, ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁writing , ▁and ▁the ater . ▁Class es ▁are ▁held ▁for ▁six ▁weeks ▁each ▁summer . ▁The ▁School ▁awards ▁two ▁degrees . ▁Each ▁year , ▁approximately ▁ 9 0 ▁students ▁ear n ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁( M . A .) ▁and ▁ 5 ▁or ▁fewer ▁students ▁ear n ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Let ters ▁( M . L itt ), ▁for ▁which ▁an ▁M . A . ▁is ▁a ▁pr ere quis ite . ▁Each ▁degree ▁can ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁four ▁to ▁five ▁int ensive ▁sum mers ▁spread ▁over ▁different ▁camp uses . ▁ ▁The ▁School ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁at ▁the ▁College ' s ▁mountain ▁campus ▁in ▁Ri pton , ▁Verm ont ▁near ▁B read ▁Lo af ▁Mountain ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁expanded ▁to ▁camp uses ▁at ▁Lincoln ▁College ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁College ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁As he ville . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁students ▁are ▁middle ▁school ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁teachers . ▁The ▁student - to - fac ulty ▁ratio ▁is ▁ 1 0 : 1 . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁and ▁history ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁Middle bury ▁Language ▁School s ▁was ▁founded . ▁As ▁the ▁German ▁School ▁and , ▁subsequently , ▁other ▁Language ▁School s ▁were ▁founded , ▁Middle bury ▁decided ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁similar ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁English ▁literature . ▁ ▁The ▁B