Typical Daily Schedule at Camp

Please see the daily schedule below. Note that times may vary slightly by campus location. See all locations and dates, learn more about the program here.

Great Books Summer Camp for preteens
On-Campus
(Day Program drop-off is at about 8:45am and pick-up is about 5:30 pm.)
8:30 am – Breakfast
9:00 am – Poetry Cup
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 – Special Event: College Panel, Guest Speaker, Open Mic, Games, Dance, etc.
9:30 pm – Pod Reading and Discussion


Great Books Summer Camp online
Online Program: USA – Eastern Standard Time (New York)
12:30 pm – Seminar One: Homer’s The Odyssey
1:15 pm – Poetry Cup & Camp Meeting
1:35 pm – Snack Break
1:45 pm – Seminar Two: Poetry of William Carlos Williams
2:30 pm – Discussion Groups
3:30 pm – Break
4:00 pm – Pod Reading & Hangout
5:00 pm – Afternoon Dismissal/Family Time
– Special Events on Select Evenings


On-Campus with Great Books Summer Camp
Online Program: Asia – China Standard Time (Beijing)
9:00 am – Seminar One: Homer’s The Odyssey
9:45 am – Poetry Cup & Camp Meeting
10:05 am – Snack Break
10:15 am – Seminar Two: William Carlos Williams’ poems
11:00 am – Discussion Groups
12:00 pm – Lunch Break
12:30 pm – Pod Reading & Hangout
2:00 pm – Afternoon Dismissal/Family Time
– Special Events on Select Days

Please see the daily schedule below. Note that times may vary slightly by campus location. See all locations and dates, learn more about the program here.

On-Campus with Great Books Summer Camp
On-Campus
(Day Program drop-off is at about 8:45am and pick-up is about 5:30 pm.)
8:30 am – Breakfast
9:00 am – Poetry Cup
9:15 am – Craft Seminar: Vivid Description
10:00 am – Break
10:15 am – Craft Seminar: Voice
11:15 am – Free Writing
12:15 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Writing Workshops
3:00 pm – Break
3:15 pm – Electives: Slam Poetry
4:15 pm – Free Time: Campus Tour, Field Games
5:30 pm – Dinner
6:15 pm – Writing Time
7:30 pm – Special Event: College Panel, Guest Speaker, Open Mic, Games, Dance, etc.
9:30 pm – Pod Meeting & Hangout


Writers Workshop for Teens online
Online Program: USA – Eastern Standard Time (New York)
12:30 pm – Poetry Cup & Camp Meeting
12:45 pm – Craft Seminar: Vivid Description
2:00 pm – Break
2:15 pm – Writing Workshop Track
4:15 pm – Break
4:30 pm – Pod Mentoring & Hangout
5:00 pm – Afternoon Dismissal/Family Time
– Special Events on Select Evenings


Online Summer Writing Program for teens
Online Program: Asia – China Standard Time (Beijing)
9:00 am – Poetry Cup & Camp Meeting
9:30 am – Craft Seminar: Vivid Description
10:45 am – Snack Break
11:00 am – Writing Workshop Track
1:00 pm – Lunch Break
1:30 pm – Pod Reading & Hangout
2:30 pm – Afternoon Dismissal/Family Time
– Special Events on Select Days

Please see the daily schedule below. Note that times may vary slightly by campus location. See all locations and dates, learn more about the program here.

Great Books Literary Adventures
On-Campus
7:30 am – Breakfast
8:15 am – Morning Meeting & Poetry Cup
9:00 am – Seminar 1: Shakespeare’s Sonnets
9:45 am – Break
10:00 am – Seminar 2: J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring
10:55 am – Discussion Group
12:00 pm – Lunch
12:45 pm – Special Topics: Stage Fighting
1:45 pm – Break
2:00 pm – Afternoon Excursion: Punting on the Thames, Blenheim Palace, Christ Church etc.
4:30 pm – Reading Time
6:00 pm – Dinner
7:00 pm – Evening Excursion or Event: Royal Shakespeare Company, Bram Stoker/Dracula Tour
9:30 pm – Pod Reading & Hangout