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Free Programs July-Sept '25
Free Programs July-Sept '25
Introduction to Great Books (free)
Seminar Previews (free)
Annual Meet and Greet (free)
Introduction to Great Books (FREE)
Monthly 8-9:30 pm EST
6/30 Monday - Plato, Meno
8/7 Thursday - Plato, Gorgias (Preview of 6-week seminar 8/14-9/18)
9/5 Friday - Plato, Republic (Preview Q4 seminar beginning in October)
To Register for a FREE Program, please use this button.
A confirmation will be sent to the email you provide with date, time, and link to Google Meet on symposiumInstitute.org
Prices for all programs are shown below.
Slow Reading Pathways
Slow Reading Pathways
Slow Reading Pathways (12 weeks)
Mathematics and Music Seminars
Language Learning Tutorials
Registration for Pathways July-Sept 2025
Q3 = 12 weeks (July-September 2025)
Cervantes, Don Quixote, Part II (NEW-ish Q3)
Tuesdays 8pm EST 7/8-9/23
This seminar continues from Q2, during which we read Part I. New participants may join for Part II if you have read Part I. (3 spots open)
Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I (NEW Q3)
Wednesdays 2pm EST 7/9-9/24
Limited to 12 participants. If registration reaches 16, a second section will be offered. (Look for Henry IV Part II in Q4!)
Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream (NEW 2 days/week for six weeks)
Tuesdays & Fridays 9am EST 7/8-8/15
Early birds are invited to wake up with a dream. Limited to 12 participants. If registration reaches 16, a second section will be offered.
Mathematics
Euclid, Optics (NEW 2 days/week for 6 weeks)
Mondays & Thursdays 1pm EST (July 7-August 11, 2025)
Continuing Programs
Dante, Divine Comedy: Purgatorio
Wednesdays 8pm EST
Aristotle, Politics
Thursdays 2pm EST
The Bible: Gospel of Matthew (through July 31)
Thursdays, 8pm EST
Xenophon, Memorabilia
Sunday 9am EST
Language Learning
Homeric and Attic Greek, alternate Sunday evenings
Vergil and Livy in Latin, alternating Monday evenings
To Register for a Pathway, please use the "Register Pathway" button.
A confirmation email will be sent to you -- it will contain specific registration information and a link to a Symposium PayPal Invoice (also showing your unique registration information).
Short Seminars
Short Seminars
Short Seminars (3 and 6 weeks)
For Our Moment: Wisdom, Art, Music
CrossCurrents
Registration for Short Programs July-Sept 2025
Wisdom for Our Moment: Three Modern American Poets (NEW - 3 sessions)
Fridays 4:30-6pm EST 9/5, 9/12, 9/19
Bishop, Frost, and Stevens (Preview of Stevens on Sundays in Q4)
Plato, Gorgias (NEW - 6 sessions)
Thursdays 8:00-9:30 pm EST, 8/14-9/18
Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass (NEW - 6 sessions)
Mondays & Fridays 11am-12:30pm EST 7/7-7/25
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson (NEW - 6 sessions)
Mondays & Fridays 11am-12:30pm EST 7/28-8/15
The Bill of Rights (NEW - 10 sessions)
Tuesdays & Sundays 11am-12:30pm EST 7/8-8/10
To Register for a Short Program, please use the "Register Short Program" button.
A confirmation email will be sent to you -- it will contain specific registration information and a link to a Symposium PayPal Invoice (also showing your unique registration information).
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Pricing and Membership
Pricing and Membership
A. Short Seminar | Wisdom for Our Moment - three sessions ($60)
B. Short Seminar | CrossCurrents - six sessions ($99)
C. All-Access Pass to the Seminar Buffet ($250 per quarter)
An All-Access Pass lets you to participate in as many programs as you wish! Once you are registered, you can choose several programs during the quarter without additional charges.
With All-Access, you can add a yearly subscription to Speechify for $74 (save 50% off the regular Speechify rate.) Speechify helps adult readers with dyslexia, ADD, or those who like to listen along.
⭐Membership Subscription (yearly in January)
A yearly membership is a great way to invest in your own learning and support Symposium Institute. Membership includes an All Access Pass, an Invitation to our Yearly Advisory Council (in December), and elegant Symposium merch!
If you currently have a yearly membership that expires in Q3 or Q4, kindly contact us about a pro-rated tuition and renewing in January 2026.
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