07/30/2026
☀️SBCA Teachers on Summer Break ☀️
📣Faculty Spotlight: Miss Finlay Cushen (Kindergarten)
📍Travel Destination: Rome, Italy 🇮🇹
"I am auditing a course through the University of Dallas Classical Education Summer Program, where we're studying classical education while exploring the history, art, and architecture of Rome.
One of the greatest blessings has been attending Mass, going to Confession, and praying at the tomb of Pope St. John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica. I also had the opportunity to see Pope Leo XIV at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, where he prayed the Angelus and gave a reflection.
Our excursions have included ancient sites such as the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, where classmates recited speeches by Brutus and Marc Antony in the very places they would have been delivered! I'm also taking a course on Dante's Divine Comedy, making this an unforgettable opportunity to deepen both my faith and my appreciation for the classical tradition."