HDS (Hautecombe Discipleship School)

Hautecombe Discipleship School (HDS) is a discipleship school, that is, a year for God, a gap year to experience biblical, theological, and spiritual formation at Hautecombe Abbey.

Through a life of prayer, spiritual and human formation, Hautecombe Discipleship School [HDS] offers the opportunity to grow in the knowledge of Christ, discover one's own calling, and discern one's vocation.

Young people from around the world experience this time of rooting each year, becoming disciples and transforming the world.

Here are the five pillars of HDS for intellectual, human, and spiritual formation:

• biblical and theological formation
• prayer and discernment
• community life
• integral ecology
• mission