BCYC Immersion

A Catholic summer youth camp with over 20 academic tracks for a wide range of interests! Immerse yourself in the Catholic intellectual tradition.

Session 1: June 18-23, 2023

Session 2: July 9-14, 2023

Session 3: July 16-21, 2023

BCYC Immersion is a Catholic summer academic camp for high school students hosted by Benedictine College, combining a pre-college program and a Catholic youth camp. Each participant chooses an area of interest which they pursue in classes throughout the week. The week also features numerous faith-based activities, including daily Mass and Bible Studies and is rounded out with tons of fun—dodgeball, an evening dance/social, scavenger hunts and ultimate Frisbee, all while students explore our beautiful campus in Atchison, Kansas.

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A Benedictine College experience of community, faith and scholarship!

BCYC Immersion participants in class

Pursue Your Passion with Fellow Students.

A BCYC Immersion participant looks through a scope in a lab

BCYC Immersion nursing participants work with a nursing model

Eucharistic Adoration during BCYC Encounter

Grow Closer to Christ with Prayer and the Sacraments.

BCYC participants have Bible Study at the edge of a pond during a hike

A BCYC participant during Eucharistic Adoration

BCYC participants playing bubble soccer

Together, Have the Time of Your Lives!

BCYC participants throw a giant beach ball over a net

BCYC participants struggle to kick a ball during a three-footed soccer game

“I loved my track and my professors, the hike, Bible study, my small group leader, bonding with the other teens, the barn dance, venerating relics, adoration, and reconciliation, and Mass!” - Summer 2021 Participant

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Registration Cost: $625.00

Certain tracks have additional lab / supply fees.

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Scholarships are available!

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Summer 2023 Interest Tracks

Session 1 is June 18-23, Session 2 is July 9-14 and Session 3 is July 16-21 for Summer 2023.

BCYC Immersion participants displaying their art project

Art

Session 3

BCYC Immersion Biology participant in class

Biology

Session 2

Students singing on stage

Choral Singing

Session 1

Student sitting at a desk with a book, notes, and coffee mug

Church History

Session 2

Two computer science students smiling

Computer Science

Session 1

BCYC Immersion students in creative writing class

Creative Writing

Session 2

A gavel

Criminology

Session 2

A BCYC Immersion student taking notes in class

Economics

Session 2

A BCYC Immersion participant raises her hand in class

Education

Session 1

A BCYC Immersion student assembles an engineering project in class

Engineering

Sessions 1 and 3

A Benedictine College Immersion Youth Conference student in the faith and science track

Faith and Science

Session 3

A hand on a computer mouse

Graphic Design

Sessions 1 and 3

BCYC Immersion participants read in Great Books class

Great Books

Session 3

A media specialist works at a computer desk

Media Production

Session 2

BCYC Immersion participants learn how to care for a woman in labor and for her newborn child

Nursing

Sessions 1 and 2

BCYC Immersion participants in a seminar-style class

Philosophy

Session 3

Students in a lab

Physics

Session 3

Gloved hands mix chemicals

Pre-Med

Session 1

A Benedictine College Immersion Youth Conference student in the scripture track

Scripture

Session 1

Students in a theatre performance

Theatre

Session 2

A BCYC Immersion participant sings in voice class

Voice

Session 3

Interested in leadership tracks? Check out BCYC Leadership, a camp focused on leadership skills in different areas of life.

What to Expect at BCYC Immersion

To Our Parents

We know that, as a parent, you are the primary educator and nurturer of your child. We want your teen’s life to be transformed in Christ. The parents of our participants notice many benefits of our conferences for their teens including:

  • Developing a sense of God in their daily life- Integrating prayer into their daily lives
  • More positive self-image
  • Greater sense of direction and purpose
  • More interest in their faith-life
  • Forming genuine friendships based on a common love of Christ

Your child will be under the care and guidance of our trained summer staff. This includes our Director of Youth Outreach, Chaplain, and a team of Benedictine College students who spend their summer on mission for our Lord. We want you to know that your child is in the best possible hands, and we know it is our duty and privilege to guide your teen as an individual this summer.

Safety and Supervision

Benedictine College’s campus is very safe. We are familiar with hosting teens on our campus through our many faith and sport-based conferences, and strive to make our campus a welcoming, safe community for all of our visitors. Every aspect of the campus in the summers is thought of with the visitor in mind specifically:

  • Our dorms are single sex. Men aren’t allowed in the women’s dorms and vice versa during the summer months. No one other than our Conferencing Staff, Summer Missionaries, and other authorized members of the college will be in the dorms during your teen’s stay.
  • Summer Missionaries stay in the residence Halls and serving as resident advisors.
  • All of our Summer Ministry Staff are Virtus trained and are up to date with the Archdiocese of Kansas City Kansas’ regulations on Safe Environment training for the protection of God’s children program.
  • Campus Security, Atchison Police, and the Atchison Fire Department all serve the campus community.

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