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Education
 Earn College Credits at Chautauqua (311 KB)
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Chautauqua has a historic
commitment to lifelong learning. We present educational summer
programs of national consequence and target them to widespread
audiences.
As a program
center, Chautauqua attracts participants who expect to be actively
involved and academically challenged by a variety of programs.
As a community, Chautauqua displays the virtues of civil dialogue,
the pursuit of excellence and the understanding of "the
other" based on a personal relationship. As a resource,
Chautauqua feeds the minds, hearts and spirits of those who attend
the summer season and reaches out to increasing numbers outside
the season and beyond our local community.
- 55+/Elderhostel: The Chautauqua Institution's 55+ programs were
founded in 1974 by Helen Overs and remain an important component
of the Chautauqua experience. Each program presents a topic through
lecture, discussion, films or other appropriate means.
- CLSC
Book Club:
To further his Chautauqua ideal and to disseminate it beyond
the physical confines of the Chautauqua Institution, cofounder
Bishop John Heyl Vincent conceived the idea of the Chautauqua
Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC), and founded it in 1878,
four years after the founding of the Institution.
- Continuing
Education:
Special studies courses offer a wide range of interests for all
ages. Classes include literature and writing, business and finance,
foreign languages, personal development, education, handcrafts,
art, dance and music.
- Fine
& Performing Arts Schools: A summer of intensive study is offered
to students on the verge of professional careers who audition
for admittance into Chautauqua's schools of fine and performing
arts.
- Lectures: Each weekday during
the Chautauqua season (June 21-August 24, 2008) at 10:45 a.m.,
the Amphitheater stage becomes a platform
for distinguished scientists, authors, educators and other experts
in such fields as national and international affairs, arts and
humanities, business and the environment.
- Library: Smith Memorial Library,
in its elegant Georgian building at the south end of Bestor Plaza,
enriches the lives of its users year round with a wide variety
of books, audio-visuals, programs, and services, including high
speed Internet access.
- Writers'
Center:
The Writers' Center at Chautauqua is a lively community of writers
at all levels of development who cultivate the courage, craft
and vision necessary to grow as artists under the tutelage of
nationally recognized authors.
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