Programs
4th Way Course of study
Residency
Society Membership
Many Ways to Get Involved
If Residency isn’t the right option for you then perhaps being a Society Member. Interested in only visiting for a short time? Check out what Fourth Way Retreats or practices that are currently being offered on our calendar.
Are you interested in supporting the Claymont Society, it’s mission and vision for the future? Have you been a part of other Fourth Way working groups, events, or communities? Then you may be an ideal candidate to be a member of the Claymont Society.
Fourth Way Course 2025
August 2nd
to November 16th
Fourth Way Course of Study – 2025
The Claymont Society is offering a three-month Course of Study in The Fourth Way tradition. This is open to anyone who feels a need and wish to go deeper in their spiritual search and practice.
The Course will be conducted both in person and online. It will focus on the teachings and practices of G. I. Gurdjieff and J.G. Bennett, offered by people who studied with Bennett at Sherborne, with Pierre Elliot at Claymont, as well as other prominent spiritual teachers.
This will begin with an on-site retreat August 2nd-10th and conclude with a second on-site retreat November 9th-16th with regular on-line group activities in between.
Course Application
To apply for the Course of Study please complete the online application. The application deadline is May 31, 2025. To reach the registrar please email 4thwaystudy@gmail.com
Membership
Claymont Society membership application and guidelines.
Claymont Society for Continuous Education
Thank you for your interest in membership with the Claymont Society.
Our Mission: Through continuous education that supports diverse spiritual practice in daily life, we seek to promote the balanced and harmonious development of people, our community, and the broader world, built on the foundation established by J.G. Bennett and his teachers
Membership Guidelines and Application
We expect applicants, and all our membership, to embody the mission of Claymont and support the aims of the Society in tangible ways. Applicants will typically have completed a Fourth Way course of study or be currently active with a Fourth Way work group, but we
acknowledge that there are other possibilities for the practice of increasing one’s Being.
Application
Please submit a few paragraphs in the form below describing how you meet the above guidelines, your relationship to Claymont, and why you wish to become a member of the Society.
If your application is approved we request that applicants pay a non-refundable fee of $100 to Claymont Society. If your application is approved, this fee will count as your first year’s dues.
- If you’d like to apply for Claymont Society membership with a printable form please download the PDF application form below