Parents, here are a few tentative details about the trip planned for May to Panamá.  Please refer questions to Jen or Nina!  Thank you.

Price includes:

• Roundtrip airfare for the routing Anchorage Panama City // Panama City  Anchorage. (Travel dates are subject to airline confirmation.)
• Airport transfers
• Land transportation by bus and/or boat as noted on the itinerary
• All tours and excursions listed on the itinerary
• Immersion activity T.B.D. (visit to school or community center)
• Hotel accommodations in triples
• Entrance fees for listed activities
• Insurance (trip cancellation and medical) as specified on ISE website
• Liability insurance for leaders
• All current applicable taxes (9/9/10)
• Student preparation materials

Not included:

• Fuel surcharges are determined at the time of final billing.  (Current fuel surcharges are $240 (5/12/10).)
• Tourist card purchased upon departure from US or arrival in Panama. (Price is $5 per card as of  November 2009)
• Airline baggage fees
• Tips for guides and drivers

Price Estimate**:
$2,735 – $2,835 per student based on 10-14 students + 1 leader
$2,975 – $3,075 per student based on 10-14 students + 2 leaders
$2,795 – $2,895 per student based on 15-19 students + 2 leaders
**Estimate is based on current airfares; significant changes in the airline industry may affect the final cost.
Deposit:   $350 ( $100 is non-refundable)

Registration for classes is Friday, August 21, which includes Fall Intensives and 1st and 2nd quarter.  Last spring a survey was held to find out how many students wanted each Intensive ….. names were kept.  All intensive are open except for Biking to Denali… the instructor needed the money up front to make reservations last spring. Students may change their choice of Intensives except for those which required a deposit.

For a listing of Fall intensives click here.

A few changes have been made to the first and second semester class schedule.  Click here for an updated class list.

MATERIALS and TOOLS LIST
This list reflects materials-tools for the creation of approximately 30 3-4
foot sculptures.  Can you lend/give any of the following items?  Contact
Nina or Natalie….Thanks!!

TOOLS NEEDED
3 tin snips
3 rivet guns
7 drills
2 drill sets
2 large drill bit sets
6 flip bits-pre-drill/screw
4 hand saws
2 hand squares
5 tapemeasures
2 Hacksaws/metal
4 Hammers
2 Caulk guns
5 each snub and needle pliers

ANY METALS ­ for Structural/Decorative
TWO rolls of 1/4″ to 1/2″ 36′ Hardware Cloth Mesh
ONE  8″ x 100′ ROLL Aluminum Vent Mesh
FOUR 1/4″ x 20′ Soft Flexible Copper Tubing
SIX 1/2″ x 10′ Rigid Copper pipe
ANY airplane sheet metal for riveting
ANY perforated metal sheets
ANY FOUND OBJECTS OF VARIOUS SHAPES/INTEREST
ANY COPPER ROOF FLASHING

WIRE ­ for DECORATIVE/FASTENING
ANY   Copper Wire/ Various Gages
ANY   Aluminum Wire/Various Gages ANY  1/4Mile Electric fence wire
ANY  Multipurpose green wire
ANY  3/8″, 1/2″ Aluminum conduit

WOODS ­ for Basic Structural Forms
ANY Wood Dowels
ANY Underlayment for floors
ANY Scrap Lumber parts
NEW LUMBER

• FIFTEEN   1″ s 2″ s 8′
• SEVEN     1″ x 4″ x 10′
• TEN          2″ x 4″ x 8′
• FIVE         2″ x 12″ x 10′
• FIVE       1/2″ x 4″ x 8′
• A/c plywood

FASTENERS
1 box 7/8″ and 1 box 1/8″ Rivets
2 boxes 2″ Deck Screws
2 boxes 3″ Deck Screws

GLUES
2 – ­ 2oz Locitite Epoxy Putty
2  gallons Elmer’s Wood Glue
1 LARGE Acrylic Polymer Matt Medium  – BLAINES
2 LARGE BUCKETS Tile Mastic
10 TUBES of Painters Caulk

DECORATIVE ­ PAINTS ­
5 to 10 ROLLS of Blue paint tape
1 GALLON each Water Based Latex Paint ­

• Bright warm and cool yellows
• Bright Red
• Orange
• Light Blue
• Lime Green
• Purple

2 GALLONS each of

• Royal Blue
• White

30-40 Cheap Paint Brushes, 1-4″
10 Tubes of Wood Putty

DECORATIVE ELEMENTS  and OBJECTS OF INTEREST
ANY INTERESTING FOUND OBJECTS i.e. bicycle wheel
ANY RECYCLED TILE for Mosaics
ANY Fibers, Fabric, Buttons, Beads, Tinfoil, Decorative Tacks, Stencils,
Cardboard, SISAL ROPE, Etc