Don’t other colleges have similar programs? A little bit about me. I’m the seventh of eight children, and I’m from Manassas, Virginia. They would have to be present during the daily recitation of the Rosary and prayers for the road when traveling, and the singing of the Salve Regina at the conclusion of the many events. I love sports and have been swimming since I was five, including two seasons at Ventura College. I have declared myself as a Theology major and I hope to have minors in Philosophy and Math. I’m 20 years old from Ann Arbor, Michigan. In fact, I went to the summer program twice, and had a wonderful and eye opening experience both times! Front Royal, VA (August 17, 2009) - When Laura McGrath of Elk Grove, Calif., boarded her plane to Virginia, she was not excited about spending a week at Christendom College's "Experience Christendom" Summer Program, but she was surprised by what she found. Participants will also examine the patrimony of Western Christian Civilization through an in-depth study of history and literature. Nothing is better than the Best Week Ever. This will be my second summer as a counselor and I’m so thrilled for the opportunity to do it again! Q: Do you provide transportation to campus for those flying in? The admissions office staff is on full alert during the summer program, and make themselves very accessible each day. Latest News; Instaurare Magazine; Principles; Professors on Break; Email Newsletter; Summer Programs; Upcoming Events; Event Video & Audio Downloads; Event Photos; Resources for Media; Social Media Post and Comment Policy; Archives 540.636.2900 | 800.877.5456
Students with a history of epilepsy are not precluded from attending Christendom. As a third-year counselor, I hope I can give you all a glimpse of the awesomeness and incredible joy of being a Christendom student! You won’t regret it! Throughout the week I immediately fell in love with the atmosphere here. The Experience Christendom Summer Program is the most popular, well attended, and highly ranked pre-college summer program of its kind. I hope I can give you a taste of the joy Christendom has given me through your visit here and I look forward to meeting you! Students who will be entering their senior year of high school in the fall of 2021 (current high school juniors) are welcome to apply for the Summer 2021 programs. I had visited Christendom many times growing up, thinking of it as “only the college that my siblings went to.” It was not until I attended The Best Week Ever in 2018 that I fell in love with the ideals Christendom holds: the community, the academics, and especially the faith were all a breath of fresh air from our secular society! I’m so excited to meet you and can’t wait to spend the summer with you! Christendom College offers a Graduate Summer Program for those students who wish to pursue graduate theological studies during the summer. Each year, hundreds of high school students spend a week on campus and describe the week as one of the best weeks of their lives, ranking it on average 4.75 out of 5 on a survey. Students have the opportunity to branch out of their comfort zones and try new things that perhaps they normally would not have done. A: Christendom’s kitchen staff strives to accommodate the needs of students with basic food allergies and provide suitable food options. The Christendom Graduate School Summer Program runs for six weeks, ending the last week of July. First, we plan the events, classes, and activities to be a true representation of what life at Christendom is like, and show the students that living and learning as a Catholic should be an integrated – not compartmentalized – experience, where it becomes very natural to be a Catholic and practice the Faith at all times, no matter what is going on around you. I am thrilled that I get to share this Christendom experience with you this summer, when I return as a third-year veteran counselor! A. They see in the example of our counselors what it means to be a good, happy, moral, educated, smart, prayerful, funny, talented, “normal,” and committed young Catholic person today. Students stay in our residence halls. Experience Christendom Summer Program | Session 6. The Graduate School’s commencement ceremony this year will now be a join celebration with the undergraduate college. I enjoyed attending The Best Week Ever in 2017 and made many friends that I am still in contact with today! Being homeschooled, I was not used to being around good Catholics that were my age and I loved it. Each day is jammed-packed with great events, activities, and classes – you will definitely go home tired! Explore this photo album by Christendom College on Flickr! Contact Us. The Experience Christendom Summer Program is the most highly ranked, well-attended, and most popular pre-college summer program of its kind. Q. Q: Why is the Best Week Ever the most highly-ranked and well-attended program of its kind? Absolutely! June 06, 2007 - 12:00 PDT. Thanks to a number of our generous benefactors – most especially Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murphy – we are able to give out financial assistance to those who request it. Why? On top of that, there are a couple of things that we do that make our program exceptional. Christendom college offers the best week ever each year during the Experience Christendom Summer Program for rising high school seniors. I love being a student here and am so blessed with the education I receive and the wonderful Catholic community I am privileged to be a part of. I never got to experience The Best Week Ever before coming to Christendom but I hope that, through me and my fellow counselors and your time during the summer program, you will come to love Christendom just as much as we do. Experience these classes led by Christendom College’s fantastic professors: Enjoy a wide range of activities, including: Ready to guide you through your best week ever. Visitors can choose from a wide variety of facilities and activities: fine restaurants, historic Bed & Breakfasts, Civil War battlefields, countless hiking trails, numerous golf courses, and tours of Skyline Drive and Skyline Caverns. The PEAK summer programs introduce high school juniors and seniors to a community of learners and explorers. I have also come to love learning and am so happy for the opportunity to learn the wonderful Catholic education you find here at Christendom. If you have any questions about the dress code or whether or not something meets the requirements, please do not hesitate to contact Best Week Ever Coordinator Clare Tapsak. Co-sponsored by the Institute on Religious Life, it is an intense, yet rewarding, academic program. If you have a food allergy or dietary restriction, please let us know and provide detailed information on your situation so our dining services can look into your dietary needs to ensure we are equipped to accommodate them during the program. I decided to attend Christendom because I knew that it would help me to become the man God wants me to be, and in my freshman year here, I can strongly affirm that I feel fulfilled and at peace with my decision. As far as being the most highly-ranked program, it is based on the participants’ survey results that they are given on the last day of the program, where a vast majority “agree” that their week was The Best Week Ever, and the majority “agree” that they enjoyed their experience. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY. A: You do not need to be Catholic to attend either the Best Week Ever or the college itself. In its seventh year, The St. Columcille Institute will be held for three weeks in the north of Ireland, in Donegal, from July 23 to August 15, 2021. I live in Santa Barbara, California, which is near the beach so I spent most of my free time surfing and playing beach volleyball. The summer program meant so much to me and I’m so excited to be able to share that and pass on that same experience to you. Our counselors meet the participants at baggage claim #6. The classes at Christendom are something I truly enjoy and I love my professors. rising seniors), however, sophomores are welcome to apply to be placed on a waiting list. That everyone is involved in everything during the week is one of the reasons the program is so effective. Carroll, who was a contributor at L. Brent Bozell Jr.'s Triumph magazine, decided to found Christendom in the aftermath of the Land O' Lakes conference in 1967. Christendom College's highly acclaimed program, designed for rising high school seniors, offers participants a unique educational, cultural, spiritual, and amazingly fun experience, all for the incredibly low cost of $500. The professors get to know each student by name and dine with them daily at lunch. They are hand-picked by the admissions office to be good representatives of the normal “Christendom student.” These counselors are explicitly told that their lives are on hold for the 5 sessions and that their only concern is the participating students. I am so excited to meet you all and share with you what I have been blessed to experience by attending Christendom College. Since coming to Christendom, I have enjoyed many of its benefits including attending daily Mass and Adoration, Shield of Roses (a club that prays in front of an abortion clinic on Saturdays), volleyball tournaments, intramurals, and much more. This is my second year as a counselor and I can’t wait to share my love for Christendom at The Best Week Ever and meet the amazing people who attend it! Students who will be entering their senior year of high school in the fall of 2021 (current high school juniors) are welcome to apply for the Summer 2021 programs. We hire 10 of our current students to serve as counselors for the program – 5 men and 5 women. I hope to see you all this summer at The Best Week Ever! We provide complimentary shuttle services for participants flying to Dulles Airport (IAD) or Washington Reagan Airport (DCA) at the beginning and end of the session. This year will mark the 22nd year of this wildly popular week, which boasts close to 3,700 alumni since 1999. At Christendom, I have had ample opportunities to grow in my faith, and as a person. It is a very Catholic-focused program, but we welcome those of other faiths to apply. Now, as a current sophomore, I can clearly see that I made the right choice in coming to Christendom and I thank God for this incredible gift. It’s the perfect mix of activities. A: To begin with, we bring in more than 280 high school students each summer. Once the students arrive, they have all of the cell phone numbers of each of their counselors, as well as the program coordinator, and the Admissions Director. The program will seek to strengthen the faith and deepen the understanding of young Catholic leaders through a thorough catechesis, ensuring that participants develop the ability both to evangelize and defend the Faith within secular society. I’m from a small, Catholic town in Southwest Florida called Ave Maria. Students spend their mornings taking a variety of liberal arts classes (Philosophy, English, History, and Theology), then, after Mass and lunch, students spend their afternoons and evenings enjoying a number of recreational and social events. In addition to academics, I love all things outdoors and athletic, singing, playing instruments, and dancing (my lack of skills in that particular area has never slowed me down!) There is no chance that you could return home without getting all of your questions answered – we guarantee it! I am the eighth of ten children, three of whom graduated from Christendom College. Experience Christendom Summer Program | 2017 | Session 6 Each year, hundreds of high school students spend a week on campus and describe the week as one of the best weeks of their lives. Christendom College offers an online catechist formation program credentialing catechists and Catholic school teachers. When registering for the program, simply select “I am requesting financial aid” to receive a discount. Each student who leaves the program feels like they were part of a family – a great Catholic family – and they felt like they were known by name, and cared for, in their individuality. I’m so excited to welcome you to Christendom this summer, so keep an eye out for the excessively enthusiastic red-head! I danced intensely for over eight years, have played various lead and dancing roles in musicals, and love joining pick-up sports games with my friends. Experience Christendom Summer Program | 2017 | Session 4 I came to The Best Week Ever in 2018 and was interested in attending Christendom but wasn’t sure if it would be a good fit for me. Here at Christendom, I am on the basketball and soccer teams, I am in the golf club, I altar serve, and I work in the athletic department as the soccer manager and a gym monitor. Additionally, each day there is a Christendom 101 class offered by either the VP for Enrollment or the Director of Admissions. Laundry facilities are also available to the students in the residence halls. This year will mark the 22nd year of this wildly popular week, which boasts close to 3,700 alumni since 1999. This is the most popular, well-attended, and highly-ranked pre-college summer program of its kind. During that week I met a lot of amazing faculty and fell in love with Christendom’s education and atmosphere. A: Yes, confession is typically available twice each day, depending on the chaplain’s availability, and students are encouraged to take advantage of the healing power of God’s grace. If arriving outside of those designated times, there is a very good chance that we will not be able to pick you up. After visiting a couple of other colleges, I knew that Christendom had something special. There is a modesty dress code in effect throughout the week. I cannot over-emphasize how much of a blessing it has been to be a part of this vibrant family of Catholics. There is no real way to explain it – you just need to experience it (or read the testimonies of past participants). During their week at Christendom, all participants are required to follow and abide by the Best Week Ever Rules & Regulations. For all college-aged students. I can happily say that every day here I am growing more and more in my faith and I couldn’t have asked for anything more. In fact, students continually say that they feel closer to their new friends whom they only knew for a week, than with their life-long friends from back home. Before the summer program, the last thing I wanted to do was spend a week away from home. Will the admissions staff be available to meet with me to discuss the requirements of attending the college and to ask them questions? For those unable to travel to campus at this time, we highly encourage you to make a virtual visit and to come to a better understanding of the unique nature of a Christendom College education. Hey there! Q. A: Yes. Additionally, students who are graduating this May but plan to take a gap year and then attend college in Fall 2022 are also welcome to apply. Growing up in a large family, I looked up to my siblings a great deal. Hey y’all, my name is Ceci McFadden, and I’m the fifth oldest of eleven children from Front Royal, Virginia. Front Royal, Virginia 22630
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