This intensive two-week long program is developed in partnership with Bard College, a private liberal arts college in New York. As part of the orientation, students will be on-boarded to the online learning environment, and the context of higher learning such as diversity and inclusion, gender sensitivity, academic policies, and mental health well-being before the beginning of the fall semester (August). The Language and Thinking (L&T) curriculum focuses on intensive reading and writing, to get students acquainted with critical reading and writing required in academia, enable respectful listening and clear articulation for productive discussions, and foster collegiate relationships with fellow students who would augment each other's learning experience.  A class of approximately 15 students conduct close reading of classical texts on salient issues of the world, and engage in discussion with the facilitation of an experienced faculty.