
“Your boys are fortunate in having their poetic imaginations nourished on this fare. You are most certainly carrying on the work so gloriously inaugurated by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien. If only boys were getting this sort of thing in all the schools of the country! The world would change!”
Dr. Thomas HowardHighly acclaimed Author and Speaker, Professor of English, noted for his work on CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien.
In the Tutorial the Riverside apprentices experience the full pedagogy of Imaginative Learning. They enter into a culture of deep learning and brotherhood.
Through an active and engaging series of creative projects the apprentices grow in imagination, work as a team, and journey into great stories where they find their creative voice. The Tutors foster in the boys a love for imaginative learning.
The apprentices act out dramas on stage, radio, film, and even in the outdoors; they sketch the natural world around them, they build imaginary worlds; write new stories; recite poetry at great feasts; put to memory and sing ballads; and most importantly they see the connection between meaningful creative work and culture.
Tutorial is a place where boys become a brotherhood of creative and courageous men of culture, who see this life as an adventurous pilgrimage to heaven.
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Upcoming Events
- September 2025
- First Week of Tutorial 9/9 to 9/12
- Bilbo’s Birthday Party – 9/27
- November 2025
- Radio Shows – 11/18 to 11/21
- Thanksgiving Break – 11/24 to 11/28
- December 2025
- Christmas Break – 12/22 to 1/2/2026
- January 2026
- Christmas Break (cont.) – 12/22 to 1/2
- Native American Museum – 1/27 to 1/30
- February 2026
- Jeeves and Wooster – 2/24 to 2/27
- March 2026
- Air Soft at Riverside – 3/17 to 3/20
- Easter Break – 3/30 to 4/12
- April
- Easter Break (cont.) – 3/30 to 4/12
- May
- Civil War Reenactment – 5/9
- Last Week – 5/12 to 5/15
- Bardic Dinner – 5/16
Who
Boys ages 8-13
First Years: ages 8-9
Second Years: ages 10-11
Third Years: ages 12-13 (Boys turning 14 during the year)
1 Tutor per 12 apprentices
Cost
1-day per week, Full Day from September – May: $2800
*A list of supplies are purchased separately by each apprentice & a small fee for the year end ‘Bardic Dinner’ will be collected in the May.
When
1-day, Full Day: Tuesdays
9:00am – 3:00pm
1-day, Full Day: Wednesdays
9:30am – 3:30pm
1-day, Full Day: Thursdays
9:00am – 3:00pm
1-day, Full Day: Fridays
9:00am – 3:00pm
Where
The Riverside Club for Adventure & Imagination
The Riverside House
49 W 226 Jericho Road
Big Rock, IL 60511
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