Key information
- Dates: June 27 - July 12, 2024
- Location: Nafplio (Greece)
- Organized by: CHS Greece, in cooperation with Harvard's Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, and with the support of Harvard's Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, and Harvard's Department of the Classics
- Open to: High school students (up to 25 positions)
- Application Period: January 24 - April 7, 2024
- Language: English
- Faculty: Nicolas Prevelakis (Program Director, Harvard/CHS), Tracey Rosen (Harvard), Charles Clavey (Harvard), and up to 5 Harvard undergraduate students as Teaching Fellows
- Activity Administration: Matina Goga (CHS Greece)
- Supporting Institutions: Directorates of Secondary Education of Argolis and of Arcadia
About the program
Overview
Launched in 2012, the CHS Greece High School Summer Program (HSSP) remains an innovative program for high school students conducted in English. HSSP is offered without any participation cost to students from all disciplines, with the goal to enrich and broaden their educational horizons and cultivate their way of thinking, their knowledge, and their skills.
Students attend an intensive daily seminar entitled “Introduction to the Study of Humanity.” The seminar is based on courses offered by the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies at Harvard University, and designed by Harvard faculty and teaching fellows studying at Harvard.
Seminars and structure
HSSP introduces students to the foundations of the social and political thought, and covers such topics as the different types of human societies, the factors that lead to social change, the relationship between morality and politics, and the role of economics, gender, and religion in today’s world. The participants experience a college-level seminar course, relying on student participation, discussion, writing assignments, independent research, and final presentations. They split into groups, in order to ensure close interaction among the students and the teaching team. They also work closely with the teaching fellows from Harvard who, under the guidance of the program’s faculty, coordinate all sessions and provide the students substantial help and guidance throughout the course.
Each day consists of a seminar, during which the students engage in a mixture of thought-provoking activities such as lectures, debates, projects, presentations, and simulation games. Another session follows during which the participants collaborate closely with the teaching fellows, work with philosophical texts, and participate in activities. The students develop research projects which they present during the closing event on the program’s final day.
The Educational Advisor and American Program Coordinator of the Fulbright Foundation in Greece is invited for a session in which the American educational system is presented, and students are informed about educational opportunities and university application procedures in the US.
Eligibility
HSSP is offered free of charge to all participants by CHS in cooperation with Harvard's Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, and with the support of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies and the Department of the Classics.
In 2024 the program will be capped at 25 students.
Eligible to apply in 2024 are high school students from:
- High Schools and the Music School of the Argolis region,
- 1st High School of Tripolis in the Arcadia region,
- Odyssey Charter School in Delaware, USA, and
- the winner of the international leg of the annual Panhellenic Philosophical Essay Competition for High School Students.
Accessibility in our programs
The Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please email hssp_greece@chs.harvard.edu or call +30 27520 47040 in advance of your participation. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made as far in advance as possible.
For participants with more complex disability limitations and needs, CHS Greece may encounter challenges with regard to securing learning, effective communication, housing, transportation, dietary, and other accommodations.
Please note that CHS Greece makes every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to the availability of resources and of funding.
