Campus
Our home is La Posada de la Aldea, a charming hotel complex in the heart of San Miguel de Allende. Located just blocks from el Jardín, the central plaza, la Aldea offers comfortable hotel rooms, a restaurant and bar, classrooms, and administration offices. Its extensive grounds, featuring beautiful gardens, fountains, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and secluded courtyards, provide a stimulating, private, and serene backdrop for photographing and enjoying the creative workshop process. The staff at la Aldea offers excellent customer service and attention to detail.

Accommodations
La Posada de la Aldea offers accommodations for workshop participants. The package price includes a double occupancy room for seven nights, Sunday evening through Saturday evening; a single supplement is available for an additional $300. The rooms are spacious, with private baths with showers (no tubs), daily housekeeping service, phones, and televisions. Wireless internet service is available in the hotel lobby.

Meals
Our meals together in Mexico foster the important group sharing and networking experience; they also provide convenience and a variety of great foods. We begin with a Sunday evening welcome dinner on campus at la Aldea’s restaurant, followed by an orientation session. A breakfast buffet is served on campus, Monday through Saturday, and a continental breakfast is provided on Sunday. Lunches are served buffet style on campus. Mid-week join your classmates and instructor for a dinner together. At the end of the week we celebrate the week and its achievements with a dinner in town, followed by the popular “Week in Review” and individual workshop image shows. Beverage service and snacks are available daily on campus. We will do our best to accommodate vegetarians and participants with special dietary needs. Please indicate these requests when registering.

Weekly Schedule
Our week in San Miguel follows a well-organized structure, with enough flexibility to enjoy the varied pleasures of daily life in Mexico. While each workshop schedule has been designed by the instructor, there is a general weekly calendar of events. Please note that your day may begin before sunrise and end late in the evening.  

REGISTRATION POLICIES
Package Price
Our workshops in Mexico are priced to include most expenses once you reach the airport in León, Mexico. The package price for each workshop includes tuition; group transportation as necessary; model and location fees if applicable; double occupancy hotel accommodations for seven nights, Sunday through Saturday nights (single supplement available for additional $300); most meals; and shuttle transportation between the airport in León and San Miguel. Not included in the package price are travel expenses to Mexico, five meals, alcoholic beverages, and personal expenses including laundry, gratuities, phone calls, sundries, and gifts.

Registration
Since enrollment is limited, we encourage you to apply early. Call to check availability before mailing or faxing your application form. Please do not make travel plans before registering or being told a workshop is a “go.” Assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

• $600 deposit is required at the time of registration
• Balance is due 45 days prior to the start of the workshop

You can register over the phone by calling (505) 983-1400 ext. 11 with your American Express, MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card number, or by mail with a check, money order, or your credit card number. We cannot hold space in a workshop without a deposit. Once your deposit has been received, and portfolio approved where required, you will receive an email confirmation. Additional information, including an invoice will be emailed once the minimum number of participants is reached. Final payment of your balance may be made by check, credit card, or money order, payable in U.S. funds.

DISCOUNTS
Early Registration
Participants registering for workshops in San Miguel de Allende before September 1, 2009, receive a discount of $100 off each workshop.

Frequent Photographer
The Workshops offers discounts for participants who take more than one workshop. A discount of $100 is offered for each additional workshop in San Miguel de Allende.

CANCELLATION AND TRANSFER POLICIES
Cancellations
We rely on your attendance to make important arrangements, so if for any reason you need to withdraw, please notify us at least 45 days before the start of your workshop. At that time we will refund your deposit, less a $250 cancellation fee. If notification of cancellation is made between 30 and 45 days before the start of the workshop, we must retain the $600 deposit. If notification of cancellation is made less than 30 days before the start of the workshop there will be no refund. The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops reserves the right to cancel a reservation if full payment has not been received by 30 days before the start of the workshop. Santa Fe Photographic Workshops is not responsible for cancellations due to medical emergencies. We highly recommend purchasing Travel Insurance. In the event that a workshop must be canceled due to inadequate enrollment, all fees and deposits are refunded in full or may be transferred to another workshop within 12 months. Santa Fe Photographic Workshops is not responsible for reimbursement of non-refundable airline tickets in the event of a workshop cancellation. Please check on your workshop status before making travel arrangements.

Transfers
If for any reason you wish to transfer to a different workshop, please notify us at least 45 days before the start of your workshop. You may only make one transfer at a charge of $30. We reserve the right to allow or disallow any transfer. You must register and complete a new workshop within 12 months of the withdrawal. There are no exceptions to our Cancellation and Transfer Policy.