January 2026 Class Application

January 2026 Class Application

Foundations of New York and Foundations of the Liberal Arts, with instructor Daniel Golliher. Foundations of New York will run January 20—March 10, and Foundations of the Liberal Arts will run January 22—March 12. Both classes will take their final exam together on Saturday, March 14.
Note: classes are now at capacity. Inevitably a few people will drop. Please still fill out the application through Wednesday, September 10 (by 5pm), if you'd like to be considered. Both classes will be offered next in January 2025.
Which class are you applying to?*
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
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How did you hear about this class? Please mention if anyone referred you.*
Link to representative online presence (LinkedIn required if available, Twitter and Substack are great)*
Where in the city do you live? *
Just the neighborhood name is fine
Where will you be coming from on the way to class?*
Just the neighborhood name is fine
Depending on enrollment, I will open sections on other evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. Please indicate any other night(s) you'd be interested in attending class, and whether that is your only availability. There is no guarantee of extra sections, so tell your friends to take a class with you!

I am not available during your currently scheduled class times, and would only attend if a new section opened up on one of the nights below.Tuesday - Lincoln SquareWednesday - Lincoln SquareFriday - Lincoln SquareTuesday - WilliamsburgWednesday - WilliamsburgFriday - Williamsburg
The rest of the application will populate once you select the class you're applying to at the top of the form.
Foundations of New York will be offered in the morning and the evening. Please select all sections for which you are available. The morning section will only be offered if enrollment justifies it, so select both sections if you really are available for both.

Tuesday evenings: 6:30-8:30pmTuesday mornings: 8:10-10:00am
What is your New York story? How did you come to be here, and what do you want to do here?*
What would you like to get out of this class?*
Any other questions or comments?
Please check the box to affirm that you will complete the course requirement of one public piece of written media per the course description, subject to any professional constraints you may have.*

I affirm
Please describe the immediate thoughts and emotions you have about this word: “mathematics” (2-4 sentences)*
Tell me your story—what is your relationship to the things that are called “the liberal arts,” “the humanities,” or possibly “barista prep”? What is your relationship to your phone and modern technology? What would you like your mind to be like, or more like?*
What would you like to get from this class?*
Any other questions or comments?*
Please check the box to affirm that you commit to 7 hours of “phone-free” time per week. [You get two free hours every week during class! And “phone-free” refers to generally analog time, beyond the phone, per the course description]*

I affirm
Please check the box to affirm that you commit to reading all assigned books for class. [They will require attention to complete within a week, but they should not be overwhelming]*

I affirm
Please check the box to affirm that you will complete the course requirement of one public piece of written media per the course description, subject to any professional constraints you may have.*

I affirm
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January 2026 Class Application

Note: classes are now at capacity. Inevitably a few people will drop. Please still fill out the application through Wednesday, September 10 (by 5pm), if you'd like to be considered. Both classes will be offered next in January 2025.

The rest of the application will populate once you select the class you're applying to at the top of the form.