Summer 2009
The "Experience Christendom" Summer Program

For students who will be entering their senior year in the fall of 2009, i.e. current high school juniors. Only 40 spaces available in each session. There will be 3 different sessions from which to choose: two 1-week programs and one 2-week program.

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Tentative Dates for Summer 2009

June 20-27 Session I (one week)
June 28-July 4 Session II (one week)
July 12-24 Session III (two week)

Courses / Activities / Schedule /Location / To Register

The Program

Education should lead the mind to its ultimate purpose: to know and appreciate the truth. The Liberal Arts serve in cultivating the intellect, which is necessary in the search for truth. In the courses on Theology, Philosophy, History, and Literature, students will strive to answer key questions in those disciplines, such as:

• What is the relationship between faith and reason?
  
• What is the good and why must we choose it?
• In what ways do noble characters in literature convey transcendent truths by their actions?
• Can one man make a difference in the world?

Mass, Benediction, Rosary, and Confession available daily.

The Courses
All courses are taught by full-time faculty of Christendom College.

Faith and Reason
A Catholic has reason as well as faith. How can these be reconciled? How can they work together to defend what we believe against tough objections? Learn how serious theologians accomplish these tasks.

Ethics
What is good and what is evil? Why must we choose the good? This study will elucidate the natural forms for the morality of human behavior, using the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.

The Moral Imagination in Literature
This course will focus on the theme of men and women faced with the need to make moral choices, often in difficult and agonizing situations. The students will read and discuss a series of short poems, plays, and stories which dramatize this theme in various contexts and settings: ancient and modern; political and social; scientific and religious. Several noteworthy films, likewise dealing with the importance of making sound moral choices, will also be viewed and discussed.

History Makers
This course will provide students with an understanding of how, as Christendom College founder and historian Warren H. Carroll says, "one man can make a difference" in history. Students will read stories of various Catholic individuals who made a difference throughout history, like Pelayo, Constantine, St. Thomas More, Charlemagne, etc.

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Activities
Not only will students enjoy the pastoral tranquility of the Christendom campus, they will also paddle down the glorious Shenandoah and explore beautiful Blue Ridge mountain trails. In addition to the sylvan beauty of the Shenandoah Valley, the students will be treated to the rich cultural and historic fare offered by nearby Washington, DC. They will visit the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and National Museums, such as the Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. There also will be time for pick-up volleyball and basketball games and for pool-side relaxation.

Expenses: $950 (two week program) $500 (one week program), includes tuition, room and board, books and activity fees.

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Daily Schedule
Not available

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Location
Christendom College is located outside the town of Front Royal in the beautiful and historically rich Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It is the site of the north entrance to the famed Skyline Drive--a spectacular scenic trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains--and lies only 65 miles west of Washington, DC.

By Plane: Christendom is less than one hour from Dulles International Airport (IAD). Airport pickup and return can be arranged with the College.

By Train: Christendom is an hour and fifteen minutes from Union Station in Washington, DC. Train station pickup and return can be arranged with the College.

By Car: Christendom is convenient to I-81 and I-66.

Directions from I-66: Take Exit 6. Follow 522 South through Front Royal. (Take a left at the traffic light by Jimbo's Restaurant, and another left at the next light. You will see a Wendy's after the turn. The next light is 6th Street.) At 6th Street take a left. After 2.2 miles, take a left onto Shenandoah Shores Road. After 1.5 miles, Christendom will be on the left.

To Register

The Experience Christendom Summer Program is offered during three sessions (two 1-week and one 2-week). Students must register for only one of the three sessions, but if the preferred session has filled then they may be given the option of attending the other session.

Complete online registration form. (registration form will be available in October). Spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Full payment must accompany registration form in order to reserve space. This payment is refundable up to the following dates:

June 20-27 Session I (one week) - request refund on or before May 22, 2009
June 28-July 4 Session II (one week) - request refund on or before May 29, 2009
July 12-24 Session III (two week) - request refund on or before June 12, 2009

Notice of Non-Discriminatory Policy
Christendom does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other college-administered programs.

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