Explore the World

2022 Summer Semester Classes– In-Person and Online Options are available.

Participation requires membership with Upstate International. The support of our members allows us to keep our classes affordable!

Language class fees may be paid by credit or debit card online, or by check at our office between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Classes are generally $90 per 10-hour term, $105 per 12-hour term and $130 per 15-hour term (or approximately $8.75/hour.) Intensive classes are $385 for a 12-week term, $320 for a 10-week term, or $265 for an 8-week term. For specific pricing details, visit our registration page by clicking the button below. Please note, all students must be members of Upstate International.

Upstate International Month (UIM) March 1 – 31, 2023, is a multi-county collaboration of organizations, partners, sponsors, and communities.

Welcoming, supporting, celebrating, and educating through a variety of internationally themed events, UIM promotes our rich cultural diversity, heritage, and global connections.

UIM collaborates and welcomes co-branding of events that have an international connection, education-focused, and are open to the public (paid or fee-based).

Join the worldwide celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

Wear the green and be Irish for a day.

Quilting is an art form that is worldwide, the US observes National Day.  2022 is the 31st year of this observance.

The Quilt Alliance and the National Quilt Museum are proud to be the coordinators of this special day! Check this page often for fun and meaningful ideas for celebrating National Quilting Day, graphics and posters you can use to publicize your own NQD events, and a home base for this important day to honor and promote quilting!   More information: https://quiltalliance.org/nationalquiltingday/

Explore examples of quilts called “around the world:” https://quiltdom.com/trip-around-world-quilts/

Piano Day, an annual worldwide event founded by a group of like-minded people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – in 2023 it’s the 29th March – because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated.

The aim of the day is to create a platform for piano-related projects in order to promote the development of musical dimensions and to continue sharing the centuries-old joy of playing the piano. Piano Day welcomes all kinds of piano lovers — young and old, amateur and professional, of any musical direction – to join in. It is intended to be the most joyful of all holidays!