“The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page.” St. Augustine

At Rockbridge Academy we believe that the study of Western Civilization, the “Flower of Christianity,” is central to our students’ proper understanding of the world in which they live. However, to properly understand the grand achievements of Western culture, we also believe it is necessary to examine them firsthand. For this reason, as a sort of capstone to our students’ educational experience at Rockbridge Academy, we take our rising seniors to Greece and Italy. The course of the trip (typically two weeks in June) follows carefully the flow of Western culture from Ancient Greece through to Ancient Rome. Following that, the students proceed to examine medieval culture in the cities of Assisi and Siena, and finish with an examination of the flowering of the Renaissance in Florence and Venice. As part of their rhetorical training, students are required to journal during their tour, and make a formal presentation of their experiences and impressions at the beginning of their senior year.

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