Academic Summer Travel Abroad

An Experience of a Lifetime!

Exceptional Learning. Cultural Exploration. Fun!
Join us for an immersive literary travel adventure to some of the most beautiful and inspiring campuses and destinations in the world. In summer 2026, we’ll be journeying for a week each to Athens, Verona & Venice, Dublin, and Oxford.
One-week and multi-week residential programs. For grades 9-12 and gap year.

Literary Travel Programs

Athens, Verona & Venice, and Oxford.
All Literary Travel Programs combine a perfect mix of lively seminars, supervised cultural exploration, and fun! Students in all locations read and discuss world literature with a focus on in-country authors. Seminars are led by distinguished faculty who model critical thinking, analytical reading, and open inquiry.

Students come away with a deeper sense of different cultures and views, increased confidence in academic and social settings, and memories to last a lifetime.

Writer’s Programs: Oxford & Dublin

Ignite your creativity in these extraordinary settings. Our Writer’s Programs balance academics, writing and exploration into cities known for their rich literary histories. Led by professional writers and university instructors, writing time focuses on strengthening writing techniques, creating original works, and workshopping together, as well as exploring literature.

Write in the storied halls and haunts of literary giants like C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and others. Enjoy the bone chilling (and hilarious) tales on the famed Oxford ghost tour. Punt on the Thames where Lewis Carroll first imagined Alice. Explore literary treasures like the James Joyce Tower, Christ Church Cathedral, Sweney’s Pharmacy, and more.

Let us help you explore and choose…

We are invested in your child’s success. We are educators, scholars, camp enthusiasts, and yes, we are parents too. We believe every student deserves an enriching summer experience full of challenge, fun, and friendship.

Our caring Program Assistants are carefully selected college or graduate students with a passion for literature and experience in mentoring. They will be with students every step of the way.

All Excursions and Meals Included
Family-friendly Schedule
Serving Families for 25 Years

Call: 203-612-9470
Email: info@greatbookssummer.com

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The Great Books Summer Program is independent of Amherst College, Stanford University, Pepperdine University, Haverford College, University of Oxford, and Trinity College of Dublin. All names are trademarks of their respective owners. Great Books Summer Program and Great Books Global Forum are trademarks of Great Books Summer Program. This program does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national or ethnic origin, or disability. Admission to the program is limited and shall be granted or denied at the sole discretion of the program administrators. For the program on the campus of Amherst, the camp must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and be licensed by the local board of health. Images of Amherst College courtesy of Amherst College Public Affairs office.

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