Educating the whole person
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Courses
Courses for the holistic student.
SNF Paideia designated courses, designed and taught by faculty from all of Penn’s twelve Schools, integrate students’ personal, professional, and civic development. Open to all Penn undergraduates, these courses focus on dialogue, wellness, service, and citizenship from different disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.


Fellowships
SNF Paideia Fellows.
While individual Paideia courses are designed to be taken by any of Penn’s 10,000 undergraduates, the program also provides a more structured and immersive experience for a select number of SNF Paideia Fellows.
Initiatives
Connecting theory and practice.
In addition to courses, fellowships, and events, SNF Paideia serves as the home for several co-sponsored initiatives that connect classroom learning with real-world dialogue and public problem-solving.

The Latest from SNF Paideia

Perpetuating Good
Venturing out of her comfort zone, Lynn Larabi, C’24, found herself in Seoul, South Korea for her first international work experience. Through the Global Research and Internship Program (GRIP) at Penn, Lynn was hired as an intern for JHSustain, a private company focused on community impact-facing initiatives. Her assignment was to assist in the process of developing more sustainable solutions in Leyte’s water management infrastructure, natural disaster forecasting, as well as community training. The opportunity was funded as part of Lynn’s SNF Paideia Fellowship and relates to her interests as a political science and anthropology double major.
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