Summer Program Blog

California

Following Law, Fulfilling Duties

Having bonded with their sections outside the classroom at Tuesday’s Section Games, students on the California High School Summer Program began today ready to resume their collaboration inside the classroom by unpacking some more wisdom from the ancient Greeks.
New England

Props & Butterflies

When Tuesday morning dawned sunny and warm on the New England High School Summer Program, students awoke with butterflies in their stomachs. Today was the first day of demonstrating Euclid’s propositions to their class!
New England

Introducing Your 2024 New England High School Summer Program Prefects (Part 2)

Having already introduced you to the first half of the prefect team for this summer’s Great Books High School Program in New England, we now introduce you to the rest the 2024 prefects!
New England

Announcing the Head Prefects for the New England 2024 High School Summer Program!

Having already introduced the head prefects for the California High School Summer Program, the Summer Blog now turns to their East Coast counterparts who will lead the New England program July 7-20 in Northfield, Massachusetts.

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A tutor discusses Euclid with three students at the door of Palmer

New England

The Final Classes

As Friday afternoon draws to a close, so, too, do the last classes of the New England High School Summer Program!

California

Existentialism in the Morning

Thursday’s lineup of California High School Summer Program activities left room for only one class, but with the morning’s reading, it may prove one of the heftiest discussions.

Two walk and chat afront the Moody Auditorium

New England

Bidding Boethius Farewell

Students on the New England High School Summer Program woke bright and early Thursday morning for Mass and breakfast, eager to begin their day.

California

Beauty in Art and God’s Love

What do you next, after a day spent rigorously considering God’s word, His creation, and His plan for humanity? You take a break!

New England

A Little Break

Between presenting more Euclid propositions and pondering the highest good with Boethius, students left their classes in Wednesday High School Summer Program excited, but mentally depleted!

California

Let There Be Light

Early-morning hike, followed by back-to-back classes on Genesis!

New England

Deeper into Euclid, Deeper into Boethius

This week on the New England High School Summer Program is giving students a glimpse into the experience of studying Thomas Aquinas College’s integrated Great Books curriculum, in which the classes of each course build successively — not only on each other, but on other courses, as well.