These diplomas are highly prized by our students, and many return year after year to get advanced degrees. Nearly 150 students received Charm School diplomas this year, although many more attended Charm School itself. This year, Charm School will be held in a new venue, the MIT Student Center. Charm School is meant to be interactive, rather than didactic. The method of instruction frequently involves one or more instructors giving brief presentations, followed by group discussion and questions from the participants.
Instructors generally prepare a one or two-page handout about their subject.
In addition to the booths, special mini-classes are offered at various intervals during the afternoon. In the last few years, Charm School has received a lot of attention from both the local and national news media. It was featured on CNN and Good Morning America , as well as on local TV stations and in magazines and newspapers around the country. Charm School was also a monthly feature on New Hampshire talk radio. We have received many calls and letters from people who had read about Charm School or had seen the television features and who were interested in learning more about the program so that they could start one at their own school or institution.