ground transportation and private housing on the University of Bath campus. Participants’ spouses and/or adolescent children may also attend at a cost of $1,450.

For more information or to enroll, contact Gary Miller, UNC Asheville environmental studies professor, during business hours at 828/232-5184, during the evenings at 828/891-9595 or by fax at 828/251-6041. E-mail inquiries should be sent to drobbins@unca.edu.