Learning Vacations
FROM CLASSICAL PURSUITS
Take a Learning Vacation
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,
but in having new eyes.”
~Marcel Proust
Do you ever finish a difficult book or leave a concert or museum wishing
you had someone to talk with about what it had to say? Would you like
to retreat for a while from the worrying headlines and hurly-burly of
daily life to throw yourself into a good book, great art, or fine music?
Classical Pursuits offers a variety of learning vacations for adults
from all over North America to share their ideas about great works of
literature, art, and music in a relaxed and informal setting. We work
closely with the Great Books Foundation (GBF) in Chicago, which provides
many of the learning vacation discussion leaders both in Toronto and
abroad and offers continuing guidance on how to more meaningfully read
and discuss books.
Whether in Toronto, Siena, or Paris, our days are made up of a combination
of
· animated discussion in small seminars guided by a skilled leader,
· a broad array of cultural and recreational activities, and
· ample opportunity to read, reflect, and linger over a good
meal and conversation.
Because Classical Pursuits operates in the “slow zone,” camaraderie
develops easily and lasting friendships form. And you get to explore
someplace new – even if it is your own hometown.
We believe that unless a learning vacation exposes you to new experiences
and ideas and leaves you a bit changed, it is rather pointless.
Please browse the variety of our learning
vacations.
