Humanities

"The Humanities Department has been a very positive experience for me. The work we do never feels like busy work because it always has meaning and is engaging. I have learned so much. Our teachers have always been amazing. They are not only great at explaining the material, but they also demonstrate how much they care for their students and the subject they are teaching." —Stephen Dutka '27

"A positive experience I have had from my classes in the Humanities department is learning about the complexities of the world and how to apply the various things we learn to real-life practices for the benefit of our community and the future."—Brandon Edelstein '27

"Growing up with a multi-religious background, I’ve always had a complicated relationship with faith. At Providence, however, it has become a true learning experience. Over the past four years, religion classes (through both the teachers and the curriculum) have given me the chance to explore different beliefs and the history of Catholicism and other world religions. I’ve seen how religions can intersect and diverge, which hasn’t clouded my personal beliefs but instead transformed religion into a kind of history class: an opportunity to learn more, to dive deeper, and to better understand the meaning and past of multiple traditions. I’ve always found religion to be an engaging subject—one that feels increasingly relevant in today’s world—but in a time when opinions are often pushed onto one another, and political correctness dominates, it has always been a safe space for me to ask questions and wonder why some things are the way they are."—Emilia Vargas '26