The Souhegan High School Summer Institute was originally
founded in the fall of 1999 by Christopher Brooks and Frank Gallo
as the Summer Institute for European Studies. The Institute is an
intensive program, designed for students interested in achieving
additional academic credit toward their high school diploma. Since
its first session in the summer of 2000, the Institute has continued
to grow and expand in a variety of manners, such as adding more
faculty, students and a variety of classes. In previous years, we
have had students enroll from various school districts as well as
Souhegan, including Hollis-Brookline, Merrimack, Nashua and
Fitchburg, MA. In the summer of 2005, the Institute was even given
the privilege of having U.S. Ambassador Lawrence Butler give a
guest lecture one day on his experiences in Eastern Europe and
Northern Ireland.

The upcoming summer of 2008 is no exception for the Institute's
continued expansion. This summer, the Institute will continue to
encompass a wide range of studies available to students by having
separate divisions in which students can choose to enroll:
European Studies or Global Ethics. Students wishing to attend the
Institute must choose a division to which they will apply. The
European Studies division, the Institute's founding theme, is
designed specifically to give students the ability to pursue
advanced studies in topics central to Europe through the lenses of
art and architecture, geography, historical drama, historical studies,
philosophy and politics. The Global Ethics division is designed to
give students an opportunity to examine societal issues on a global
scale through the lenses of ethics, philosophy, politics, and
economics. More information regarding the individual divisions
can be found in the Curriculum section of the website.

As in previous years, the Institute has the extension of two college
credit classes available for seniors if they meet the prerequisites.
These classes are: History of England I and Problems in
Philosophy. Through these classes, which meet in the evenings at
Souhegan, students will receive college credit from Chester College
of New England. The continued success of the Institute will allow
for its further expansion in the years to come.