2022 Winter Break Programs
For Students in Rising Grades 6–8 & Grades 9–12
Year End Learning at Its Finest!
Get three days of the full Great Books Online experience in our Winter Break program. Back for its third season! The last week of the year is an ideal time for curious minds to recharge by engaging in deep reading, interactive discussions, and some plain old fun!
Join us for this condensed version of Great Books that will include pod activities, our core literature program, and, of course, the famed Hideous Cup of Poetry too!
Distinguished Faculty & Academic Mentors
The winter program will be led by distinguished college professors who also teach our online summer and on-campus programs. Additionally, students will receive academic mentoring from our Program Assistants, who lead discussion groups.
Myths, Magic & More:
Ireland Through the Pages
For Students in Grades 6-8
Join us to delve into Celtic mythology, absurdist expression, and much more as we explore legends, myths, and magical literature from Nobel Laureates William Butler Years, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, and Seamus Heaney. These authors have changed the world with their words. Explore this expansive literary culture with us!
Sure to be full of lively discussion, this online program will be led by Irish native and brilliant scholar, Amelia McConville, a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin. Amelia completed her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Philosophy at Trinity and is currently doing interdisciplinary doctoral research on poetry with Nuerohumanities.
Program Details:
- December 27, 28, and 29
- 1pm - 5pm Eastern (New York)
- This is 10am - 2pm Pacific (California) and 5pm - 9pm GMT (London)
- Tuition: $450
Moral Dilemmas:
What Would You Do?
For Students in Grades 9-12
Is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread if your family is hungry? Are you obliged to jump into a river to save a friend who is drowning? What stops you from committing crimes? What is the best outcome to a trolley problem? There are no “correct” answers to these questions, but philosophers have addressed them for millennia. We too will contemplate these questions and more as we explore selections from Plato, Immanuel Kant, Ursula LeGuin, Peter Singer, and more.
Led by Dr. Steve Volk is Professor of History Emeritus at Oberlin College where he taught Latin American history and museum studies. Named US Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, he continues to serve as the director of the Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence at Oberlin.
Program Details:
- December 28, 29, and 30
- 9am - 1pm China Standard (Beijing)
- This is 10am - 2pm Korea (Seoul)
- For night owls in the USA, this is Dec. 27 - 29 from 8pm to midnight Eastern (New York)! Be a part of this international class!
- Tuition: $450
Sample Schedule:
| Eastern Time | Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Seminar One |
| 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | Hideous Cup of Poetry & Break |
| 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM | Seminar Two |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Discussion Group |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00PM | Pod Reading, Mentoring, & Hangout (optional) |
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