Announcing Summer Institute Scholarships
The CiRCE Summer Institute is one of our newest events but it’s fast becoming one of our favorites. Truth is, it’s hard to beat the kind of discussion, camaraderie, and community that comes with small group discussion of a great book in a beautiful setting. We wish everyone could come, but that would defeat the purpose of a small group retreat. That’s why we limit attendance to just fifteen seats.
Of course, we know that the Summer Institute not an inexpensive event and, while we work to keep our costs down, we simply can’t budge any further. Yet so many of you are deserving and would love to be able to attend but simply can’t swing it financially.
So to (at least partially) remedy that situation we’ve reached out to a couple of our partners – The Institute for Excellence in Writing and Rivendell Sanctuary – to help us establish two scholarships for the event. We’re excited and grateful to be able to announce that they’ve agreed to join the cause.
- The first scholarship is the Oddyseus Scholarship, intended for a deserving homeschooling parent, and is sponsored by IEW.
- The second scholarship, new this year, is the Aeneas Scholarship, intended for a deserving school teacher, and is sponsored by Rivendell.
Each scholarship will cover the entire portion of the retreat’s $1250 fees.
Please join us in thanking these two wonderful organizations for generously making these scholarships possible.
Here are the rules (and we ask that you strictly adhere to them):
- You cannot nominate yourself
- Nominations must be submitted by a colleague, employee, or family member of the nominee
- Your nominee must be nominated in the appropriate category (homeschooler or school teacher)
- You must fill out the form completely
We will accept nominees through Tuesday, March 18th. Winners will be announced on Monday, March 31st.
Questions? Email David Kern.
GET TO KNOW THE SPONSORS
If the traditional path to a four-year degree − one of lecture halls, textbooks, and gen-ed requirements − doesn’t inspire you, we want you to know there’s another way. The Rivendell way is not only highly academic it is also filled with adventure, deep connections, and personal transformation. Both paths lead to the goal of a four-year degree; but at Rivendell, we do college differently. Our fully accredited holistic education − rooted in five distinct pursuits, teaches students to think critically about the information they consume. Our students engage with our transformational learning environment by studying one subject at a time with the same group of peers and professors.
In order to succeed in every area of life, children must hone the skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively. Whether your students are eager learners or reluctant writers, IEW’s award-winning approach will give you the tools you need to confidently teach your students to write well, think clearly, and express themselves eloquently and persuasively.
CiRCE Staff
