create & connect
Calling all creators, makers, and deep thinkers! Whether you're a current student or not, we invite you to bring your ideas and creations to the table. If you're considering joining Hildegard, this is a great opportunity to immerse yourself in our community, experience our unique approach, and see if you’re a perfect fit for our program.
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'The Mirror Held Up to Nature:’ What It Means to Be Human in Shakespeare’s Hamlet: A Readers Theatre Event
Literature lovers, thespians, theatre enthusiasts, and avid readers alike are invited to gather together for Hildegard's first readers theatre event.
Widely considered one of Shakespeare's tragic masterworks, Hamlet provides a rich tapestry of language, a brilliant and memorable ensemble cast of characters, and profound explorations of human nature, life and death, action vs. inaction, appearance vs. reality, and so much more.
Experience this classic as we read it aloud together and break at intervals to notice ourselves reflected in the text. No prior experience with Shakespeare is required, but be prepared to read multiple parts, think deeply, and have fun!
Hildegard's Great Work Seminars are open to all ages, backgrounds, and education levels. Read a book we mail to you in advance (though in this case NO prior preparation is required!), then join our community for a spirited evening of discussion, food, and fellowship.
Prospective students and their families are encouraged to attend these seminars as an introduction to Hildegard's campus, community, and educational model. Email admissions@hildegard.college for a one-time FREE access code!
February 1, 4:30-8:30pm
*Dinner served at 4:30, parts assigned/reading starts at 5
General: $79, Student: $49
Value Creation and Value Exchange: Principles for Deciding on Pricing and Expenses for Your Social Enterprise, a Business MOdel Workshop
Value Creation and Value Exchange: Principles for Deciding on Pricing and Expenses for Your Social Enterprise
Join Hildegard’s Incubation Lab students and members for a workshop that will help you think through and build out the financial elements of your social enterprise. You’ll learn to:
Establish your value proposition for your customers.
Identify what it costs to create the value you’ll deliver to your customers.
Think about how to price your product, program, or service for your audiences.
Hildegard’s High School Summer Venture week - Become Culture Creators
Come explore big ideas, develop your entrepreneurial skills, and meet like-minded peers who share your passion for creating meaningful change.
Hildegard’s High School Summer Venture Week is an exciting five-day immersive experience in venture building, Great Books discussion, and fellowship designed for high school students and recent graduates (ages 15–19).
Led by Hildegard’s faculty, this program offers a unique opportunity to learn the essentials of entrepreneurial thought while tackling profound questions about wisdom, virtue, and the role of creators in today’s culture.
This year’s theme, Becoming Culture Creators, will take you deep into Plato's Eryxias—a thought-provoking dialogue about wisdom and virtue in society. Together, we’ll explore what it truly means to shape culture as creators rather than simply consume it.
Over the course of the week, you’ll:
Learn to design and pitch your own product, program, or service.
Engage in meaningful conversations that connect timeless ideas to today’s challenges.
Build lifelong connections with fellow seekers and creators who are ready to think deeply and pursue what is Good and Beautiful.
Christmas PItch Party
A night of generosity and partnership.
Hear our students pitch their ventures and learn from our founders how Hildegard College is shaping the next generation of thinkers and entrepreneurs.
The Rings of Power in Tolkien’s Silmarillion & Onscreen
Devoted fans and Tolkien newcomers alike will enjoy this accessible exploration of human nature, good and evil, and the dangers of power in Tolkien's backdrop to The Lord of the Rings.
Reading will focus on the 20-page section, "The Rings of Power and the Third Age" in The Silmarillion. Attendees are encouraged to also watch Seasons 1 and 2 of Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power.
Clips will be viewed during our discussion as we consider both similarities and differences between Tolkien's original work and this contemporary made-for-television adaptation.
Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:00 w/ Dr. Christy Mathews and Hildegard College Faculty Friday, December 6th: 5:30-9:00PM | FLDWRK Costa Mesa, 150 Paularino Ave., Bldg. B, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)- A Hildegard Incubation Lab Workshop
How to create products, programs, and services that your ideal audience wants.
A workshop for dreamers, ideators, and leaders pursuing the common good.
*Customer is the generic term for any audience, client, or stakeholder that is the recipient of value being delivered.
Becoming Solid People: Human Nature & Free Will in C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce
"If we insist on keeping Hell...we shall not see Heaven: if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell." Following in the thematic footsteps of predecessors like Dante Alighieri, C.S. Lewis explores human nature, the will, and the choice between Heaven and Hell in this allegorical ride to the afterlife.
Creating Value for Your Customers - A Hildegard Incubation Lab Workshop
How to create products, programs, and services that your ideal audience wants.
A workshop for dreamers, ideators, and leaders pursuing the common good.
*Customer is the generic term for any audience, client, or stakeholder that is the recipient of value being delivered.