Term dates
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Our course meetings take place on Tuesday evenings.
Our term structure has three terms each of eleven weeks.
Autumn 2026
Tuesday 22 September 2026 – Tuesday 8 December (11 weeks)
Introductory course runs Tuesday 29 September - Tuesday 8 December (10 weeks)
One-day practical philosophy retreat - a day of practice and study at Waterperry House and Gardens, Oxfordshire - Sunday 18 October 2026
Half-term break: No meetings Tuesday 28 October (1 week) *
Festive break: No groups 15, 22 and 29 December, 5 January (4 weeks)
22 September - Groups meet in person
29 September - Groups meet online (including first session of Practical Philosophy: Wisdom)
6 October - In person
13 October - Online
Sunday 18 OCTOBER - PRACTICE & STUDY DAY, WATERPERRY HOUSE & GARDENS, near Oxford
20 October - In person
27 October - Half-term: no meetings
3 November - Online
10 November - In person
17 November - Online
24 November - In person
1 December - Online
8 December - In person
* in line with Hertfordshire schools
Spring 2027 (provisional dates)
Tuesday 12 January - Tuesday 23 March 2027 (11 weeks)
Introductory course starts Tuesday 19 January (10 sessions)
Half-term break: No meetings Tuesday 16 February (1 week)
One-day practical philosophy retreat - a day of practice and study at Waterperry House and Gardens, Oxfordshire - date tba
Easter break: no groups 30 March, 6, 13, 20 April