Admissions
Visit the Abbey
Panther for a Day
Become a Panther for a Day
We can tell you all about the Abbey brotherhood, but the best way to understand it is to experience it for yourself. We invite you to spend a day on campus as a "Panther for a Day."
During your visit, you will be paired with a student host in the grade you are applying for. Available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, this is your chance to truly step into the shoes of a St. Anselm's student. You'll attend six classes, meet our monks and faculty, enjoy lunch on us, and get the inside scoop on what it really means to be an "Abbey Boy."For Parents
While your son is visiting classes, you are warmly invited to take a campus tour with one of our admissions counselors to see our community in action and ask any questions you might have. Please reach out to the Admissions Office to let them know if you would like a campus tour after your son is picked up by his host so that we can prepare accordingly.
Visit Guidelines & Logistics
Arrival: Admissions staff will meet you in the Admissions Suite in the Benedictine Learning center at 8:30 to welcome you to the Abbey and give a brief overview of the day ahead.
The Day: Your son's student host for the day will arrive to the Admissions Suite to pick up your son after 1st Period at 8:40, and your son will see Periods 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. While we do our best to avoid classes with tests, we will include some activities for your son to complete if he finds himself visiting a class with an exam.
Dress code: To match our daily student dress code, please wear a button-down shirt, tie, belt, slacks, and dress shoes. (Note: A blazer is also required from October through April).
Your son's host: Admissions staff works hard to determine a compatible match for your son's student host. Please expect a phone call from your son's student host the evening before your son's Panther for a Day where he will introduce himself and give you and your son some reminders about the experience.
Please click here to register for a visit day.
The Day: Your son's student host for the day will arrive to the Admissions Suite to pick up your son after 1st Period at 8:40, and your son will see Periods 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. While we do our best to avoid classes with tests, we will include some activities for your son to complete if he finds himself visiting a class with an exam.
Dress code: To match our daily student dress code, please wear a button-down shirt, tie, belt, slacks, and dress shoes. (Note: A blazer is also required from October through April).
Lunch: No need to pack a lunch — it's provided!
Pick-Up: Pick-up is at 2:30 in the Admissions Suite in the Benedictine Learning Center.
Weather: The Abbey follows Montgomery County decisions for all weather-related delays and cancellations. Pick-Up: Pick-up is at 2:30 in the Admissions Suite in the Benedictine Learning Center.
Your son's host: Admissions staff works hard to determine a compatible match for your son's student host. Please expect a phone call from your son's student host the evening before your son's Panther for a Day where he will introduce himself and give you and your son some reminders about the experience.
Please click here to register for a visit day.
Let all guests who arrive be received like Christ, for He is going to say, "I came as a guest, and you received Me" (Matt. 25:35). And to all let due honor be shown…
Chapter 53, Rule of St. Benedict