A Typical Day
Weeks 1 & 2:
- Engage in thoughtful discussions with guest speakers/experts in the field
- Work within a single discipline: Inquiry, Analysis, or Communication with an instructor and peers to develop skills for project development
- Learn the ins and outs of video production and Photoshop
- Participate in daily physical activity, enjoying the outdoors and moving around
Weeks 3-5:
- Re-group into multi-disciplinary project teams
- Identify and create projects that examine authentic solutions to local, national, and global challenges
In prior summers, scholars explored the following themes:
2022: Forward: The Age of Transformation
2021: Global Balance: The Art of Managing Change
2020: One Planet: Design Our Future
2019: Adapt: Thriving Through Change
2018: Information: Possibilities & Pitfalls
2017: Fresh Start: Re-Imagining How We Live
2016: Innovation & Impact: Change Through Creativity
2015: On the Move: Transportation, Globalization, Innovation
2014: Exploring the Digital Revolution
2013: Climate: Vital Signs of the Planet
2012: Food: Feeding Ourselves and the World
2011: Energy: Science, Society and the Powering of Our Planet
2010: Epidemic: Past and Present
2009: Water (at Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain, Las Vegas)