written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message mei international academy type high school founded 1997 headquarters ontario canada website www.meiacademy.com mei international academy is a canadian school that runs accredited summer and full semester high school programs in several parts of the world . the academy was founded by history teachers joe mei and bernie burns in 1997 and continues to be run by a staff of teachers . classes are conducted in locations relevant to the course of study in keeping with the program s objective that education should be an interactive experience . lectures are typically conducted at historical sites cultural landmarks museums and galleries . contents 1 spring semester program 2 summer programs 3 reunions 4 see also 5 references 6 external links spring semester program edit the spring semester odyssey is mei s flagship program . students spend 80 days traveling through france germany switzerland italy and greece and earn four senior level high school credits . courses of study include world history classical civilization english and an interdisciplinary studies course called human dimensions . the world history course is taught during the first half of the spring semester and focuses on the history of europe from the middle ages to present . students travel to paris strasbourg the swiss alps heidelberg munich venice florence and siena during this time . the second half of the semester which begins in rome and continues through pompeii the peloponnese athens and the greek islands focuses on ancient civilizations . the english and human dimensions courses run throughout the entire semester which allows for the integration of the two history courses with literature writing assignments philosophy and physical activities . summer programs edit mei academy offers both one and two course programs in the summer . trips are 28 40 days in length . all nine summer programs commence in early july . program courses offered backpackers san jose la fortuna monteverde montezuma manuel antonio biology grade 12 english grade 12 english through the ages paris london lake district edinburgh english grade 11 & 12 studies in literature grade 12 writer s craft grade 12 france & switzerland paris strasbourg swiss alps nice french core extended & immersion grade 11 & 12 media & the mediterranean rome tuscany florence the french riviera paris idc media production & english grade 12 2 credits greece & italy athens peloponnese pompeii & amalfi coast rome classical civilization grade 12 ancient world odyssey istanbul rome pompeii olympia peloponnese athens istanbul classical civilization & english grade 12 2 credits trek through europe london paris strasbourg swiss alps munich prague world history the west and the world & english grade 12 2 credits introduction to anthropology psychology and sociology & english grade 11 2 credits journey to africa moshi arusha tarangire world issues grade 12 2 credits english grade 12 2 credits international business east meets west toronto new york city beijing hong kong paris london 1 international business grade 12 english grade 12 2 credits adventure down under sydney cairns beijing yungaburra fiji 2 physical education grade 12 english grade 12 2 credits reunions edit the academy encourages alumni to keep in touch after a program has concluded . to that end mei hosts post trip reunions . in 2006 the mei games were introduced at the annual fall reunion ; programs faced off in a variety of contests and in the spirit of friendly competition for a trophy . see also edit schools portal ef education neuch tel junior college references edit international business . adventure down under . external links edit mei academy homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mei academy & oldid 743665709 categories private schools in ontariocompanies based in ontariocanadian international schoolsinternational schools in canadaeducational institutions established in 1997hidden categories articles with a promotional tone from november 2011all articles with a promotional tonepages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 16 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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