NE Classroom

Schedule

  • 10:30 a.m. — Arrival and check-in
  • 11:30 a.m. — Mass, Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel
  • 12:00 p.m. — Lunch with faculty, students, and fellow parents
  • 1:00 p.m. — Campus tour or recreation perios for high school students
  • 2:00 p.m. — Faculty Address
  • 2:30 p.m. — “TAC and Careers” talk
  • 3:15 p.m. — Refreshments
  • 3:35 p.m. — First seminar discussions
  • 5:00 p.m. — Dinner
  • 5:50 p.m. — Wine and cheese reception for parents
  • 5:50 p.m. — Apple cider and donuts for high school students
  • 6:30 p.m. — Second seminar discussions
  • 7:30 p.m. — Conclusion


Why should I attend the Open House?

 

The joy of pursuing truth in a deeply Catholic way is not reserved for those who are interested in attending Thomas Aquinas College. We believe that it is a good to be shared widely, and, as such, we invite not only prospective students, but their parents, teachers, and friends as well.

Attendees at our New England Spring Open House will get to experience for themselves a sampling of the College’s program of Catholic liberal education. Guest will have the opportunity to read a great work, attend Mass, engage with students and faculty, and discuss profound questions with like–minded individuals in a place of beauty.

Time spent striving for truth is never wasted. We invite you to join us for a day filled with prayer and the delightful pursuit of knowledge. There is no charge to attend the Open House, but spots are limited, so register while they are still available.

 NE Students
Readings

The Readings

As part of the celebration of our country’s 250th anniversary, we thought it fitting to meditate on the nature of government. We invite our open house attendees to consider the principles of government through selections from St. Thomas Aquinas’s On Kingship and Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince.

Often seen as twisted and manipulative, The Prince is Machiavelli’s famous 16th century practical handbook on how to maintain order in one’s domain. This is contrasted with St. Thomas’s On Kingship, a letter written to the King of Persia in the 12th century, detailing how a Catholic king ought to govern his subjects for their good.

While both give practical advice on how to rule a society, The Prince is founded on the principle that government is a necessary evil, whereas On Kingship holds that it is a positive good for man. These distinctly different opinions give rise to very different styles of government and together raise important questions regarding the nature of government and it’s role in the lives of its citizens.