June 24-August 9, 2008
INFORMATION FOR SUMMER 2008
2008 Course Listing | Ordering Texts | 2008 Faculty Listing
From left to right: Student studying on the porch of the Bread Loaf Inn; front of the Inn; stone wall and field across from the Inn.
The central location for the Bread Loaf School of English is the campus located outside Middlebury, in sight of Bread Loaf Mountain in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Each year, approximately 260 students come from all regions of the United States and from other countries to take courses in literature, creative writing, the teaching of writing, and theater. All of these courses benefit from the on-site presence of the Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble, which visits classrooms and, along with actors drawn from the student body, appears in theatrical productions during the summer.
Dormitory housing at Bread Loaf in Vermont is available for students without families accompanying them; most student rooms are doubles. Cabins, houses, and camps in the mountain communities surrounding Bread Loaf and at Lake Dunmore are available for students with families. Although the Bread Loaf office provides housing lists, securing off-campus housing is the responsibility of the student. Meals for on-campus students are served in the Bread Loaf Inn; off-campus students may pay for individual meals in the Inn. The School contracts the services of a local day care center to provide a child-care program for children of students, faculty, and staff.
For those who enjoy outdoor life, Bread Loaf/Vermont is ideally located at the edge of the Green Mountain National Forest. A junction with the Long Trail, which winds along the summit of the Green Mountains and extends from southern Vermont to the Canadian border, is a short hike from the School. A picnic at the nearby Robert Frost Farm and a tour of the Frost Cabin are popular Bread Loaf traditions, as are dances in the Bread Loaf Barn. The extensive campus and nearby lakes and rivers offer many opportunities for recreation. A softball and soccer playing field and tennis and volleyball courts are available. Running and hiking trails are everywhere.
Photography by Edward Brown