The Workshop
The Workshop at Andover promotes a liberal arts education unconstrained by academic disciplines, campus boundaries, and a traditional schedule. This program is founded on the conviction that collaborative, interdisciplinary learning can be a transformative experience for both students and teachers, a pathway that meaningfully connects us to our communities and the natural world.
What is The Workshop?
The Workshop is a program for seniors in their spring term. The main goal of The Workshop is to reimagine what school could be: what if we did away with grades and a traditional schedule? What could we do instead? How deeply could we dive?
In order to facilitate this shift, we require that our students opt in fully. That is, The Workshop is the only academic commitment you take on for your spring term. Because of the interdisciplinary and project-based nature of this undertaking, students will not receive a typical Andover transcript for this term. Instead, faculty will articulate a small group of interdisciplinary credits, and students will provide evidence of learning in these credit areas.
Spring 2022 Theme: Experiments in Education
Information Sessions:
All sessions will take place outside of the OWHL near the lawn (with pizza!)
Wednesday, September 22, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 24, 12:15 p.m.
Application Process
This year, applications will be due Monday, September 27 by 8:00 p.m. ET. We will notify students by the end of September. You can complete the application as soon as you are ready.
Want to learn more?
You could start by learning about A Day in the Life of the Workshop. You can also read first-hand accounts from our cohort of students from 2020 and 2021 on The Workshop’s blog.
Whether you’re an interested student or a curious educator, we’d love to hear from you! Contact us at [email protected].
The Latest
Learning to be okay with dreaming “too big” and embracing unfinished work
By documenting an Indo-Chinese restaurant, I changed from a demotivated person to one inspired to create
A meditation on how learning to embrace fun has become central to authentic discovery in the Workshop
Spontaneous prose & letting my ideas breathe
How the Workshop curriculum drives us not only to rediscover our passion but also to connect our passions
A reflection about reflecting and how its success is achieved by a combination of structured and experimental learning
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Reimagining Teaching and Learning at Andover
The Workshop at Andover promotes a liberal arts education unconstrained by academic disciplines, campus boundaries, and a traditional schedule.
Meet the Team
Meet our faculty and collaborators.