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Summer Academy Locations

Off-campus excursions enhance the Summer Academy experience and are often related to the academic work of the classroom. Time is scheduled for students to explore the vibrant waterfront of Annapolis, MD and the thriving art community of Santa Fe, NM.

“I had so much fun on campus and there was always an activity going on that I never had a spare moment and I was never bored.”
–Kathryn (SA16)
Annapolis

Summer Academy students explore the rich heritage of colonial America and enjoy water sports.

Summer Academy in Annapolis
Santa Fe

Summer Academy students explore the striking landscape and rich cultural traditions of Santa Fe and surrounding areas.

Summer Academy in Santa Fe

2018 Sessions

Sessions are hosted on both St. John’s campus locations, in Annapolis, MD and Santa Fe, NM. Scroll through five sessions.

SF Summer Academy 2017 The Blues

Santa Fe | July 8-14

The Blues

How can music articulate experience in a way that words cannot? How do communities and music shape each other?
SF Summer Academy 2017 Equality And Inequality

Annapolis | July 15-21

Equality & Inequality: Justice & Law

What is meant by fairness? Are fairness and equality the same?
SF Summer Academy 2017 Poets And Perception

Annapolis | July 22-28

Poets & Perception

How do stories shape the human experience? Do perception and reality ever meet in truth?

SF Summer Academy 2017 Courage And The Soul

Santa Fe | June 24–June 30

Courage & the Soul

What does it mean to deal ethically with your fellow man? Where is the seat of morality?
SF Summer Academy 2017 Contemplation And Love

Santa Fe | July 1-7

Contemplation & Love

What is the nature of the relationship between the self and the other? What affects our own position within our communities?