Wayfinders: A Journey for High Schoolers

Come and see.

Wayfinders 2025: Friday, June 13-Monday, June 16

Interested in asking questions about faith and God? Want to earn college credit over the summer?

Join us for four days on University of Dayton’s campus next summer!

Click here to register for Wayfinders 2025.

If registration is full, please contact us at gudorfcit@udayton.edu and we will be glad to place you on a waitlist.

A Journey Together

Explore, alongside other teens, what it means to be “on the way” in our lives, with others, and with God. Drawing upon wide and varied resources in the Catholic tradition — including UD’s particular Marianist tradition — discuss, explore, read, discover, reflect and learn about where we are going in our lives, in the context of our wider world and in relationship with God.

Open to those entering 10th, 11th or 12th grades, Wayfinders is a one-credit college course that fits into the Religious Studies and Theology programs at UD. Participants stay in a UD residence hall for three nights. Across the four days, you will have a chance to interact with UD students, be guided in reading and reflection about Catholic theology by four accomplished professors, and make trips of service and contemplation to various local sites.

Where: University of Dayton

When: Friday, June 13-Monday, June 16

Who: Students entering the 10th, 11th or 12th grades in Fall 2025

Cost: $150 (payable upon registration) includes college credit fees, campus housing, meals, T-shirt, journal, other materials, and all outings. Need-based scholarships are available.

Questions: Email Dr. Tim Gabrielli

Note: We do not want the fee to prohibit anyone from participating in the program. Scholarships are available for those who have substantial need.

UD Student Mentors

UD students, want to apply to be a Wayfinders mentor for 2025? Click here. Contact Dr. Gabrielli at gudorfcit@udayton.edu if you want more information about serving as a mentor or about the application process.

Mentors-in-Training (MITs)

Wayfinders alums, want to return to Wayfinders to help the next group of participants? Spots are limited. Apply here. Contact Dr. Gabrielli at gudorfcit@udayton.edu if you want more information about serving as an MIT or have questions about the application process.