Campus + Facilities | Intermediate Program

For more than 20 years, Exploration has made its home at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Located 14 miles west of Boston, the 600-acre campus includes a large lake, ponds, woodlands, an arboretum, and miles of foot paths. The College’s magnificent indoor and outdoor facilities provide the perfect setting for the intellectual, social, and recreational needs of the Intermediate Program.

PDF Map of the Intermediate Program on the Campus of Wellesley College 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.

Our courses make use of more than 40 classrooms across campus, including seminar rooms, art studio spaces, lecture halls, and performance areas. The Wellesley campus also has a variety of spaces for you to pursue your recreational interests while at the Program. Facilities include a lake for sailing, canoeing, and kayaking, tennis courts, an outdoor track, and athletic fields. The multi-million dollar athletic complex houses indoor facilities for track, basketball, volleyball, billiards, ping-pong, squash, and racquetball, as well as dance studios and a swimming pool.





The Intermediate Program is based in Wellesley College residence halls, which surround a central quadrangle. The Quad is the hub of activity throughout the day — a place where you will gather for meetings, activities, and pick-up games of Frisbee and four-square. The Quad and common spaces in the residence halls are perfect places for talking and relaxing with friends and staff members, and checking out a wide range of activities. All residence halls, meeting spaces, Program offices, the infirmary, and dining halls surround the quadrangle, and classrooms and athletic facilities are located nearby.