Block 1: Paris - ED300: Creative Critical Inquiry

About ED300: This course focuses on creative critical inquiry that fosters polymathic thinking—the ability to connect ideas across diverse disciplines and apply creative problem-solving to real-world issues in local and global contexts. In this course, we will adapt a contemporary issue and then focus on the interplay between intuition, embodied insights, and formal logic to construct new possibilities. In this iteration of the course, Students will be directly involved in a collaborative project with the Center for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. The course will conclude with active participation in the 8^th Summit on Creativity in Education at UNESCO in Paris. 

Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Mike Taber

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing (COI)

Major Requirements Met: Contact Education for more information on the application of this course towards their major program(s). 

College Requirements Met: CP & EPG (Both pending approval)

Course Location: Paris, France

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Heightened Physical & Psychological Requirements for All Study Away: Study Away or Abroad can be a very different experience than an on-campus course, requiring both physical and mental adjustments which may not be typical for your on-campus experience. This includes requirements for physical activity such as more extensive physical movement (walking, touring, extended sedentary time during travel, etc.), requirements to manage luggage, often on uneven terrain such as cobblestone streets or buildings without elevators, or locations with limited medical facilities, potential extremes of weather and temperature. Housing options are also significantly different from an on-campus experience. Some programs will use family homestays while others will require students live in pairs, triples, and quads. Travel is also inherently a stressful alteration to your normal routines, with greater flexibility, adaptability and resilience required, whether it is dealing with distinct cultures, language differences, feelings of “otherness” or lack of belonging, or simply greater ambiguity and unfamiliarity with surroundings. We recommend that all students consider these realities of study away and abroad as they consider programs.  Below we will list any known expectations which the faculty have identified for their specific course.

Expectations for Study on this Program:  This course requires use of public transportation in Paris, which may not necessarily have ADA access.

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Course Fee: $4,900

Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities.  Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Paris or individual meals.  All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs. 

Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option.  The main application window for this program is January 29-March 15, 2026.  Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs.  Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 15 deadline. 

Withdrawal Deadline:  Students accepted to this program may withdraw by May 1, 2026 with no financial commitment to the program.  Late withdrawals will be billed either 25% or 75% of the program fee, depending on the date of withdrawal.  See our Billing & Finance page for details. 

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