Integral Ecology at the Borgo Laudato si'
Castel Gandolfo Summer: Integral Ecology at the Borgo Laudato si'
Course Attribute: GLAF 34803
Dates: May 21st - 30th, 2027
A new course, co-taught by Just Transformations to Sustainability Director Arun Agrawal and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education Fr. Dan Groody, C.S.C., offers students both classroom and hands-on learning at the Borgo Laudato si’, an educational center established by Pope Francis that demonstrates how the principles of Laudato si’ can become a reality.
During this one-credit, one-week course at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, students will experience embodied learning that challenges them to understand and live according to Pope Francis’s vision of an integral ecology. Accompanied throughout this journey by the life and writings of St. Francis, Pope Francis’ Laudato si’, and the wonders of creation found in Mother Earth, students will be able to: examine current sustainability challenges using a lens of integral ecology that critically evaluates the interconnectedness of environmental, social, and economic factors; connect their sense of ecological agency (via dialogue and action) to an authentic conversion of mind and heart, informed by spiritual experience; and deepen their awareness of the goodness/gift of the created world, the human complicity in the degradation of our environment, and the call to participate, in hope, in the restoration of Creation.
For more information on this course and to apply, please visit the Study Abroad page for this course.