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John Paul the Great College bases its academic program in the liberal arts. In combination with a strong core curriculum, students take classes in a concentration of their choosing. Here you can learn more about our Core, find out why we study the liberal arts, and go deeper into our English, Theology & Catechetics, Business Administration, Classics, and Cybersecurity concentrations. A Liberal Arts Education Aimed at the Whole Person The Core At John Paul the Great, all students follow a progression of classes carefully planned to develop their minds and help them discover the answers to the most important questions of life. This is the heart of JPG's academics. This curriculum seeks to teach students how to think, not what to think. LEARN MORE "The formation of the individual is the greatest achievement of the liberal arts because we grow and continue to do so for the sake of learning and self-improvement rather than practical or career development alone." ~ Jocelyne Lemus '18 LEARN MORE Why the Liberal Arts? JPG students graduate with an Associate Degree in the Liberal Arts . Combining the core curriculum with additional specialized courses, students will deepen their education through one of our five concentration areas. CLASSICS (Latin, Math, Science) How can I become fully human? ENGLISH Why do words matter? BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION How do I build a successful business? TH EOLOGY & CATECHETICS Is God knowable? CYBER SECURITY is cybersecurity my path to success? the Outdoor Leadership Adventure Learn how we turn Mountain Pine Ridge into our classroom DISCOVER THE OLA

Pope St. John Paul II is the patron of our school. Our mission is inspired by his life of holiness and dedication to God and His Church, especially the youth. Learn more about the great saint. Why JPII? Pope St. John Paul II was chosen to be the patron of the college because of his love for youth and his desire to bring the love of Christ to the whole world. Driven by his pastoral solicitude for all Churches and by a sense of openness and charity to the entire human race, John Paul II exercised the Petrine ministry with a tireless missionary spirit, dedicating to it all his energy. John Paul II celebrated Mass in Belize on March 9, 1983. By praying with Anglican, Mennonite and other non-Catholic Christians, John Paul II reminded our new nation of the unity that Christ brings to all Christians. John Paul II also proclaimed, “God’s design for a world where justice, freedom and mutual respect are the authentic expression of a civilization of love.” Pope John Paul II passed away on Divine Mercy Sunday in 2005. He was canonized on April 27, 2014. His feast day is celebrated on October 22.

Objective: Teachers will recognize the purpose of all Catholic schools is to form virtuous students and will take time to consider how they would like to be part of that mission. • Overview of the whole workshop • The uniqueness of a Catholic education in forming virtuous people • Encountering the living God Workshop 1 The Mission of a Catholic School Dr. Amy Roberts – Associate Professor of Theology and Catechetics Franciscan University of Steubenville CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 1 The Essential Marks of the Catholic School Objective: Teachers will recognize the purpose of all Catholic schools is to form virtuous students and will take time to consider how they would like to be part of that mission. • Overview of the whole workshop • The uniqueness of a Catholic education in forming virtuous people • Encountering the living God WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 2 Inspired by a Supernatural Vision Objective: Teachers will understand why Catholic schools exist and how to encourage virtue among students and staff. • Overview of the history of Catholic schools in the US and around the world • The need of an education that promotes virtue • How to encourage virtuous behavior in your school WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 3 Founded on a Christian Anthropology Objective: Recognize each student’s value and see the need to teach students to love themselves. • All people are different, but all are created in the image and likeness of God • Each person finds his perfection in seeking and loving what is true and good • How to show students their infinite value WORKSHEET WEEK 4 Animated by Communion and Community: the Role of Parents and Family Objective: Educators will discuss the importance of the role of families and how to involve them in their children’s educations. • Parents as the first and foremost educators of their children • How to cultivate relationships between the school and parents WORKSHEET WEEK 5 Animated by Communion and Community: Special Considerations about Including Non-Catholics Objective: Teachers will demonstrate inclusivity of non-Catholics and will recognize in them a chance for productive dialogue and conversion. • Including Non-Catholic into the vision • How the presence of non-Catholics may enrich the school through productive dialogue • Proposing, not imposing, the Gospel to students WORKSHEET WEEK 6 A Catholic Worldview Permeates the Curriculum Objective: Teachers will incorporate the natural order and Christian values into all their subjects. • How to communicate truth, beauty, and goodness, in every subject taught, so that the students come to encounter God and see His hand in everything they learn • How you can use your role in school to show students the harmony found in nature • True academic excellence should lead students to live virtuous lives WORKSHEET WEEK 7 Sustained by Gospel Witness: The Importance of Witnessing Objective: Teachers will come to a greater appreciation of the power of witness and live out that calling to the full. • What it means to witness to others • Living by example – teachable moments • Relying on teachers to witness through their lives CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 8 Sustained by Gospel Witness: The Teacher as a Natural Witness Objective: Educators will learn specific ways to witness to the spiritual, as well as the practical, needs of their students. • The witness of Don Bosco, a pioneer of discipline and education • Providing a witness to allow students to gain the skills necessary to provide for themselves • Teachers working with the same rules as students • Tips for witnessing through all aspects of life to encourage students to strive for supernatural excellence WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 1 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting within two weeks of completion of the workshop. Before taking this workshop how did you view the mission of your school and your personal mission as a teacher or staff at a Catholic school? Now, after completing the workshop, how do you view them? Considering the above questions, write a 200 word reflection on if/how this workshop has affected the way you view your personal mission in your Catholic school. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Workshop 4 Final Causality Fr. James Brent, O.P. – The Thomistic Institute CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 7 1. Final Causality Objective: Educators will interpret natural events as directed toward an end. • All things of nature act for the sake of an end • The four ways something is said to be a cause - material, formal, efficient, final • Three senses of the term “end” – intention (only rational things), terminus of action, the perfection of the thing WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 4 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting within two weeks of completion of the workshop. Have you ever seen wasps building a nest or a bird calling for a mate? Take a few minutes to study something in nature, ie., a bird, gecko, or plant. Is it acting in accord with its nature? Is it acting toward its final end, to live long and reproduce itself? Describe what you see it doing and whether its actions seem random or directed toward its specific final end. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Workshop 3 Separate Formations for Male and Female Staff Knights of Columbus | Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO Male Staff WEEK 8 1. Leadership Objective: Teachers will evaluate the crisis of leadership in the world today. • Meaning of the term “leadership” • The crisis of leadership bringing with it division and despair • The need to engage with life in order to bring back lost virtue WORKSHEET Female Staff WEEK 8 1. Receptivity and Feminine Identity Objective: Teachers will reevaluate what it means to be a woman. • Meaning of the term “receptivity” • The fear of being receptive and open. • Women as the link between others and God. CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 3 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Male Staff Before this workshop, how did you view men's role in society and family? What do you think now? Is a spiritual leader necessary for a family? If so, should this role fall upon the father? Reflect on leadership and how you've seen leadership effect you in your life. Write a short reflection. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Female Staff How has your culture formed you in what it means to be a woman? What does receptivity mean to you? As a woman with the innate ability to bear children, how does this relate you to God? Reflect on the importance of receptive femininity and a woman's relationship with God. Write a brief reflection on if/how this workshop has deepened your understanding of femininity. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Workshop 7 The Trinity Dr. Petroc Willey, BD, PhD, STL, PhD WEEK 17 1. Centering our Catechesis on the Trinity Objective: Understand God's plan for creation and humanity as well as the fall and its consequences The original plan for humanity The fall of man and its consequences The promise of a redeemer WORKSHEET WEEK 18 2. The Human Personal Images the Trinity Objective: Find analogies, though imperfect, to help understand the Trinity Analogies in nature The human person and the Trinity Persons in communion WORKSHEET WEEK 19 3. The Divine Persons Reveal One Another Objective: Better define how the Trinity is revealed Who reveals whom Mystery Introducing persons WORKSHEET WEEK 12 4. Entering into a Relationship of Love Objective: The model of the Father/Son relationship Parrhesia Abraham and the Father's love Son and servant WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 7 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” - Matthew 3:16-17 How does God reveal himself in this passage? How does the Father feel about his Son? What has God made you through your baptism? What does it mean for you to be brought up into the life of the holy Trinity? As you facilitate Workshop 7's discussion, ponder the wonder of the love within the Trinity and being brought into that love.

The Theology & Catechetics concentration at John Paul the Great College provides students with a deep look into the study of God and the Catholic faith. OUR THEOLOGY & CATECHETICS CONCENTRATION Download as PDF “Catholic theology, taught in a manner faithful to Scripture, Tradition, and the Church’s Magisterium, provides an awareness of the Gospel principles which will enrich the meaning of human life and give it a new dignity.” (Ex Corde Ecclesiae, 20). Our Theology and Catechetics program is the first of its kind in the nation. Our mission is to introduce students to Catholic theology as an exercise in “faith seeking understanding.” We look to prepare students for teaching, parish work, youth ministry, and missionary activity. Course Sequence August Program: ENED101 PCE Outdoor Leadership Adventure Pre-College English Intensive Semester 1: HUM101 TRIV101 THEO101 PHIL101 LATIN101 THEO 210 Greco-Roman Roots of Western Civilization Grammar The Word of God Introduction to Philosophy Latin: Elementary I Christian Moral Living Semester 2: HUM102 TRIV102 THEO102 MATH101 LATIN 102 THEO220 Middle Ages to Enlightenment Logic Theology of Christ and the Sacraments Euclidean Geometry Latin: Elementary II The Word of God II HIST101 ART/MUS201 THEO201 PHIL102 CAT205 THEO215 Summer Internship CAT250 Catechetics Internship, 6 credits Semester 3: World History and Geography Art or Music Appreciation The Life of Grace Philosophy of Nature and Man Scriptural Catechesis Ecclesiology Semester 4: HUM202 THEO202 PHIL201 TRIV201 CAT220 CAT240 Belizean Studies Theology of the Body Ethics Rhetoric Life of Prayer Youth Ministry Methods Total Credits: 79

year ONE The Natural Law The first year of the program focuses on nature, the order of creation all around us, and the nature of humans beings. The workshops are aimed toward seeing the goodness, beauty, and truth in the created world we live in, our students, those we work with, and those we encounter. Workshop 1 Weeks 1-8 Workshop 2 Week 9 Catechetical Institute Workshop 4 Week 15 Workshop 5- Men Week 16 Workshop 6 Week 17 Workshop 7 Weeks 18-25 Workshop 3 Weeks 10-14 Catechetical Institute Workshop 5 - Wo men Week 16 Workshop 8 - men Week 26 Catechetical Institute Workshop 8 - women Week 26 Workshop 9 Week 27

The Business Administration concentration at John Paul the Great College is creating competent and creative entrepreneurs and valuable employees across several industries. OUR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION Download as PDF “Businesses should be characterized by their capacity to serve the common good of society through the production of useful goods and services.” (Compendium of Catholic Social Teaching) Our Business Administration program seeks to equip students with a wide knowledge in the world of business. We want to prepare students for secure futures in which financial and entrepreneurial skills work toward the good of the entire community. Course Sequence August Program: ENED101 PCE Outdoor Leadership Adventure Pre-College English Intensive Semester 1: HUM101 TRIV101 THEO101 PHIL101 BUS105 ECO106 Greco-Roma n Roots of Western Civilization Grammar The Word of God Introduction to Philosophy Principles of Management Principles of Economics Semester 2: HUM102 TRIV102 THEO102 MATH101 ACC101 BUS201 Middle Ages to Enlightenment Logic Theology of Christ and the Sacraments Euclidean Geometry Principles of Accounting I Global Business Summer Internship HIST101 ART/MUS201 THEO201 PHIL102 BUS252 ACC105 Semester 3: World History and Geography Art or Music Appreciation The Life of Grace Philosophy of Nature and Man Small Business Management Computer Applications in Accounting HUM202 THEO202 PHIL201 TRIV201 BUS213 BUS223 Semester 4: Belizean Studies Theology of the Body Ethics Rhetoric Principles of Marketing Business Finance Total Credits: 73

Workshop 4 Virtue and Happiness Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. – Director of the Thomistic Institute WEEK 9 1. Virtue and Happiness Objective: Educators will understand the importance of true values and virtues. • Virtues are strengths. • Where lasting happiness is found. • Morality is a type of virtue. CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 4 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. “It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in your heart your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal.” ― Pope John Paul II Write a short reflection on how you have looked for happiness in the past and how you plan to live in the future in order to find lasting happiness. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

The English concentration at John Paul the Great College aims to form students into better readers, writers, and speakers of the English language. OUR ENGLISH CONCENTRATION Download as PDF In a world of diverse thought exchange and international communication, it is more important than ever to be able to express yourself. Our English program seeks to enhance reading, writing, and speaking skills in our students, setting them on the path to engaging with the true, good, and beautiful. Course Sequence August Program: ENED101 PCE Outdoor Leadership Adventure Pre-College English Intensive Semester 1: HUM101 TRIV101 THEO101 PHIL101 LATIN101 ENG232 Greco-Roma n Roots of Western Civilization Grammar The Word of God Introduction to Philosophy Latin I: Elementary I Creative Writing Semester 2: HUM102 TRIV102 THEO102 MATH101 LATIN102 ENG220 Middle Ages to Enlightenment Logic Theology of Christ and the Sacraments Euclidean Geometry Latin: Elementary II Spanish & Belizean Literature Summer Internship Semester 3: HIST101 ART/MUS201 THEO201 PHIL102 ENG250 ENG210 World History and Geography Art or Music Appreciation The Life of Grace Philosophy of Nature and Man British Literature Survey Advanced College Composition Semester 4: HUM202 THEO202 PHIL201 TRIV201 ENG227 COM230 COM256 Belizean Studies Theology of the Body Ethics Rhetoric Fundamentals of Linguistics Communication for Mass Media or Media Analysis Total Credits: 73

Workshop 8 - women Femininity Sisters of Life CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 26 1. Seeing Reality: The Contemplative Outlook Objective: Female teachers will bond together through recognizing in themselves and each other the value of womanhood. • Recognizing ourselves as wonderful in the eyes of God • How to find peace through seeing all people as a reflection of the Creator • Women often find their own worth when seen and loved by another - how to show other women their inherent dignity WORKSHEET