Freshman Experience

High school can be an intimidating and scary experience for incoming freshmen. Bellarmine's Freshman Experience is a dynamic, innovative and original yearlong program created specifically for incoming freshmen and is designed to create a comfortable and easy transition for our new students.

During Freshman Orientation, new students are placed in a core group with 6 other incoming students. Each core group is assigned an upper classman as a Big Brother. In addition to being a friendly face on campus, these Big Brothers are here to help each student with the transition into high school. To guarantee their accessibility, freshmen lockers are placed next to their Big Brother's locker. This creates a "water cooler" opportunity, whereby random, casual conversation can occur each day throughout the year. Additionally, a calendar of events is planned for the freshmen and their Big Brothers, with an activity occurring every month.

Freshman Experience creates a healthy and immediate support system for freshmen and encourages new students to quickly become full and active participants in the total Bellarmine experience.