Challenge IV
Understanding Consequences Defines Leadership
Ages 17–18 · Senior Thesis
Understanding Consequences Defines Leadership
Challenge IV is graduation year. Students step out as young men and women shaped by years of classical, Christian formation — ready to lead, serve, and live faithfully in their generation.
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What's Covered This Year
Every Challenge year integrates the same six strands — woven together by a single Director.
Logic
Pre-calculus and calculus.
Research
Physics and natural science.
Reasoning
Psalms and Old & New Testament study.
Debate
World history and public speaking.
Grammar
Latin translation — including Virgil's Aeneid.
Exposition
Ancient Greek and Roman literature in a biblical framework.
Senior Thesis
Every Challenge IV student produces and defends a senior thesis — a culminating piece of original research and writing that integrates everything they've learned. It is the moment our students step from being learners to becoming articulate leaders.
See Challenge in Action
A look at how Directors guide students through dialectic and rhetoric across the Challenge years.
What You'll Need for Challenge IV
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Books for Challenge IV
The Challenge IV booklist.