Summer 2024 Course Offerings
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ECCLESIOLOGY (71523)
Required | junior | one-half credit | one semester
The Ecclesiology course aims to explore the development of the People of Christ, beginning with the disciples at Pentecost and tracking through the major events and changes which led to the Church as the living Body of Christ today in the 21st Century. Through an engagement with the councils, schisms, and global dynamics which impacted the direction and make-up of the Church and its sacred nature, students will seek to understand the stance of today’s Church and explore Her relationship with the denominations, traditions, and other religions of the world.
HONORS MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY (90835)
Meets social studies requirement | junior, senior | one-half credit
Modern European History focuses on the increasing importance of European affairs and their interactions with the rest of the world. The course covers transatlantic encounters, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, the Scientific Revolution, Absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, imperialism, the world wars, totalitarian systems, and the new global age.
LIFETIME ACTIVITIES (60234)
Meets PE requirement | junior, senior | one-half credit
Lifetime Activities is a one-semester summer course offered at De Smet Jesuit High School. It is designed to offer a higher level of ability and more instruction in a variety of individual and team activities. The curriculum provides various offerings to meet the individual needs of all students and to develop skill in a variety of activities. Examples of activities include volleyball, basketball, baseball, golf, walking, jogging, soccer, tennis, flag football, corn hole, frisbee golf, and slow pitch softball. Assigned reading and writing assignments that increase the physical education experience and contribute to the literacy of students will be included.
CONTEMPORARY DISCIPLESHIP (71714)
Required | senior | one-half credit | one semester
Contemporary Discipleship not only provides relevant information on the states of life but also addresses the key developmental tasks of adulthood. The key issues—identity, autonomy, love, and relationships—are approached from the Christian perspective and are foundational to any examination of how to understand the vocations of life: how Christ calls us to live the single life, marriage, religious life, and the ordained ministry—to live life for the benefit of others and the value in considering a vocation in service to the Christian community.