Sunday, July 20 - Friday, July 25, 2025
What is the Summer Institute on Descriptive Inquiry?
This residential Institute is a gathering for teacher, parents, school leaders, and other educators who wish to examine issues of teaching and learning through the perspective of Descriptive Inquiry.
The Institute on Descriptive Processes (Institute 1) is appropriate for people who do not have experience with these processes. If you have engaged with the processes previously, the Institute on Descriptive Inquiry (Institute 2) may be more appropriate. If you have any questions, contact our Registrar at [email protected]..
For more information about the work we do, check out our website here.
Fees
Add-Ons
Cancellations
If you need to cancel after registering, please email our Registrar, Alexis, at [email protected].. If you cancel by June 20, we will refund your payment in full minus the deposit. If you cancel after June 20 and before July 5, we will refund 50% of the total cost minus the deposit. We will not be able to provide a refund after July 5 as our small non-profit would be financially responsible for those registered on that date. Should you need to cancel after July 5 due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g., death in the family, sickness, or hospitalization), 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 at [email protected]. For more information about the Institute on Descriptive Process, please check out our website: https://descriptiveinquiry.org/
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Includes 3 meals per day
PAYMENT: $100 deposit due upon registration. The balance will be automatically collected in full 6/21. Deposit is 100% refundable up to 6/20. For our full refund policy, please see the top of this page.
If applying for tuition support or a 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 June 7, 2025. 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, 2025.
Additional Guest/Same Room
If your guest will be staying in the same room as you, please select this option. Please note that Hampshire has a limited number of double rooms, so this information is critical for our Registrar.
Additional Room (week 1 only)
Hampshire only has a few double rooms available. If you require an additional double room to sleep your guests, please select this option.
Additional meal plan
ADDITIONAL MEAL PLANS - e.g. for a partner or child joining you and not attending the Institute - $300 for 3 additional meals per day for one week. Add as many as necessary.PLEASE NOTE: There is no charge for meals for children under two years of age.
If additional guests will be coming with you, we request that you fill out the information below to help us plan for them with the allocation of space and with the cafeteria.
COVID Policy:
Please review our COVID Precautions 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/
The Institute on Descriptive Inquiry is approved by New York State to offer Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Credit. Please fill out this brief form if you would like to receive CTLE hours for your participation in the 2025 Summer Institutes.
Would you like to receive NY State CTLE credit for attending the Institute?
