The Great Books program will be held at Haverford University, a liberal arts school located outside of Philadelphia, PA.
GRCS chaperone to escort scholars to Pennsylvania (TBD). Please note, the chaperone will not be on site with scholars during the week. Scholars will be supervised by Great Books staff.
The program will run from Sunday, July 27, 2025 to August 3, 2025. We will meet at the Lower Academy on the morning of July 27 at TBD to travel as a group to O’Hare.
Flight details are TBD.
We will return, in the evening, on August 3, 2025 at TBD.
A typical day at camp:
8:30 am – Breakfast
9:00 am – Morning Meeting
9:15 am – Seminar: Plato’s Republic
10:00 am – Break
10:15 am – Seminar: Borges’ “The Aleph” and Magical Realism
11:15 am – Discussion Group
12:15 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Literature Elective: Slam Poetry
2:00 pm – Art Elective (art, music, theater, and creative writing)
4:00 pm – Free Time: Campus Tour, Field Games
5:30 pm – Dinner
6:15 pm – Reading Time
7:00 pm – College Panel: Choosing the Right School
8:30 pm – Guest Speaker: Sarah Kay
9:30 pm – Pod Reading and Discussion
On the last day, we will plan to tour some of Philadelphia’s historical landmarks (Liberty Bell, Ben Franklin’s house etc)
Please click here for the 2024 summer packet for Great Books.
The cost for this program is $200.
First payment of $50 is due by March 1, 2025
Second payment of $50 is due by March 15, 2025
Third pyament of $50 is due by April 1, 2025.
Final payment of $50 is due by April 20, 2025.
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