The Explore-A-College Program is a two-week summer program designed to let you "practice" going to college or have "dress rehearsal" before the real college experience begins. You take a class taught by an Earlham professor, and develop college-level discussion, research, and time management skills that you can use in your high school courses and beyond.



You choose one course from those offered and are in that class during the day. You will have homework, papers to write, tests to take, projects to complete, and presentations to give. This is not camp! Lilly Library has extended summer hours during the Explore-A-College Program so that you can take advantage of Earlham's award-winning library facilities to study and hold group meetings. Upon successful completion of the two-week course, you earn two semester hours of transferable college credit.



In addition to taking a class, you experience what college life is like: being away from home, having a roommate, getting to know students from all over the U.S.A. and often from several other countries, and participating in many extracurricular activities.



We have planned events that mirror those offered during the academic year: convocation, community service, and an opportunity to learn about other cultures. Other activities, such as movies, off-campus trips, and informal study breaks, give you a sense of the social activites you might experience at college.



And, as we do at Earlham, we can arrange activities tailored to some of your special interests, such as touring the College's public radio station, volunteering at Earlham's Miller Farm, sharing your creative writing, participating in a percussion ensemble,singing in the Gospel Revelations choir, and more. You also have access to College facilities, including tennis and racquetball courts, an indoor pool, the energy center, and acres of hiking and jogging trails.