NOW! Great Books Online, Writer's Workshop Online, & Optional Specialty Courses
Join Us from Anywhere!
Weekly Sessions in June & July
For Students in Rising Grades 6 – 8 & Grades 9 – 12
For over 19 years, GBSP has gathered exceptional middle and high school students from across the world to read, discuss, and debate selections from the greatest works of literature.
NEW Live Classes Online for summer 2020! For students in grades 6-8 and 9-12 - Great Books Online, Writer's Workshops, and optional online Specialty Courses available too.
Our online program is staffed by the same distinguished faculty and scholars as our on-campus summer camps. Register Now to experience college-style seminars, engage in lively discussion, and enjoy a virtual summer camp with other literary-minded students.
Discussion, Debate, Close Reading, Thinking, Friends, and Fun
Students explore literature as a catalyst for critical thinking and civil discourse skills. Each day will begin with morning seminar and break into small discussion groups of 8-12 campers for discussion and academic mentoring. These groups will be led by our Program Assistants, the same select group of outstanding college and graduate students chosen through our nationwide search. This small group will also participate in games and other fun activities together.
The media may be digital, but the interactivity of our classrooms will not change.
Programs for middle & high school students are in multiple times zones to be flexible for your summer planning. To see program, date, and theme for that week that is best suited to your student, please click the appropriate link.
Meet our summer camp Academic Directors. The same distinguished faculty and scholars as our hallmark on-campus programs. They include:
- Dr. Ilan Stavans, Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American and Latino Cultures at Amherst College.
- Dr. Amanda Lagji, assistant professor of English and World Literature at Pitzer College, one of the Claremont Schools
- Max Suechting, a doctoral candidate in Stanford University’s Program in Modern Thought & Literature.
See more of our esteemed Great Books Online faculty.
Online Themes & Curriculum
Great Books Online will offer a truly unique array of literary topics and genres that are sure to pique your child's intellectual curiosity each and every week. Read more themes now.
A stand-alone program or add to a week of Great Books Online.
Writer's Workshop Online
Full Week Intensive Writing Program
We are offering three one-week sessions of Writer's Workshop Online, in addition to our traditional literary exploration programs. Aspiring young authors will explore techniques, genres, and styles with our distinguished faculty of published authors and accomplished writers. Available for students in Grades 6 - 8 & 9 - 12.
Learn more
If You've Ever Dreamt It, Chances Are You Can Do It This Summer!
Our Online Specialty Courses Inspire Creativity, Spark Imagination, Ignite Literary Appetites, and That's Just the Beginning! Explore our wide selection of afternoon Specialty Courses!
Great Books knows your child needs something exciting to look forward to this summer! Don't let them down!
Check out our new optional Specialty Courses: week-long classes based in Art, Debate, Music, Public Speaking, Theater, Writing, and more that take place for 90 minutes each day Monday through Friday.
These exciting courses include:
- Go viral - Make a TikTok video challenge that trends
Talk about it - Create a podcast about your favorite topic- Challenge accepted - Learn to debate like a verbal warrior
- Fear not - Emerge with public speaking skills of steel
- Rewrite Grimm's Fairly Tales - The Platinum Goose, Hansel & Hank
- Art synergy? The Mona Lisa and video game design of Final Fantasy
- Study forensic science AND write a bone-chilling mystery story
- Be your best critic - Learn how to write elegant critical prose like art, movie, and food critics
- Are you the next Beatles? Start a garage band!
- Act out your favorite fairy tale - You know, before Cinderella had stepsisters
- Move over Superman - Create your own new superhero!
Check our Specialty Course Catalog for more options!
We are offering our broadest selection of summer enrichment and fun every afternoon from June 21 to July 31. You can even create your own custom summer program by choosing one or two of these courses any week -- or every week-- for up to SIX WEEKS!
Choice, Flexibility, & Excitement
Do something cool with our budget-friendly à la carte menu of course choices. You can add these optional Specialty Courses to your Great Books Online or Writer’s Workshop Online sessions or purchase them separately for extra fun and excitement each week.
This summer is all about options to fit your schedule and interests! Register Now.
Award-Winning Special Guest Speakers
Award-winning and passionate intellectual leaders visit Great Books virtually to talk with students and share their invaluable stories and insights. Guest speakers include Pulitzer Prize winners and other thought leaders from the worlds of literature, publishing, journalism, film, and the arts.
Great Books Online & Writer's Workshop
Program Dates
| East Coast - Great Books | Begins at 9AM | Eastern Daylight |
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| June 21 - June 26 | Intermediate | Senior |
| June 28 - July 3 | Intermediate | Senior |
| July 5 - July 10 | Intermediate | Senior |
| July 12 - July 17 | Intermediate | Senior |
| July 19 - July 24 | Intermediate | Senior |
| East Coast - Writer's Workshop | Begins at 9AM | Eastern Daylight |
| July 5 - July 10 |
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| July 26 - July 31 | Intermediate | Senior |
| West Coast - Great Books | Begins at 10AM | Pacific Daylight |
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| June 21 - June 26 | Intermediate | Senior |
| June 28 - July 3 | Intermediate | Senior |
| July 5 - July 10 | Intermediate | Senior |
| July 19 - July 24 | Intermediate | Senior |
| July 26 - July 31 | Intermediate | Senior |
| West Coast - Writer's Workshop | Begins at 10AM | Pacific Daylight |
| July 12 - 17 | Intermedate | Senior |
| Europe/UK - Great Books | Begins at 9AM | British Summer |
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| July 12 - July 17 | Intermediate | Senior |
| Asia - Great Books | Begins at 9AM | China Standard |
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| July 12 - July 17 | Intermediate | Senior |
| July 19 - July 24 | Intermediate | Senior |
| July 26 - July 31 | Intermediate | Senior |
More Weeks, More Learning
Great writers are great readers. Grow your reading and critical thinking skills by adding a week or more of Great Books Online literary exploration programs to your Writer’s Workshop sessions.
Tuition & Fees
Tution rates for Online are $825 per week. There is a non-refundable $45 registration fee payable with tuition deposit. Materials fee is $50 per week. You can attend up to 6 weeks of online programs. Save $100 for every additional session when you join us for more than one week.
Get More Info!
You can reach us anytime via phone, text, email, or jumping on our website for a live chat. summer plans.
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