Harvard Summer School, founded in 1871, is a
summer school run by
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
. It serves more than 5,000 students per year.
History
Harvard Summer School was founded in 1871. It is the first academic summer session established and the oldest summer school present in the
United States
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. The Summer School is part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and is one of the principal programs within the Harvard Division of Continuing Education.
Academics
Each summer, more than 5,000 students arrive from across the U.S. and more than 100 foreign countries. Students from American and foreign universities often enroll in the school to study for seven weeks with Harvard faculty as well as visiting scholars from other institutions. The Summer School does not offer any degrees but grants academic credits.
The Summer School offers more than 300 daytime and evening classes in over 60 disciplines.
[ Among its offerings are the Pre-College Program, the Ukrainian Summer Institute,HURI Program Website]
/ref> and a study abroad program.[Harvard Summer School Website]
/ref> Study abroad programs feature hands-on experiences, ranging from language studies in Georgia to archaeological digs in Tønnesminde, Denmark.
References
Further reading
* Pier, Arthur Stanwood ''The Pedagogues: A Story Of The Harvard Summer School'', Nabu Press, 2012,
External links
Harvard Summer School Secondary School program website
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Summer schools
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences