Summer 2026:

• Course I – Confronting Dragons: $1650
• Course II – Love in the Ruins: $1650

Students who register for SSP by April 3 will receive a 10% early registration discount. 

Scholarships are available for each course through our Summer Scholars essay contest. The essays submitted for admission to SSP before March 14, 2026 will be entered automatically. Your application is your essay contest entry!

• Confronting Dragons: 

  Discuss this passage from The Fellowship of the Ring: "'I wish it need not have happened in my time,' said Frodo. 'So do I,' said Gandalf, 'and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.'"

• Love in the Ruins: 

  Discuss this passage from A Midsummer Night's Dream: "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind."

Submission Deadline: Saturday, March 14

Enter the contest by applying to Summer Scholars.