Curriculum Details

Classes are held Monday through Friday. Over the weekend, students will enjoy more writing time and more opportunities to see Ithaca—including the Farmers Market and Taughannock Falls State Park—as well as to interact with students in the Summer College for High School Students and Summer Theatre Conservatory, who share the campus with Institute students.

Outside of workshops and classes, students are chaperoned by Ithaca College students some of who also work in the classroom as teaching assistants. These experienced undergraduates are available to guide students in their writing throughout the day, starting with a morning warm-up session in the writing lab. And in the evening, the Institute's reading series brings students, TAs, guest authors, and faculty together to share their work.

What follows is a general schedule of day-day activities for participants in this program. A final schedule will be shared with participants and families about one week prior to the program start date.