West Coast - Intermediate Program (Grades 6 - 8)

Great Books Online Session Date:

June 21 - June 26
June 28 - July 3
July 5 - July 10
July 19 - July 24
July 26 - July 31

See Writer's Workshops Sessions

Core Program Daily Schedule
Great Books will hold orientation for students each Sunday leading into the session to get to know their pod mates, meet their Program Assistant, and prepare for their first classes.

Pacific Daylight Time	Great Books Online Monday - Friday
10:00 AM	Seminar One
10:45 AM	Camp Event: Poetry Cup
11:15 AM	Seminar Two
12:00 PM	Discussion Group
12:50 PM	Break
6:00 PM	Academic Mentoring & Hangout
7:00 PM	Panel/Guest Speaker/Open Mic/Games

Themes for the Week:

June 21 - June 26: Words that Transformed Worlds - How might words and works of fiction not only reflect the world we live in, but also change it? We’ll read texts whose words jump off the page, demanding that we think differently about the self, society, rights, and the environment we live in
June 28 - July 3: Adventures in Mind, Body, & Spirit - What really is an adventure? This week we will uncover the manifold meanings of this seductive concept through works of philosophy, literature, art, and film.
July 5 - July 10: Exploring Allegory - What is allegory? That may seem like a simple question about a simple term you learn in school, but scholars have had a surprisingly hard time pinning down a definition.
July 19 - July 24: Protest Literature - Students will explore the theme of “Protest” reading selections from works that have opposed restrictions or energized those who were protesting against laws, customs, habits and rules which have kept people from greater engagement with the world and one another.
July 26 - July 31: The Idea of God - There seems to be a human impulse—one we can find in lots of cultures, at lots of different times—to believe in some form of god. How does the idea of God respond to a natural human longing to understand the world?

Afternoon Specialty Course Selections by Week

Want more? Add these afternoon sessions to your core program or purchase the separately. $250 when added to a core program or $295 sold separately (plus one time registration fee.) These optional programs give you the option to add time and diversity to your summer program. Choose one or more and create your own unique summer experience.