Program

Rigorous Education, Flexible Access

The Lyceum Institute program offers a variety of opportunities for enrolled members to participate: the central focus being the core and community which brings us together in common discussion, including the Quaestiones Disputatae, which encourages members to form and research questions of philosophical interest with communal help—and critical feedback. Trivium study focuses our minds on the thoughtful investigation and use of language in its grammatical, logical, and rhetorical dimensions. Foreign language study groups—presently including Latin and ancient Greek with plans to expand to French and German—allow us to study important languages with the assistance of day-to-day group accountability.

Additionally, all members are encouraged to participate in colloquia and symposia, which invite academics and intellectuals from both outside and inside the Lyceum Institute to present on topics to which they bring great insight in a pre-recorded lecture and subsequent live question and answer session. The Lecture and Resource archives are also open to all enrolled in the program.

Seminars are available for a reduced fee—with some included in Advanced (3) and Premium (8) enrollments—and offered four times a year. As we grow in the coming years, new offerings will be gradually and organically added as they are revealed to be fitting and the time to be opportune.

Beyond the University

Twelve people: that is how many faculty teach for the Lyceum Institute. In a world of billions, it is a very small number. But as history attests, twelve people can make profound and lasting changes in the world. Our faculty teach philosophy, languages, the Trivium, and more. They guide students in asking questions that matter, preserve the things worth remembering, and demonstrate the order of an intellectual life. In every seminar and every course, they show that education is not just preparation for life, but rather a fuller way of living.

This fall (from October 15 through 31 December), we are seeking to raise $48,000—enough to provide each of our faculty with a modest stipend of $4,000. These stipends are not salaries (which we hope to provide through our Endowment, which you can learn about here), but signs of gratitude and support for the dedication that makes the Lyceum Institute possible. Your gift does not prop up buildings or bureaucracy but sustains our people in the noble task of educating.

By giving today, you share in their work. Your contribution helps build a community where habits of thinking are not only taught, but lived.

Join us in bringing new life to education!

Donors who give $4,000+ will receive a special gift.

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