North American Summer Esperanto Institute
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The North American Summer Esperanto Institute (in Esperanto: Nord-Amerika Somera Kursaro (NASK)) is a three-week Esperanto immersion course, offering instruction for Esperanto-speakers of various levels each year. The course was founded in 1970 by Cathy Schulze, in San Francisco, California
, in 1970. The Institute continued to take place yearly at San Francisco State University
until after Schulze's death.
Ellen Eddy succeeded Schulze as director of the Institute, and eventually moved the course to the School for International Training
in Brattleboro, Vermont
. The Institute was held at that location for five years, until 2007 when it moved to its current site, the University of California
at San Diego.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, in 1970. The Institute continued to take place yearly at San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
until after Schulze's death.
Ellen Eddy succeeded Schulze as director of the Institute, and eventually moved the course to the School for International Training
School for International Training
SIT Graduate Institute is the accredited college program of World Learning in Brattleboro, Vermont. The president and CEO is Adam Weinberg.History=SIT Graduate Institute began as the Experiment for International Living...
in Brattleboro, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. The Institute was held at that location for five years, until 2007 when it moved to its current site, the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
at San Diego.