High School Summer Program in Greece

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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.

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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:

Accessibility in our programs

We welcome individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in CHS Greece activities. Requests for relevant reasonable accommodations or questions regarding the physical access provided can be addressed via email to hssp_greece@chs.harvard.edu or phone at +30 27520 47040.

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