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Daily Schedule
Because of the scope of the course material, the pace of the program is intense. There are six hours of classes and activities Monday through Friday and three on Saturday morning. Evening programs are frequently scheduled. The typical daily schedule is as follows:
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 10:45 Classes - one or more depending on curricular unit
11:45 Lunch
1:00 - 3:45 Classes - one or more depending on curricular unit
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Guest speakers, films, or time for class preparation
Registration and Opening Session
Program registration will take place on the Saturday, June 23rd, starting at 1:00 p.m. Participants should arrange to arrive on campus no later than 4:00 p.m. since the opening session is at 5:00 p.m.
Program Closing
The Institute will end with lunch on Wednesday, July 18th. Participants must vacate their rooms by 3:00 p.m. that day.
Accommodations
Participants reside in Haffner Hall on the Bryn Mawr campus. Meals are taken in Wyndham, the college's alumnae house, adjacent to Haffner Hall. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served five days a week; breakfast and lunch on Saturdays; brunch and dinner on Sundays. There are no facilities for spouses, families, guests or pets.
Bryn Mawr Area
The campus is located via train or car twenty minutes from the center of historic Philadelphia. The Bryn Mawr train station is a five-minute walk from Haffner Hall. It is an easy drive to the Amish country, Valley Forge, Gettysburg, and other historical sights. Philadelphia and surrounding countryside offer a wealth of cultural opportunities during July.
Bryn Mawr Campus
Summer Institute participants have access to four open-stack libraries with over 1,000,000 volumes and to the gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis courts, and playing fields.
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