“The expert
instruction and insight given by the instructors
was excellent. It is evident that they all really
care and want you to progress.”
Albert
Herrera, Pennsylvania session student
Rooms
Students are assigned double occupancy rooms.
Please indicate your choice of roommate in the
space provided on the registration form. Applicants
not indicating a choice of roommate or desire for a
single room will be paired with students of
compatible age and piping/drumming experience
whenever possible.
Single rooms are generally available for an
additional fee of $15–20 per day.
Meals
Resident/overnight students will be provided dinner
each Sunday and three meals per day, Monday through
Thursday, breakfast and lunch only on Friday. For
the two-week session in East Stroudsburg,
Pennsylvania, no meals are provided on Saturday nor
breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Commuters are
provided Sunday and Thursday night dinners. At most
sessions, commuter students may buy meal plans in
advance to eat in the college cafeteria for lunches
and dinners. Restaurants are within convenient
walking distance at all locations.
Travel by Air
California session:
San
Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Oakland
International Airport (OAK)
Sacramento
International Airport (SMF)
Illinois session:
O’Hare
International Airport (ORD)
Midway
International Airport (MDW)
Gary-Chicago
International Airport (GYY)
Minnesota session:
Minneapolis-Saint
Paul International Airport (MSP)
Pennsylvania East session:
Lehigh
Valley International Airport (ABE)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
International Airport (AVP)
Pennsylvania West session:
Pittsburgh
International Airport (PIT)
Airport Shuttle Service
With advance notice, we will try to coordinate
transportation to help students get lower group
shuttle rates ($15 to $45 one way) to and from the
respective airports.
Travel by Car
We will send you an informational letter with maps
and directions to the sessions.
What to Bring to the Session
We will send you an informational letter containing
further details of the session, suggested items to
bring, etc. Kilts and Highland attire are
suggested, but not required, for events such as
class photos and public concerts.
Practice Rooms
Practice rooms for individual use are, when
possible, made available to students at no
additional charge at most locations, along with
plenty of outdoor space for practice purposes. In
many cases, students will also be permitted to use
the college athletic facilities.