Campus + Facilities | Senior Program
Yale University’s Ivy League facilities set the stage for a fantastic summer of exploration. At the Senior Program, you can direct a production in Yale's black box theatre, argue a case in the Law School’s moot court, or tour some of the finest architecture in the United States without leaving campus.
 PDF Map of the Senior Program on the Campus of Yale University  Our map highlights the residential, academic, and recreational facilities available to students during the summer. The map also indicates the location of our on-campus informational meetings in the winter and spring. |
As a Senior Program student, you can read and work in the Sterling Memorial Library, which houses ten million volumes. Yale’s renowned Peabody Museum, British Art Center, and Yale Art Gallery are also resources for coursework and independent discovery.
In addition, you will have access to Yale’s athletic facilities, including acres of playing fields, the Yale tennis complex, the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, and Payne Whitney Gymnasium, the largest indoor athletic center in the world. Yale’s outstanding facilities allow the Senior Program to offer one-of-a-kind opportunities for you to explore new interests in a variety of academic and extracurricular areas.
Surrounded by Gothic-style buildings and featuring a beautifully landscaped residential quadrangle, Yale’s historic Old Campus is the perfect summer home. It is a place where you can play a game of ultimate Frisbee, enjoy a special evening concert, or read under the shade of a tree. Conveniently located in the heart of Yale University, the Old Campus houses a number of classrooms and is within walking distance of academic facilities for visual and performing arts as well as lab sciences.
The Old Campus is located near Commons (the University dining hall), Payne Whitney Gymnasium, Sterling Memorial Library, two Yale art museums, and the Chapel Street and Broadway shopping areas. As a residential student at the Senior Program, you live in suites in the Old Campus residences, where you will gain valuable experience in small group dorm living. In addition to housing students and staff, the Old Campus is the hub of activity at the Program. Whether you are going to class, lunch, or are just meeting friends on the quad, the Old Campus is a great starting point for exploring Yale University.
New Haven: College Town
With Yale at its center, New Haven, Connecticut is a vibrant college town. Yale's Old Campus is located in the heart of the "Elm City" and is surrounded by tree-lined streets and many boutiques and restaurants. At Explo, you'll have a chance to explore the shops along Chapel Street and in the York Square area. In addition, New Haven's central location between New York City and Boston allows us to offer trips to all the best sites of the Northeast. As the cultural capital of Connecticut, New Haven makes a great setting for the Senior Program, combining the richness of a small city with the comforts of a college town.
During the day, you have the opportunity to explore many of the shops and restaurants along both Chapel Street and Broadway. Staff members are in town to help direct you to popular spots:
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Wave Art Gallery, Starbucks, New Haven News, Copper Kitchen, Atticus Bookstore Café, Claire’s Corner Copia vegetarian restaurant, and more!
Urban Outfitters, the Yale Bookstore, Au Bon Pain, Cutler’s Compact Discs, Origins, J. Crew, Ashley’s Ice Cream, Yorkside Pizza, Gourmet Heaven, The Educated Burgher, and more!
Driving Directions to Yale University's Old Campus
Go straight through four traffic lights. At the fifth traffic light, turn left onto Prospect Street. After you cross Grove Street, Prospect turns into College Street. The Old Campus is on the right, just after the light at Elm Street.
 In order to help families make travel arrangements for their children, Exploration has partnered with Colpitts World Travel. By booking through Colpitts, you can quickly determine how many other Exploration students are already on a flight and whether the flight arrives during our regular airport pick-up hours. If it does not, Colpitts can book travel between the airport and campus through another Exploration transportation partner, BostonCoach. Colpitts negotiates discounts with the major airlines and therefore, their pricing is very competitive. |