Immersions and Camps

Overview June 3, 2019

Immersions and Camps

Immersions invite us to enter into community and service with our neighbors whose lives might be unfamiliar to us. They require cultural humility, openness, flexibility, and generosity. This site is intended to help you learn more about our Service Immersion Program for Sophomores and Juniors at Jesuit High School.

Service November 4, 2024 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm Harris Center (on Jesuit Campus)

Immersion Information Night
Learn about opportunities for sophomores and juniors

RSVP link will be available for several weeks

Join us in the Harris Center to learn about the opportunities for Immersion 2025 and review the application process. This is an information session for current sophomores and juniors and their parents/guardians who wish to participate in immersions next summer. Enjoy a simple meal and listen to the experiences of last year’s participants while learning about the many different trips and communities students engage with.

Post June 3, 2019

Immersion Experiences
Apply for and view upcoming service experiences

2024 Immersion Application

Immersion Info Night Slides

The Immersion application for the Summer of 2024 opens on November 8. Application Deadline: Friday, Nov. 17th.

2024 Experiences

Financial aid is available for students currently receiving tuition assistance. If cost is the only factor preventing participation in immersion, please contact the Office of Service and Justice to have a conversation. We want all interested, qualified students to be able to participate in this program.

The locations are as follows:

Jessica Fuentes
Associate Director for Office of Service & Justice

Hometown: Auburn, CA

Education: San Jose State University

Degrees: Bachelors of Arts, Child Development and Masters of Business Administration

Family at Jesuit: Robson ’25, Jadon ‘27 (and husband, an alumnus, Rob Fuentes ’90)

(916) 482-6060 ext 277

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Immersion Objectives & Protocols
Summer 2024

Program Objectives

“A Jesuit school develops programs through which students experience what it means to labor with and for others in solidarity, building a more just and equitable world breaking through circumstantial disparities to know the other as self.”

Our Way of Proceeding: Standards & Benchmarks for Jesuit Schools in the 21st Century

Objectives:

Students will walk in kinship with those who are economically disadvantaged, marginalized, and excluded.
Students will continue the development of habits of reflection and social analysis that enable them to become advocates of social change based on Gospel values.
Students will learn about issues of ecological stewardship and solidarity with creation.
Students will participate in programs that integrate faith, justice, and Catholic Social Teaching, and draw connections between their other classes, co-curricular activities, and interests.
Students will articulate their place, locally, regionally, nationally, and globally in an interconnected world and global network of Jesuit education.
Students will amplify to their communities the voices of those they encountered on immersion.

These objectives are drawn from Our Way of Proceeding: Standards & Benchmarks for Jesuit Schools in the 21st Century, which guides our work as a Jesuit school.

Health & Safety Protocol

In order to promote group health and the well-being of those in the communities where we will serve, the following protocol will be in place for all immersion participants:

Standard mitigation measures: masking when indoors and in transit, frequent hand washing, maximized ventilation when possible, and physical distancing when possible. (Given the nature of immersions, it is often not possible to maintain 6 feet of distance between individuals. Sleeping arrangements often rely on using shared spaces.)
A full sequence of Covid-19 vaccine is strongly recommended for all participants.
Sierra Service Project requires a negative rapid antigen test within 24 hours of departure and all participants retest mid-week.
We will travel with at-home rapid antigen tests to screen participants who develop symptoms while on site.
Consistent with immersion policies prior to the pandemic, any student who violates the Student-Parent Handbook or becomes ill will need to be escorted home by a parent within 24 hours of parent notification. The responsibility for covering any associated costs falls to families.

Immersions FAQs
How to apply and other common questions

When does the process begin and how do I apply?

The process begins in November with an evening information session. Please see the school calendar for exact dates. If you are not interested in the immersion program, you need not attend.

The online application closes in mid November.

The application link is available to students in their Service and Justice Google Classroom page and the school website. The application is submitted online through Webconnex. Paper applications are not accepted.

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