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Admissions Process

Admission to the Great Books Summer Program is open to all students entering grades 6-8 and 9-12 who complete the application and whose application is supported by a teacher (or counselor, principal or head of school).

You can fill out our online application form here and register completely today!

Or, if you'd like, you can apply by mail or fax by downloading the application as a PDF document and sending it along with your check or credit card deposit to:

Contact Information
Great Books Summer Program Admissions
PO Box 743
Fairfield, CT 06824

Toll-free number: 1-866-480-7323
Fax number: 1-203-255-0675

Nomination Information
If you have already been nominated by your teacher (or counselor, principal or head of school), please provide their name and contact information in the Nomination section of the application. We will let your teacher know that you have applied.

If you have not yet been nominated, we have streamlined the recommendation process for your convenience. Simply provide the name, email address and phone number of your teacher (or counselor, principal or head of school) in the Nomination section of the application. We will seek a recommendation on your behalf.

Confirmation
We will confirm receipt of your application within 48 hours via email or mail.

 


"I am deeply impressed by many aspects of this program, including the warmth and professionalism of the staff, the rigor and creativity of the curriculum, and the physical beauty of its setting. But what impresses me most, are the students themselves."

Dr. Debby Applegate, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

"Every summer, all I have to do is mosey on down from my hilltop home overlooking Amherst College, and walk into an ongoing conversation about the Big Stuff. It always feels like an intellectual transfusion."

Dr. Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

"I will mark Amherst as my most memorable event of the year, simply because of the smartest and most generous kids I was surrounded with. I wish they could be my students forever..." "

Da Chen, award-winning, best-selling author

"What a terrific curriculum and an enthusiastic group of young people. Made me want to drop everything and sign up."

Barry Eisler, best-selling author

"The students were such an engaged and smart and interesting group. I really enjoyed talking to them but mostly just appreciated being asked such a varied array of questions. It was a lot of fun."

Jacob Lewis, former managing editor of The New Yorker magazine and co-founder of Figment.com

"The Great Books program is a midsummer night's dream- I adored the kids and it all felt so alive and was so much fun! The faculty was warm and embracing. So important to keep literature alive and connect with kids who want to read books! "

Laura Shaine Cunningham Memoirist, novelist, playwright and journalist

"I enjoyed talking to and listening to the your kids. They are an impressive bunch. "

Dr. Richard Reeves Award-winning author, journalist and documentary filmmaker

"I loved my experience with the Great Books Summer Program. The students were brilliant and involved even beyond my expectations, really the ideal young audience for a writer. "

Peter Straub, Award-winning author

"I give a lot of talks to a lot of groups all over the country and world, but I've never had a more engaged, interested and interesting audience than the students at the Great Books Summer Program. They were clearly primed to learn and think. I hope I gave them some useful ideas about writing and the writing life; I know they inspired me. "

Kurt Andersen, Award-winning author, editor and co-creator of Studio 360 radio show

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