The Telluride Association Summer Seminar (TASS) is a free, highly selective five-week summer program for high school sophomores and juniors that offers a transformative college-level academic experience in the humanities and social sciences. Participants engage in rigorous daily seminars taught by experienced faculty, with a focus on critical thinking, discussion, and analysis of how power and privilege shape society. TASS is one of the most exclusive and intellectually challenging summer programs available to high school students, making admission a significant achievement in itself. If you are a curious, motivated thinker eager to engage with big ideas and a diverse community of peers, TASS is an extraordinary opportunity worth pursuing.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Delivering ideas clearly and confidently in front of an audience.
Writing to convince a reader of a position using evidence and logic.
Fully focusing on and understanding what someone else is communicating.
Bringing people together around a shared cause to create real change.
Helping people work through disagreements and find a fair way forward.
TASS explores how power and privilege shape social structures through humanities and social sciences seminars.
College-level seminars emphasize critical reading, writing, and discussion skills essential to legal analysis.
Students plan community service projects and make democratic decisions about community needs and resources.
Program develops strong writing and critical thinking skills through essays, lectures, and intellectual discussion.
TASS fosters passion for learning and intellectual engagement through college-level seminars and peer discussion.
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