Covid 2022 FAQs

Arts Intensive is back again! 

We are planning for a fully in-person program for the 2022 session.

Should COVID surge instead of the current trajectory of decline, we will be prepared to pivot to virtual only workshops. In this case, some posted courses may not be offered. Stay tuned for more announcements in the first week of June.

Travel classes are not feasible during COVID, so all classes will be on-campus, but we are confident there will be the usual hands-on projects and field trips that make AI special. Some courses may have lower enrollment capacity due to social distancing guidelines and classroom availability.

COVID-19 Policies

We are confident that even with taking COVID precautions, we can achieve the residential community, hands-on learning, and experiential field trips that are a key part of Arts Intensive. The program will follow the university regulations to ensure COVID-safe practices and interaction. As enrolled students at Stanford, AI participants will engage in the same masking and distancing expectations, same testing regime, same commitment to safe behavior, same contact tracing expectations, as set forth by VPSA in their guidance to on-campus students. 

Cancellation Clause

In the time of COVID, cancellation is always a possibility. If we are not confident that we can host a fully in-person Arts Intensive with community interaction and out of the classroom field trips, we will pivot to virtual workshops for appropriate courses in the summer. Some classes would convert to virtual, and some would be cancelled entirely.

The Arts Intensive program fee will only be applied to defray costs of room & board on campus, so students will receive a full refund of the program fee if the courses are cancelled or converted to virtual.

Each course description will note what will happen if a pivot is warranted by mid-July. 

Travel regulations will be the most important item. If students must quarantine in isolation for 10 days after arriving on-campus, they will lose some of the community bonding that is so intrinsic to Arts Intensive. We are optimistic that this regulation will be adapted early enough in the summer for us to feel confident about September well in advance. 

Questions?

Check back regularly for updates on this page. Please email us with questions at artsintensive@stanford.edu.