Program Information

Content

Many academic courses offer students a deep knowledge of the history of a place and time but do not offer the opportunity to actually get involved in the life of the community.

Many service programs offer participants the opportunity to get involved in meaningful projects in the community, but often without the necessary content to truly understand the place and time.

1836 aims to bridge that gap.

An interdisciplinary investigation of the history of activism in Concord will necessarily position us to work towards social justice in the present day.

We will not need screens, because the content lives and breathes all around us.

We will not need a schoolhouse, because the world will be our classroom.

We will not need administrators, because we will create a self-sustaining community of our own; a community without hierarchy in which we all have a role to play.

All we need is trust in one another, a willingness to explore the unknown, and the shared purpose of working towards amelioration.

Collaborative Curriculum

Upon being steeped in the content, students will work collaboratively to design a community-based project that aims to create local and national impact.

Schedule

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

Spring 2022: Dates TBA

All lessons will take place in person, in and around Concord, Massachusetts.

Tuition and Enrollment

Tuition $3,500 per session

Enrollment is limited to 20 students per session

Students of all ages are welcome. All students must have earned a high school diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent.