The Rivers School
Day 8 - The Final Day
What an amazing last day! Spending the final hours of our time together admiring the Parthenon and the other buildings on the Acropolis...
Rivers students traveled in partnership with the Paidea Institute to Italy and Greece for a weeklong immersion into culture, history and exploration.
The Rivers School
- Mar 15, 2019
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Day 6 - Olympia and Epidaurus
After a fantastic morning at Olympia, punctuated by a thrilling race at the original Olympic track (check out the video to see who won),...
The Rivers School
- Mar 15, 2019
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Day 7 - On the way to Athens!
The day began with nine intrepid students making the climb up the 999 stairs to the top of the Venetian fortress in Nafplio and ended...
The Rivers School
- Mar 14, 2019
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Day 5 - Off to Olympia!
After a long and wind-tossed ferry ride across the Adriatic Sea, we finally landed in Patras and jumped on a bus to ancient Olympia. We...
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- Mar 12, 2019
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The Rivers School
- Mar 10, 2019
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Day 2 - Palatine, Forum, Colosseum
What didn’t we see today? It began with a trip to the Palatine Hill where Rome was founded, according to tradition, by Romulus in 753 BC....
The Rivers School
- Mar 9, 2019
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Day 1 - Leaving Rivers for Rome
After a smooth flight, we landed in Rome at 1:30pm, got settled into our hotel then hit the ground running. We began by visiting the site...