20 years of SIS: FESTEGGIAMO INSIEME!
Hey SIS World! 2024 is a special year for all of us. While our ambitions for the future are as high as ever, we want to bask in memories with all of the people who made the past 20 years so wonderful. Every single student that has ever come through our doors has had an impact on SIS and the school that we strive to create. So, let’s celebrate!!
If you plan on coming, but haven’t sent an RSVP, please do so by filling out this easy form: https://forms.gle/bR1oGomF1JYxB8B98
Reunion schedules
Palio – June 29th-July 2nd (Optional)
If you studied in Siena with us, but you haven’t seen the Palio, this is a wonderful opportunity for you to let us lead you through the amazing festival. Traditionally, the Palio festivities last four days. You can choose to participate in any of the activities alongside our 2024 Summer students. We simply need to know what you’d like to do and how many people to plan for. Note that the Cena Della Prova Generale in a Contrada the night before the Palio has a cost of 60 Euros and we MUST know 1 month in advance how many people will attend that dinner.
June 29th
- 08:00 – Morning horse trials
- 12:30 – Horse Lottery
- 18:30 – Trial Race 1
June 30th
- 08:00 – Trial Race 2
- 18:30 – Trial Race 3
July 1st
- 08:00 Trial race 4
- 18:15: Trial race 5
- 19:30 – Cena Della Prova Generale (Contrada TBD) * 60 Euros/Person
July 2nd
- 08:00 final trial race
- 14:00 Passeggiata storica begins
- 16:00 Those who want to be inside the Piazza for the race meet staff to begin entrance.
- 19:00 Horses enter the Piazza and the Palio begins!
SIS Reunion Schedule
The following is a tentative schedule for the reunion. We are still in the planning stages, so costs and activities may vary.
SIS Reunion Day 1 – July 4th, 2024
- Interactive Presentations of SIS through the years (working title…)
- Dinner Banquet with SIS Staff, Host families, friends of SIS, etc… – Orto de Pecci – 35 Euros/person
Reunion day 2 – July 5th, 2024
- Siena Historic Center Tour with SIS Staff
- Optional Wine Tasting and aperitivo with staff – VENUE/PRICE TBD
Can’t make it all the way to Siena? That’s OK!
We know that so many of you would love to come but getting to Siena this summer just isn’t going to work for you. There’s a very easy and real way for you to contribute to the future of SIS. It would be wonderful to get as many of you as possible to make a quick video of yourself talking about your time with SIS.
- Find a quiet, well-lit place to record. It’s important that there not be any background noise.
- You can record holding your phone at arm’s length OR you can place your phone somewhere stable.
- Make sure that you’re not more than three feet away from your phone and that your full head and face are in the frame.
- Begin your video with an introduction: Say your name, your university, and when you were a student with SIS.
- We want to tell the story of SIS through the stories of the people that experienced it. That’s you! You can say whatever you’d like, but if you’d like some help, here are a few questions that you could respond to. Choose any that you like or respond to all of them!
- When you reflect on your time with SIS, what are some things that stick out the most?
- What is one story from your time with SIS that has stuck with you?
- What effect did your experience with SIS have on your career or life?
- Are you still connected with people that you met during your experience with SIS?
- Send your video via google drive to mike@sisstudyabroad.com or to Mike via whatsapp +39 3407667545
We would love to see any pictures that you have kept for all of these years. You can send them with or without any explanations to Mike at mike@sisstudyabroad.com.