Virtual History and Literature Seminars
MIDDLE SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL
Beloved teacher, Hugh Gardner, will share his passion for literature and historical games. Seminar-styled courses are designed for curious history buffs and will be sure to engage, teach and entertain all participants.
Hugh Gardner, a former military intelligence analyst, has been teaching history for over 20 years primarily to home-schooled and gifted students. Hugh is known for his dynamic and interactive lectures. Through his love of continual learning and discovery, extensive bibliographies, superior replica, reproduction and authentic period weapons, accoutrements, and artifacts, as well as posters, maps, music, artwork and historical games, Hugh brings history to life.
Maximum Enrollment: 10 students
Method: Virtual, synchronous, and live
Hugh Gardner, a former military intelligence analyst, has been teaching history for over 20 years primarily to home-schooled and gifted students. Hugh is known for his dynamic and interactive lectures. Through his love of continual learning and discovery, extensive bibliographies, superior replica, reproduction and authentic period weapons, accoutrements, and artifacts, as well as posters, maps, music, artwork and historical games, Hugh brings history to life.
Maximum Enrollment: 10 students
Method: Virtual, synchronous, and live
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Literature Seminar: GK Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday and Charles Williams' The Place of the Lion $280 |
June 15 - 19 8:45 am - noon EST |
G. K. Chesterton was one of the most prolific, profound, and paradoxical writers of the 20 th century. Chesterton fearlessly delved into every subject that came to the attention of his powerful intellect. His works are always provocative in the best spiritual and philosophical senses of the word. Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday has been hailed as a surreal comic masterpiece, a work of genius, and often laugh-out-loud funny and an immense joy to read! Charles Williams was a lay theologian, a playwright, a medievalist, and a novelist, as well as a poet. He was a close friend of C. S. Lewis and a member of the famous Oxford literary reading and discussion circle (along with J.R.R. Tolkien) known as the Inklings. Williams delved into esotericism for part of his life, searching for hidden truths, this part of his life is reflected in the series of strange, densely written, “metaphysical thrillers” he wrote – which, though difficult, are richly rewarding. We will read and discuss The Place of the Lion, a fantastic novel about the “ideas” that lay beyond our visible world. Notes:
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13 - 17 |
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June 22 - 26 8:45 am - noon EST |
Journey into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, the Master of Middle Earth. Explore his fascinating childhood and adolescence, his many enduring friendships, especially his close relationship with C.S. Lewis, his horrific World War experiences, and his inspirational relationship with his wife and family. Discover Tolkien’s intense love of language and languages and the amazing panoply of literature and mythology that influenced him, his celebrated academic endeavors, and his intense faith in God. Learn how all of these are reflected in his majestic work, The Lord of the Rings. Notes:
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13 - 17 |
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June 29 - August 7 8:45 am - noon EST |
This seminar-style, in-depth study of The Great War stresses primary sources and utilizes superior replica, reproduction, and authentic period weapons, accoutrements, and artifacts, as well as posters, maps, music, artwork, and historical games to gain an in-depth understanding between the geography and history of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Students examine the relationship among social, economic and geopolitical developments across time and place starting with the Napoleonic Wars and ending with the Treaty of Versailles. Students will learn to interpret historical events through primary-source analysis and to defend their opinions both orally and through written analyses. Students will also develop their ability to write substantive, coherent, and precise historical papers that are informative, analytical, and thesis-based. Topics of study to be covered include:
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* Ideaventions Academy rising 7th or 8th grade students, or exceptionally gifted students, may take this class with permission. Must be in at least 7th or 8th grade to take the course for credit. Email admissions@ideaventionsacademy.org |
14 - 17 |
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August 10-14 9:00 am - 3:30 pm EST |
Explore the world of classic historical board games! This workshop includes dozens of games from:
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12 - 17 |
TUITION AND FEES
- Tuition varies per seminar or workshop and is listed above.
- Register at the link by the course.
- Full payment is due May 15th.
- Please see Terms and Conditions for details.
Withdrawals and Refunds:
- If you need to withdraw from a course, please send an email to info@ideaventions.com requesting the withdrawal. We will not process withdrawals from voicemails.
- Refunds can be processed 3 weeks before the start of camp. The refund amount will be the amount paid minus a 5% fee to cover what we are charged for credit card payments and the cost to try to fill the spot.