Summer Institute 2026
Prices and Fees
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Work Study Jobs and Grants can Make Summer Institute More Affordable
We're committed to making Summer Institute affordable for as many people as possible. When you register, you will be able to pay on a sliding scale by automatically applying a 10% or a 20% discount.
Here are some other ways to reduce the cost. Apply now and be ready when registration opens.
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Grant Applications: You may also recieve a discount through grants (which work like financial aid scholarships) or work study and counselor roles. Read more and apply here.
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Work Study Office Assistant Roles: You'll recieve a 50% or 20% discount (depending on amount of time worked) off of the registration fee for ANY type of housing. Office Assistants work remotely before Summer Institute, help with check in and set up on Monday August 3rd and/or for a half day Tuesday-Friday. Read more and apply here.
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Kids Camp Counselors work with kids ages 6 months - 12 years in Kids Camp. Most counselors work a half day and take one class. In exchange they recieve a 50% discount on any type of housing. Apply here.
Details about Housing
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Overnight accommodations are a mix of hotel style rooms and youth hostel style rooms. The hotel style rooms have private bathrooms and queen sized beds. The youth hostel style rooms have 2-6 beds per room and may share bathrooms with other rooms. Youth hostel beds are a combination of regular twins and bunk beds.
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If you're paying a base price for a hotel room, you'll choose housing in one of the following buildings:
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Orchard hotel rooms (aka Pearlstones Lodges 1-3) have 2 queen beds, a loveseat which opens to a single bed, and ensuite bathroom. Nearby lounges offer space to relax alone or as a group with sofas, minifridges, a microwave, and large flatscreen TV.These rooms are only available for two or more people.
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Adjoining rooms are available. There's no extra fee if the second room will be occupied by two teens, a teen and a younger child, or three young children. If you're taking two rooms and your family has fewer than three kids 12 or younger, there is a fee for the second room.
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Raingarden hotel rooms (aka Pearlstone Lodge 5) have 1 queen bed, a writing desk, mini fridge, and ensuite bathroom. Most rooms are also equipped with an armchair that can fold out to a sleeper (smaller than a twin and suitable for small children). If you're one person staying alone in a Raingarden room, you will pay a single supplement.
If you're paying a base price for a youth hostel room, you'll be in the Garden Lodge.
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Garden Lodge youth hostel rooms (aka Pearlstone Lodge 4) have common lounge space connecting a series of bedrooms with a mix of twin and bunk beds. There are between 2-6 beds per room.
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If you’re registering for four or more people, you’ll be able to reserve an entire youth hostel room.
Otherwise, we will assign roommates. We'll try our best to match age and gender for room assignments but cannot make any guarantees. We also are unable to guarantee a twin bed or bottom bunk.
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Are you planning on bringing a baby monitor to use during evening childcare? The best coverage is in the Garden Lodge.
Details about Pricing
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Prices are per person and depend on age (0-2, 3-5, 6-12, 13-adult) AND type of housing (hotel-style or youth hostel). Housing, food, and programming are included in the base price. Base prices do not include dues or optional upgrades like a single supplement or extra room fee.
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A sliding scale option allows you to pay 10% or 20% less than the base price OR to pay an additional amount to support the NHC’s year round work. (The 10% and 20% discounts apply to base prices only; not to fees for an extra room or a single room.)
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Because we need to pay Pearlstone in advance, we are unable to offer refunds this year. We encourage you to purchase your own travel insurance.
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Full week prices include 2 classes, all programming, meals from Monday dinner - Sunday breakfast and lodging Monday-Saturday nights (except commuters).
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Shabbat only prices include programming from Friday evening - Sunday morning including all Shabbat services, meals from Friday dinner-Sunday breakfast and lodging Friday and Saturday nights (except commuters).
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Sliding scale discounts are available for people staying on site for the full week. The sliding scale cannot be applied to commuter or shabbat only registration.