Dear A3 Great River School family,
We are thrilled to announce the seventh annual A3 trip to the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. The theme for this year’s conference is “Addiction: Exploring the Science and Experience of an Equal Opportunity Condition.” The conference will bring together experts in medicine, neuroscience, sociology, economics, and philosophy to explore the science and experience of addiction.
“Addiction permeates our society. With the scourge of methamphetamine, increasing use of heroin, and the ubiquity of alcohol, addiction is an “equal opportunity condition.” The substances and behaviors to which people become addicted continue to grow as well, with investigations into the possibilities of addictions to food, the Internet, and sex. But what does it mean to be addicted? Is it a brain condition? A psychological and sociological problem? What are the treatment options available? How do the various understandings of addiction influence public policy decisions?”
Find more information about the theme and speakers at https://gustavus.edu/events/nobelconference/2015/
We expect all A3 students to participate in the Nobel trip as an off-campus component of the A3 curriculum. We will attend the Nobel Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. We will depart from the Great River School parking lot at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday (10/7). Students should arrive at 7:15 a.m. Please be prompt so we are not late for the conference. We will return to the Great River School parking lot as close to 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7 as possible. Please be waiting in the GRS parking lot at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday to pick up your student. We will begin school on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10:45 a.m.