In 2012, Senior Summer School introduces Providence, RI for the first time, and the unique glimpse of colonial history and the Eastern seaboard experience this vibrant city provides.

Providence, the capital and most populous city of the state of Rhode Island, was founded in 1636, and was one of the first established cities in the United States. Situated at the mouth of the Providence River, at the head of Narragansett Bay, the city’s small footprint is the anchor of a metropolitan area that extends into southern Massachusetts and exceeds Rhode Island’s population by approximately 60 percent. Providence was also one of the first industrialized cities in the U.S., known for its jewelry, metals, machinery, textiles and silverware production as early as 1830. Today, Providence is mostly known for its health, education and cultural & artistic industries. The 375-year-old city has been known at various times as “The Beehive of Industry,” “The Renaissance City” and, today, “The Creative Capital,” all of which reflect this scrappy city’s journey through its own history, and the ups and downs of its existence to its modern rendition as an upscale, urban cultural playground.

Senior Summer School will explore this city’s history, and its role in the foundation of a new nation. We’ll discover Providence’s wealth of cultural, artistic, historical and educational opportunities. From Brown University to the Culinary Art Museum to the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence is home to world-class (and world famous) educational institutions, and their alumni have stayed in the city, creating a new landscape of art, design and dining – all at our fingertips.

Based in the elegant Wyndham Garden Providence – with a spectacular harbor view and located just a mile from downtown, and a short walk from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design – we’ll experience first-hand this pretty, eclectic, dynamic city.

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