One of the many unique aspects of a week at Geneva is our emphasis on assembly opportunities. Not only do we gather together as a full student body for special presentations and visitors on campus, but we intentionally devote a period of time each week to the gathering together as a body. We use these times to further shape our students’ habits and provide them opportunities to learn from wise and faithful members of our larger community. 

The grammar school weekly gathering is known as Consilium, Latin for assembly. Our time centers on the recitation of God’s word and catechism, followed by singing hymns and songs of praise. The students learn the Geneva History Timeline and pose academic challenges to their neighboring classes. Special guests join us to share insight into our biblical themes. Consilium is set aside as a time of the week for our students to engage their hearts and minds with the wonder of our Lord’s love.   

Curia is our weekly upper school assembly. We use this time to make announcements and keep our students informed as to what’s going on across the upper school, but the main purpose of curia is to hear from interesting, thought-provoking, inspiring, and even challenging speakers from our local community and beyond. Whether it be a Florida Supreme Court Justice, a missionary to Nicaragua, a retired surgeon, a Vietnam veteran, a volunteer at a local Pro-Life women’s clinic, or the Bat Lady (you’ll have to ask our students), we want to expose our students to the insights, experiences, and wisdom of folks who are living their lives–in the workplace or on the battlefield or the mission field or in the home or anywhere God may take them–through the lens of God’s Word.