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Missouri Fine Arts Academy | Virginia Governor's School | Georgia Governor's Honors Program |
Program Basics |
| 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks |
200 students in the arts | 200 students in the arts
200 students in humanities | 700 students in the arts, humanities, and sciences |
at Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri | at the University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia | at Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia |
funded in part by the state and the remainder with external grants | funded by the state with matching support by students' schools/districts | funded completely by the state |
Curriculum |
3 hours in discipline (two 90-minute courses in afternoon) | 3 1/2 hours in discipline (morning) | 4 hours in "major" discipline (morning) |
2 hours team-taught interdisciplinary (morning) | 1 1/2 hours team-taught interdisciplinary (afternoon) | 2 1/2 hours "minor" (mix of students from other majors in the afternoon) |
program-end interdisciplinary performances | program-end "share" by each discipline; interdisciplinary "shares" every Saturday | discipline-based programs and performances throughout the program |
additional "options" and special interest workshops and events | additional exploratories and forums | additional instruction in "support areas" as well as "interest area" workshops |
"academic" days on Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, and Sat (on an A/B schedule); "non-academic" days on Thu and Sun for community outreach and special programs and events | intense Mon morning through Sat noon schedule | intense Mon morning through Sat noon schedule |
Pros (Faculty Perspective) |
comfortable housing; runs only during June )rest of summer then open); progressive atmosphere | variety and quality of food location in historic Richmond beautiful campus great instructional facilities | time for in-depth process; very selective (students); most diverse student body, but most from greater Atlanta area |
Cons (Faculty Perspective) |
boring and bland food; instructional space inadequate; less selective (students); least diverse student body | runs middle of the summer; conservative atmosphere; poorer school districts may not be able to send students | terrible dorm housing; location (4 hours from Atlanta); duration (7 weeks for faculty); less selective (faculty) |