Feltre School

Specialties

The Feltre School is an institution for adults who wish to continue their learning in a serious and thoughtful way. We offer courses in English Grammar, Composition, Public Speaking, and a variety of philosophy and humanities courses; Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Ethics, The Artist in Society, Homer’s Odyssey, Latin Grammar, book discussion meetings, and more. Classes are held once a week in the evenings and also on Saturday mornings. Most of our students are seeking to improve their communication skills, or simply engage in thoughtful and reflective discussions with other like-​minded people.

The School is also home to The Library Theatre at Feltre where we produce a 2 or 3 play season of classic works of drama in our intimate library space.

History

Established in 1992.

The Feltre School, a 501©(3), nonprofit corporation, was established to provide a place of learning for people from diverse educational backgrounds who shared a common belief in the efficacy of liberal arts learning.

Meet the Manager

Founders I.

Manager

Founded in March 1992 by a small group of Northwestern University alumni, The Feltre School was inspired by the fifteenth century educator Vittorino da Feltre, an early Italian Renaissance humanist whose teaching adapted the traditional liberal arts – grammar, logic, rhetoric – to the contemporary world and produced students of experience, reflection, and distinction. Similarly, our curriculum is derived from the same classical trivium, and it inspires people to use language skillfully and to think critically.

Students, faculty, and staff at The Feltre School are members of a community dedicated to thoughtful reflection. In addition to our courses and programs of study, we offer special events, lectures, and symposia, designed to advance the liberal arts, and deepen our appreciation of the world around us. We welcome the support of all who believe that the liberal arts provide the very best education possible.