Bennington College

Education style

Educationally, Bennington exists on a system of Plans, where students and faculty jointly decide a student's course of study. Main subjects taught include: Social Sciences and Humanities, Dance, Drama, Theater Arts, Music Performance and Composition, Life and Physical Sciences, Literature and Writing, Teacher Education (Center for Creative Teaching), Foreign Language Arts (Regional Center for Languages and Culture), Visual Arts (ceramics, painting, sculpture, drawing, design), Video and Media Studies.

Related Topics:
Social Science - Drama - Theater - Composition - Life - Physical Science - Ceramic - Painting - Sculpture

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Bennington has, for the past several decades, offered written evaluations rather than a graded scale as the default option for undergraduate performance review. There are no competitive sports teams or fraternities/sororities.

Related Topics:
Fraternities - Sororities

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Bennington is run on a three-term system. One term in the fall, another in the spring, are held on campus. A winter term, called "Field Work Term" allows students the opportunity to accrue job skills, get internships, do independent research, or any other approved activity.

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