Events

Joni us for alumni-led Career Conversations featuring alumni speakers, virtual activities and Town Halls with SYA leadership. Check the Recordings tab below to watch prior sessions.

May 11
Town Hall
Join President Tom Hassan and Holland Goss Lynch FR’86, Chair of the Board of Trustees, for a community-wide Town Hall where they will wrap up the current academic year, provide a preview of next year’s class of SYAers and share updates following the spring Board of Trustees meeting and SYA Italy’s 20th Celebration in Viterbo! 
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School is back in session! Save these dates and watch out for your invitation to register for class. NOTE: Conversational skills in target language is recommended.

January 19
SYA Italy
Join Alessandra Tuzi for a look at the long journey of the Italian Language.
Watch the recording.

March 9
SYA France
Join Benjamin Sabatier for a class on "The Vertical City that Le Corbusier Built."
Watch the recording.

March 23
SYA Spain
Join Antonio López Piña for a class on "The Democratic Memory Act: Tackling Spanish History During the Franco Regime."
Watch the recording.

April 6
SYA France
Join Pascal Montéville for a class on "The French Presidential Election: Between the Ghosts of the Past and the Uncertainties of the Future."
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April 27
SYA Italy
Join Daniele Gatti for a class on "The (Current) History Lesson of the Istrian, Dalmatian-Julian Exodus and the Massacre of the Sinkholes."
Watch the recording.

May 10
SYA China
Join Sam Schultz CN'08, Zhang Laoshi, Tie Laoshi and Li Laoshi for a virtual class crafted especially for SYA China alumni. 
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Honoring SYA Italy's 20th Anniversary
April 29-30
Viterbo, Italy
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Classes ending in 2 or 7 celebrate milestone reunions this year!  A big shout out to ES'72  and FR'72 (our first class of coeducation in France) as they celebrate their 50th reunions, and to the classes of CN'97, ES'97 and FR'97 as they celebrate their 25th.

SYA is here to help but yours is needed to successfully plan a virtual gathering that is meaningful for your class. ­­­
With limitations and changing guidelines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that vary state by state, the health and safety of our SYA family is our primary concern. There will be limited in-person events for the foreseeable future and we encourage classes to postpone physical reunions and take advantage of hosting a virtual celebration.

There's no better time to reconnect with old friends and reminisce about your time abroad. If you're interested in helping your class plan a virtual or in-person reunion, contact the Alumni Office and we'll help get you started. 

Not in a reunion year but would enjoy reconnecting with classmates? We'll help you plan a virtual meet up. 

Be in touch with the Alumni Office and we'll help get the party going!

reunion planning guide

SHOWRUNNING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
October 20, 2021
Jeff Locker FR'88 and Freeform's Cruel Summer showrunner Tia Napolitano FR'01

MODERNISTA ARCHITECTURE BEYOND BARCELONA
December 1, 2021
SYA Spain's Álvaro Ávila

VENTURE CAPITAL AND IMPACT INVESTING
December 8, 2021
Jamie Broderick FR'71 and Ansley Carlisle CN'13

THE LONG JOURNEY OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE
January 19, 2022
Alessandra Tuzi, SYA Italy

THE VERTICAL CITY THAT LE CORBUSIER BUILT
March 9, 2022
Benjamin Sabatier, SYA France

THE DEMOCRATIC MEMORY ACT: TACKLING SPANISH HISTORY DURING THE FRANCO REGIME
March 23, 2022
Antonio López Piña, SYA Spain

THE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: BETWEEN THE GHOSTS OF THE PAST AND THE UNCERTAINTIES OF THE FUTURE
April 6, 2022
Pascal Montéville, SYA France

KEEPING LANGUAGE ALIVE
April 13, 2022
Megan Jeffrey CN'04 and Daniel Bögre Udell ES'08

THE (CURRENT) HISTORY LESSON OF THE ISTRIAN, DALMATIAN-JULIAN EXODUS AND THE MASSACRE OF THE SINKHOLES
April 27, 2022
Daniele Gatti, SYA Italy

SYA's budget supports many areas, including the day-to-day operations of our campuses. Charging a registration fee helps to offset expenses allowing more funds to be applied to operating the schools. We've also found that a registration fee greatly reduces the number of no shows at events, which also helps SYA's budget by more accurately forecasting the actual number of attendees for catering and venue costs.

Virtual Activity-Based Classes 
There may be opportunities to host classes, such as virtual cooking classes, that may have a fee assessed by the vendor. Unfortunately, we are unable to process refunds if you cancel your registration; we can designate your payment as a donation to the SYA Fund. Please let us know immediately if your plans change so that we may fill your space with someone from the wait list.

In-Person Events
If you cannot travel due to the pandemic, please kindly consider designating your attendance fee as a donation to the SYA Fund. Our commitments to vendors are based on the number of registrations received and this will help to offset those costs. If you prefer, we will be happy to process a refund.

Yes, please let us know by submitting your regrets. This will eliminate the reminder emails we send to those we haven't heard from! This goes for virtual events, too!

Of course! Please register your guest using the appropriate selection from the drop-down menu. In-person events limits you to three guests. For virtual events, please consider watching together to allow for more registrants.

Depending on capacity and under special circumstances we can allow additional guests. Please contact events@sya.org for more information. 

Classes in reunion years are encouraged to host virtual reunions and the Alumni Office can help by hosting it on one of its Zoom accounts! Non-reunion classes are encouraged to host virtual Zoom chats; the Alumni Office will provide you with your class contact information and suggestions. 

Have you moved? We invite alumni, parents and friends to events near their home, school or work, depending on the address information we have on record. Please let us know if we need to update our information. We'd love to invite you to events nearby!

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