A unique, one-of-a-kind curriculum that aims to deeply prepare young adult students for an independent, productive, and well-lived life.
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"Our mission is to deeply prepare you for an independent, productive, and well-lived life, including fostering strong social relationships and active civic engagement.
All selections and activities are designed to support your self-development, discovery of purpose, and independence of spirit and practice.
Each reading is carefully chosen to integrate seamlessly with the others. Throughout all units, our goal is to relate the material to your life, experiences, and future aspirations.
In our rigorous program, you will engage annually with major questions crafted to provide key insights from some of the greatest thinkers. These questions are designed to help you understand the world and navigate both your professional and personal life effectively."
At Reliance College, the curriculum is designed to provide a comprehensive and immersive educational experience. Here’s a detailed look at how our program is structured:
Course Readings: All readings are selected from the works listed within our curriculum. For individual tutorials, you will choose a book from a curated list provided to you. This curated list serves as a starting point for your personalized reading journey.
Daily Schedule: You will attend three 90-minute seminars/tutorials daily, four days a week. Approximately 75% of these sessions will focus on content, while 25% will be oriented towards skill development. Additionally, you will have one 90-minute Individualized Tutorial session on Fridays.
Of these sessions will focus on content.
Will be oriented toward skill development.
Additionally, you will have one 90-minute Individualized Tutorial session on Fridays.
Key Questions: Each unit is structured around key questions that you will study sequentially over ten weeks. Depending on the number of key questions and the amount of reading required, you will spend approximately 2-3 weeks on each question.
Admission Requirement: Prospective students interested in joining Reliance College are required to participate in our summer seminar.
This serves both as a prerequisite for enrollment and as an opportunity for us to determine if the student aligns with our institution's values and goals.
Through our Great Connections Summer Seminar, we’ve spent 12 years formulating and testing our program. You’ll try it to get a taste of your experience at Reliance College.
A week-long program of collaborative study, fun and informative activities, and outings to learn more about the city, architecture, commerce, and how we got here.
The theme is: Philosophy for Living; Self and Society.
Core concepts include: Philosophical Foundations, enlightenment, self-development, individual, society, ethics, morality, knowledge, justification, belief, and value.
The themes are: Origins, Purpose, Meaning
Core concepts include: Origins, cosmology, evolution, religion, love, friendship, language (words and meaning), “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Santayana, solitude, community, individual goals and meaning, planning, issues of testimony, literature.
The themes are: Characteristics of Emerging Civilizations, Making the Modern World, Loyalty & conflict.
Core concepts include: Space and Movement, World Civilizations, cities, empires, migration, navigation, trade, outer space, astronomy, motion, states, patriotism, immigration, war, peace, adjudication, finance, banking, and insurance.
The themes are: Freedom and responsibility, Freedom and Your Future, Tolerance & limits in political and personal realms.
Core concepts include: Western Civilization, revolution, sovereignty, democracy, free will vs. determinism, liberty vs. license, natural law, autonomy, independence, and finance. Economics and history, developments in science, math, technology, culture revolution & change, U.S. Civilization, rights, constitutionalism, state, negative vs. positive liberty, free speech, speech vs. action, boundary.
“Achievement and success require the vision of the possible and the ability to weather the actual.”
Marsha Familaro Enright, FounderLearn more by claiming your free Reliance College Guide.
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