July 2019 - The best of The School of Life condensed into a single, unforgettable week. By working within a fixed group led by a core tutor over the week, you'll dive deeper than would be possible in any single class. Join us for a truly transformational vacation for the mind.

Join Philippa Perry and Alain de Botton for a conversation about the mistakes we make when talking to our children and the ways we might communicate better.

This one-off event will be a highly sociable, immersive day consisting of inspiring and consoling lectures, exciting meetings, lively conversation, food and drinks, and interactive games.

The School of Life Conference is a three-day event on the most important ideas we teach; it aims to transform lives. It is designed to equip participants with a toolkit of Emotional Skills that can revolutionise relationships, careers and self-understanding.

Overcome setbacks and lay the groundwork for greater flourishing with our hugely popular resilience training.

Choosing a partner is one of the most consequential and tricky decisions we will ever make.

A toolkit for finding a job to satisfy both our emotional and our material needs.

May 2019 - The best of The School of Life condensed into a single, unforgettable week. By working within a fixed group led by a core tutor over the week, you'll dive deeper than would be possible in any single class. Join us for a truly transformational vacation for the mind.

March 2019 - The best of The School of Life condensed into a single, unforgettable week. By working within a fixed group led by a core tutor over the week, you'll dive deeper than would be possible in any single class. Join us for a truly transformational vacation for the mind.

This class equips us with the tools to succeed on our own terms, which may be quite different from those of society.

The difference between success and failure often hangs on a humiliatingly small and elusive trait that standard education never touches: confidence.

It is not inevitable that love must fizzle out; this happens when it has not been wisely managed.

Our bibliotherapy service identifies a list of books you should read that can answer the most pressing and important questions of your life. A reading prescription to stimulate thought and transformation.

Music, film, literature and art are viewed by many as getting close to the meaning of life. But why?

This is a class to help us decide whether we should keep working at a relationship or quit.

Knowing how to get the most out of the people we meet, and live and work around is fundamental to our chances of a fulfilled life.

Self-knowledge matters so much because it is only on the basis of an accurate sense of who one is that one can make reliable decisions.

To wonder too intensely about the meaning of life sounds like a faintly ridiculous pastime. But, in truth, the subject is for everyone.

This class provides a toolkit to helps us triumph over free-floating or intense anxiety.

This class alerts us to the beauty and value of things, people and ideas around us.

Delve into the myths which surround creative practices and discover strategies for inventive thinking.

One-off showcase: we are proud to introduce our new professional workshops designed specifically to meet the needs of senior leaders.

One-off showcase: we are proud to introduce our new professional workshops designed specifically to meet the needs of senior leaders.

One-off showcase: we are proud to introduce our new professional workshops designed specifically to meet the needs of senior leaders.

One-off showcase: we are proud to introduce our new professional workshops designed specifically to meet the needs of senior leaders.

One-off showcase: we are proud to introduce our new professional workshops designed specifically to meet the needs of senior leaders.

One-off showcase: we are proud to introduce our new professional workshops designed specifically to meet the needs of senior leaders.

One-off showcase: we are proud to introduce our new professional workshops designed specifically to meet the needs of senior leaders.

October 2018 - The best of The School of Life condensed into a single, unforgettable week. By working within a fixed group led by a core tutor over the week, you'll dive deeper than would be possible in any single class. Join us for a truly transformational vacation for the mind.

August 2018 - The best of The School of Life condensed into a single, unforgettable week. By working within a fixed group led by a core tutor over the week, you'll dive deeper than would be possible in any single class. Join us for a truly transformational vacation for the mind.

Learn how to be more patient, unruffled and at ease with life’s setbacks and irritants.

One of our gravest errors we make around relationships is to imagine that they aren’t things we can get wiser or better at.

Learn how to find a career to fulfill both your material and psychological needs in this one-day workshop.

Emotional Intelligence is the quality that enables us to negotiate the central problems in our relationships.

Join our Friends’ Scheme in order to meet and connect with hundreds of other curious, intelligent and fascinating members of the School of Life. We host monthly conversation drinks in central London venues - around the big themes found in our films and books.

Learn key skills for improving your habits of communication and boost productivity in the process.

Develop an authentic leadership style that inspires commitment and gets results.