The Founding Circle

Art Could Bring Peace to the World.

Help us build bridges through language, literature, and community.

Become one of the founding patrons helping build Sophia's House—a global home where remarkable people gather to learn, create, and leave behind stories that help future generations choose peace.

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Our Mission

Artists have always shaped civilizations. Long before a generation changes its laws, it changes its stories. And in that way the stories we tell determine the world we inherit. A novel can change the way a generation thinks. A film can restore compassion. A conversation can transform a life. Stories have the power to unite us or divide us. To justify violence or awaken mercy. To teach fear or cultivate understanding. For centuries, artists have planted seeds that continued growing long after they were gone.

Sophia's House is simply the safe space artists have always retreated to—now existing online so remarkable people can gather across cultures without borders.

Our mission is simple.

To make peace possible across cultures through conversation, literature, and community.

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A home where remarkable people gather

How We Create Change

Sophia's House develops confidence through literature, language learning, storytelling, and meaningful conversation.

Some members eventually continue their journey through our travel and work fellowship program, Planting Good Seeds.

Planting Good Seeds Fellows become leaders who collaborate across cultures, build meaningful community projects, and help demonstrate that peace is created through understanding—not simply agreement.

Every conversation plants a seed. Some of those seeds become lifelong friendships. Some become books. Some become businesses. Some become community projects. Some become future Planting Good Seeds Fellows serving communities around the world.

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Choose Your Patronage

Founding CircleFC

Patron

$250/ year

“I believe this house should exist.”

Supports the continued growth of Sophia's House and helps keep every discussion room open to remarkable people around the world.

  • —Complimentary copy of every future Sophia's House publication
  • —Invitations to Patron gatherings
  • —Founder letters and project updates
  • —Recognition as a Founding Patron
Founding CircleFC

Circle Patron

$750/ year

“I believe remarkable people deserve remarkable company.”

Everything included in Patron, plus:

  • —Help subsidize memberships for people around the world
  • —Support Story Guides building international communities
  • —Quarterly behind-the-scenes updates
  • —Early invitations to future Sophia's House experiences
Founding CircleFC

Founding Patron

$2,500/ year

“I want to help build something that outlives me.”

Everything included in Circle Patron, plus:

  • —Directly support the long-term growth of Sophia's House
  • —Help cultivate future Planting Good Seeds Fellows
  • —Annual Founders Conversation
  • —Recognition in future Sophia's House publications and milestones

What We're Building Together

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  1. Publish Sophia's House
  2. Launch Global Community
  3. 1,000 Members
  4. 100 Story Guides
  5. First International Gathering
  6. 1,000 Planting Good Seeds Fellows
  7. First Permanent Sophia's House
  8. Sophia's House Press
  9. Sophia's House Foundation

Frequently Asked Questions

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Every great civilization has been remembered by the stories it chose to preserve.

The next chapter of Sophia's House has not yet been written.

It will be written by the people who choose to build it.

If you believe literature, language, and meaningful conversation still have the power to shape the future...

We would be honored to welcome you into the Founding Circle.