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Greek History- January 5th 2015
This morning we discovered that the ancient Greeks participated in the first Olympiad in 776 BC. This era was known to be home to the Homeric Greeks who believed in the predominate philosophy arête. Arête was the idea of a perfect mind, body, and spirit that was so worshipped and desired by the Homeric Greeks […]
Happy New Year!
The new year has come which means we are fast approaching our departure for Olympic Quest 2015. The students (and Mary and Aaron) have been reading and researching in preparation for our trip. We have everyone reading “Private Games,” a crime/suspense novel set during the London 2012 games. It brings up some great issues […]
Welcome to Olympic Quest!
It is December and here at Gustavus most students and faculty are busy wrapping up on semester while anxiously looking forward to break! We are Olympic Quest are looking forward as well – but we are looking forward to January and beginning our adventure through the The Pre- and Post- World War Olympiads. This will […]