Term dates
Our courses are held on Tuesday evenings.
Our term structure has three terms each of eleven weeks.
The Introductory Philosophy courses start on the second Tuesday of the Autumn and Spring terms.
- Easter break: No meetings Tuesdays 7, 14, 21 and 28 April
Summer 2026
Tuesday 5 May - Tuesday 21 July 2026 (11 weeks)
- No Introductory course this term - new students are welcome to join our follow-on group, studying Philosophy and Presence
- Half-term break: No meetings Tuesday 26 May (1 week)
- Senior Group Branches Retreat, Nanpantan Hall: 6-13 June
- One-day practical philosophy retreat - a day of practice and study at Waterperry House and Gardens, Oxfordshire - Sunday 5 July
- Term ends Tuesday 21 July (last evening)
Detail for first-year hybrid groups:
5 May - In person
12 May - In person
19 May - Online
26 May - Reading week, no session
2 June - In person
9 June - Online
16 June - In person
23 June - Online
30 June - In person
Sunday 5 JULY - PRACTICE & STUDY DAY, WATERPERRY HOUSE & GARDENS, near Oxford
7 July - Online
14 July - In person
21 July - Online
Autumn 2026
Tuesday 22 September 2026 – Tuesday 8 December (11 weeks)
- Introductory course runs Tuesday 29 September - Tuesday 8 December (10 weeks)
- One-day practical philosophy retreat - a day of practice and study at Waterperry House and Gardens, Oxfordshire - date tba
- Half-term break: No meetings Tuesday 28 October (1 week) *
- Festive break: No groups 15, 22 and 29 December, 5 January (4 weeks)
22 September - Groups meet in person
29 September - Groups meet online (including first session of Philosophy 1: Wisdom)
7 October - In person
14 October - Online
Sunday 18 OCTOBER - PRACTICE & STUDY DAY, WATERPERRY HOUSE & GARDENS, near Oxford
21 October - In person
28 October - Half-term: no meetings
3 November - Online
10 November - In person
17 November - Online
24 November - In person
1 December - Online
8 December - In person
* in line with Hertfordshire schools
Spring 2027 (provisional dates)
Tuesday 12 January - Tuesday 23 March 2026 (11 weeks)
- Introductory course starts Tuesday 19 January (10 sessions)
- Half-term break: No meetings Tuesday 16 February (1 week)
- One-day practical philosophy retreat - a day of practice and study at Waterperry House and Gardens, Oxfordshire - date tba
- Easter break: no groups 30 March, 6, 13, 20 April
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