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.
Spring 2026
Tuesday 13 January - Tuesday 31 March 2026 (11 weeks)
- Introductory course starts Tuesday 20 January (10 sessions)
- Half-term break: No meetings Tuesday 17 February (1 week)
- One-day practical philosophy retreat - a day of practice and study at Waterperry House and Gardens, Oxfordshire - Sunday 1st March
- 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)
- Group 5 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)
Autumn 2026
Tuesday 22 September 2026 – Tuesday 8 December (11 weeks)
- Introductory course runs Tuesday 29 September - Tuesday 2 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 27 October (1 week) *
- Festive break: No groups 15, 22 and 29 December, 5 January (4 weeks)
* in line with Hertfordshire schools - different from School of Philosophy, London
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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