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www.gakkoproject.com/camps

USA

June 24 - July 13

July 22 - Aug 4

Japan

July 1 - July 14

July 29 - August 11

Are you looking for “something more” from your high school? This summer, join a community of ambitious students from around the world. Collaborate with brilliant artists and scientists from renowned institutions on interdisciplinary projects. Dive into your first Gakko journey with an inspiring summer experience unlike any other camp in the world.

2018 CampsAt-a-Glance8 Arrive at this historic Shaker meeting place ready for “something more”

in your education. In this world—designed by a brilliant team of college-aged mentors—you’ll experience two inspirational weeks of rigorous workshops, dialogue, creativity and unexpected adventure. You’ll leave Gakko Camp knowing how to create kikkake (Japanese for spark and connection) across a diverse group of people. It’s a feeling — and a skill — you’ll carry with you the rest of your life.

Application DeadlineMarch 1, 2018See pg. 7 for additional details

USA Camp IJune 24 - July 13 [3 week session]*$5,510

DirectorsOriana Lada & Sam Schanwald

Darrow School

10 Darrow Rd, New Lebanon, NY 12125

→ USA Camp IIJuly 22 - Aug 4 [2 week session]$3,990

DirectorsYi-Ling Liu & Georgia Gray

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2018 CampsAt-a-Glance

Application DeadlineMarch 1, 2018See pg. 7 for additional details

Admitted students will receive information about specific arrival times*

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Arrive to breathtaking Okayama prefecture, ready to find "something more" in your education. Here, amidst traditions of ancient ceramic craft and the Shizutani School—Japan’s first school for the common class—begin 14 days of rigorous workshops, international dialogue, and unexpected adventure alongside our team of brilliant team of college-aged mentors. Together, we leave as a hopeful global community, empowered to explore our own practice.

Japan Camp IJuly 1 - July 14$4,450

DirectorsLeora Lewis & Lily Dionne-Jermanovich

Okayama Japan

Futsumi Rinkan Gakko1868-1 Ogamo, Akaiwa-shi, Okayama, 701-2446, Japan

→ Japan Camp IIJuly 29 - Aug 11$4,450

DirectorsDylan Frederick & Simon Barnicle

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Gakko CampsPeer-to-Peer Learning

A core principle of Gakko Learning is that education is best when it happens as a mutual exchange on an equal plane. Instead of the standard teacher-student dynamic, Gakko Camps are based on a peer-to-peer learning environment:

Sempai 先輩/sem’paı/ n.

1. People who were born before you2. The college students and young professionals who create and facilitate each camp.

Every summer, 45 kohai arrive at camps that have been designed uniquely for them. For two/three weeks, on location at a beautiful site, kohai engage in rigorous workshops, hands-on projects, and collaborations across disciplines. In a diverse community of friends and mentors, through meaningful international dialogue, kohai build and take ownership over an "undiscovered country"— a vibrant camp community that has never existed before.

Sempai are individuals who demonstrate rigor in their respective fields and generosity towards others. Each team of 8-10 sempai represent a variety of disciplines and renowned institutions such as Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and Sciences Po. They collaborate to design and facilitate a unique learning experience—including workshops, projects, and an immersive narrative—and serve camp as thoughtful mentors for the diverse community of kohai.

Kohai 後輩/ko’haı/ n.

1. People who were born after you2. The high school students who attend the camps, searching for “something more” in their education.

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The Kohai Experience

The MissionEvery camp is a new experiment.

At a moment of increasing isolationism, exceptionalism, and disenchantment in education, the camp project transforms the way we learn, live, and love in community with one another.

Immersive & Interdisciplinary EducationFrom architecture to philosophy, magic to graphic design, music to computer science, kohai dive into workshop experiences designed by the sempai team as “investigations” rather than “classes” and leave newly inspired to pursue their own academic, artistic, and personal inquiries.

Together we create “kikkake” — the spark for new perspectives, connections, and ideas — at the intersection of learning and personal development.

Global MentorshipEvery kohai has a mentor-mentee relationship with a sempai that continues beyond camp. Grounded in the nightly “family group” meeting with 4-6 kohai, sempai help kohai navigate through the many choices they have to make as high school students from applying to colleges or taking a gap year to following a particular interest and establishing a practice.

Gakko’s alumni community includes more than 400 students and professionals from over 70 nations. Friendships and collaborations continue well beyond the time we share at camp.

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Application DeadlineMarch 1, 2018*

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Need-based Tuition AssistanceA limited amount of need-based tuition assistance is available to kohai admitted on merit.

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2018 CampsHow to Apply

AdmissionsBecause the Gakko experience is rooted in collaboration, creativity, and intellectual curiosity, it is important to demonstrate these attributes in your application. Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis.

Kohai online applications open

Kohai video interviews begin (rolling)

March 1

Kohai online applications close

Applicants learn admissions decisions on a rolling basis

April 15

Final admissions decisions announced

Deposits are due within 10 days of learning your admissions decision

May 15

Full payment due

Confirm your travel arrangements & visa

Camp!

Arrival and departure dates vary per camp

Timeline

January February March April May June - July - August

Contact For application details including extensions and tuition, visit us online at:www.gakkoproject.com/camps

Or contact us at:[email protected]

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Example CampRomania 2016

Each Gakko Camp is an experiment, unique to the place and community of sempai and kohai who attend.

In 2016, one team of sempai designed camp around the structure of Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey.” Each day was a question. In week one, kohai were introduced to new ideas and skills; in week two, the roles were reversed and the kohai were tasked with their own acts of creation and education.

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Who are we?

Workshop: Maps. Maps? Maps!Workshop: Surround Sound (Music)Day on the Danube!

Day Three

What is this?

Rules & Values forum.Workshop: Untitled (Anthropology)Workshop: Design 101

Day Two

Why are we here?

Introductions & hellos.Family groups.

Day One

What is new?

Workshop: Museum of Now (History)Workshop: Making/Breaking CodesWorkshop: Earth ArtStargazing at the beach!

Day Four

Who am I?

Sleep in!Kohai workshops prep.Deep-dives: Sempai Q&A

Day Five

What can I do?

Workshop: Politics as TheatreWorkshop: Surreal ArtPresentations: Surround Sound Talent Show + Movie Night!

Day Six

Where do we go from here?

String exchange + lettersPresentations: Self-portraitsCampfire at the beach!

Day Seven


2018 CampsPeople

Zoe LockardCommunity ManagerB.A. in Comparative Lit. & Urban Studies, American University of Paris

Kenta KogaB.A. in Computer ScienceYale University, 2014

Kenta, founder of Gakko, loves magic. Practicing it, performing it, inventing it, and above all, seeing it happen in front of him.

Natalie AkersProject DirectorB.A. in American Studies, Yale University

Leyla LeviArt DirectorB.A. in Architecture Yale University

Dylan FrederickArt DirectorB.F.A., Theatre—U. of Evansville, M.F.A., Acting—Yale University


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