#1 Foundations of Legal Theory

Date: 8/2 Wed.

This session will cover some of the basics of Theory of Law in accordance to one of the most influential legal Scholars, H.L.A. Hart. Students will read about and discuss complex ideas, such as “What is Law?” “Why do we follow laws?”

This session is recommended for high school students.

#2 The Afterlife with Dante: The Divine Comedy

Date: 8/4 Fri.

Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece The Divine Comedy presented the world with one of the most fascinating descriptions of the Christian afterlife. In this seminar, students will read selected passages of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, and discuss with peers themes like sin, crime, punishment, redemption, salvation and love.

This session is recommended for high school students.

#3 An Introduction to International Relations

Date: 8/16 Wed.

In this seminar, students will be introduced to the idea of International Relations, discuss the organization of political power on a global scale, and the idea of war.

#4 Intro to Korean Language

Date: 8/18 Fri.

In this short, immersive lesson, students will learn simple phrases for Korean conversation as well as the building blocks of the hangul alphabet.

#5 Critical Thinking and Creative Problem-Solving

Date: 8/22 Tue.

This is a fast-paced and hands-on workshop that will explore some tremendously powerful and fun critical thinking and creative problem-solving methods and frameworks that can be immediately applied to a variety of problems and scenarios.

#6 Famous Experiments in Psychology

Date: 8/23 Wed.

Students will read about, discuss, and try out some of the most influential and most interesting experiments in psychology.

#7 Games: A Psychological Bag of Tricks

Date: 8/24 Thu.

In this workshop, students are introduced to some fundamental theories that seek to explain human behavior in the realm of games. We will explore how different types of games appeal to us beyond the ‘fun’ factor, and find out how we can apply the same principles in other areas of our lives.

#8 Divas

Date: 8/25 Fri.

This class examines how popular 20th and 21st century Korean ‘divas’ have disrupted dominant discourses of gender, sex, religion, and embodiment, as well as articulated resistance to hegemonic cultural requirements. Prerequisite includes reading assigned article, analyzing translated lyrics, and watching the music videos.

This session is recommended for high school students.