July 21 - August 1, 2024
What is the Summer Institute on Descriptive Inquiry?
The Institute on Descriptive Inquiry will take place Sunday, July 21 - August 1, 2023 at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. This residential Institute is a gathering for parents, teachers, and other educators who wish to examine issues of teaching and learning through the perspective of Descriptive Inquiry. Participants can opt to attend either Week 1, Week 2 (three and a half days this year), or both.
Fees
Add-ons:
Cancellations
If you need to cancel after registering, please email our Registar, Alexis, at [email protected]. If you cancel by June 24, we will refund your payment in full minus the deposit. If you cancel after June 24 and before July 8, we will refund 50% of the total cost minus the deposit. We will not be able to provide a refund after July 8 as our small non-profit will be financially responsible for those registered on that date. Should you need to cancel after July 8 due to unforeseen circumstances, you can contact the Registrar with an appeal.
Note: This registration will take 5 - 10 minutes to complete.
If you have any questions or need to modify your registration after completion, please contact our registrar: [email protected]. For more information about the Institute on Descriptive Process, please check out our website: https://descriptiveinquiry.org/
If you intend to stay off campus. You can add meals separately below.
PAYMENT: $100 deposit due upon registration. The balance will be automatically collected in full 6/26. Deposit is 100% refundable up to 6/24. For our full refund policy, please see the top of this page.
If applying for tuition support or the grant, please do not complete registration at this time. If you receive tuition support of the grant, you will be given a coupon code to use when you register that will reflect the amount received. Our Finance team will notify the Registrar in the interim to hold a spot for you.
Tuition Support and Grants
This year we are offering two types of financial support to attend the institute: tuition support and full grants. Tuition support and grant requests are due May 31, 2024. To apply for tuition support or a grant, please click here.
Priority will be given to BIPOC applicants and applicants running single parent households or who have caregiving responsibilities for other family members. The Finance Committee will also consider applications from people who have experienced recent financial hardship. We have established these funding priorities as one small part of the multi-layered work we have to do in our commitment to building an anti-racist and inclusive organization. We hope that these grants will play a role in supporting the accessibility of our programming.
If you plan to apply for tuition support or a grant, we ask that you do not complete registration at this time. If you receive a grant, you will be given a coupon code to use when you register that will reflect the amount received. Our Finance team will notify the Registrar in the interim to hold a spot for you. We will notify you of tuition support and grant decisions by June 14, 2024.
1 Additional Double Room (week 1 only)
Hampshire only has a few double rooms available. Will you require an additional double room to sleep your family?
1 Additional Double Room (weeks 1 & 2)
1 Additional Double Room (week 2)
Additional meal plan
ADDITIONAL MEAL PLANS - e.g. for a partner or child sharing a room and not attending the Institute - $225 for 3 additional meals per day for one week. Add as many as necessary.
Covid Policy:
Hampshire College no longer requires proof of vaccination for COVID-19. They reserve the right to change that policy as needed. We will inform you if there are any changes to this policy.
IDI will be requesting that participants complete a Covid test both before and after arrival on campus. Test kits will be provided for testing at arrival.
It may be appropriate to do some of our work in racial identity-based affinity groups. This article explains some of the reasons for doing work in racial identity-based affinity groups: https://arrow-journal.org/why-people-of-color-need-spaces-without-white-people/
