BELMONT — Approximately 70 high school students spent a week at Belmont Abbey College July 16-22 studying classic literature and philosophy, getting to know the faculty and Benedictine monks, and having summer fun – all part of the Honor College’s summer Schola program.
Rooted in Catholic tradition, Schola offers an introduction to the Socratic method, enabling high school sophomores and juniors to get a taste of college life while contemplating the good, the true and the beautiful at one of the nation’s top-ranked colleges.
This year’s theme was “Honor, Humility and the Christian Life.” In addition to attending classes with Honors College faculty and daily Mass and prayer with the monks, students enjoyed rafting and climbing at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, attending a Gastonia Honey Hunters baseball game, hiking in the South Mountains, and putting on a talent show.
— Catholic News Herald. Photos provided by Rolando Rivas
