Project Dates: June 21 - 28, 2026

Location/Host School: Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart - Bellevue, WA

Grades & other details: Current Grades 8-11, Females only 

Cost: $1,050

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s names & emails: Corina Rahmig - crahmig@forestridge.org. 

Project description: Travel through Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and the Nisqually region to learn directly from Coast Salish communities working to protect salmon, restore rivers, and sustain cultural traditions. Throughout this experience, you’ll take part in hands-on conservation projects, explore the impact of the Elwha River dam removal, visit tribal cultural centers, and learn how Indigenous ecological knowledge guides restoration efforts today. Days will be shaped by shared learning, collaborative fieldwork, and time spent reflecting together as a group. As you deepen your understanding of the connections between ecology, culture, and justice, you’ll also consider how the lessons from this trip can inform meaningful action in your own community.

Housing Information: For the first and last nights, participants will stay at the host school. In between, participants will be staying at various environmental education centers. More details will be provided once accepted. 

Project Dates: June 14 - June 20, 2026

Location/Host School: The Academy & Hardey Prep Sacred Heart Schools - Chicago, IL 

Grades & other details: Current Grades 6-8, Females only 

Cost: $900

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s names & emails: Maria Rodriguez - maria.rodriguez@shschicago.org, Emma White - emma.white@shschicago.org. 

Project description: We commit to stewarding God’s creation by combining faith‑centered reflection with hands‑on sustainability learning. Students engage in practical activities—recycling, urban gardening, energy conservation, healthy meal prep, and sustainability art—alongside service with local partners and community cleanups. Through site visits, volunteer work, and guided reflection, participants build empathy, leadership, and skills to address pollution, food insecurity, and climate challenges. Participants leave empowered to reduce waste, promote food justice, conserve resources, and advocate for a healthier, more just planet.

Housing Information: Participants will be staying at the host school or in facilities associated with Sacred Heart. More details will be provided once accepted. 

Project Dates: June 21 - 27, 2026

Location & Host School: 

• Project located at St. Madeleine Sophie's Center - El Cajon, California 

• Projected is hosted by The Academy & Hardey Prep Sacred Heart Schools - Chicago, IL 

Grades & other details: Current Grades 9-11, Females Only

Cost: $900

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s name & email: Kristin Lagerquist - kristin.lagerquist@shschicago.org, Kyra Kauffman - kyra.kauffman@shschicago.org. 

Project description: The St. Madeleine Sophie Center project offers students the opportunity to participate in hands-on service alongside adults with cognitive and/or physical impairments. Throughout this experience, students truly experience the significance behind the tenets of Goal III, which calls for a commitment to educate to a social awareness that impels to action. For more than 50 years, the St. Madeleine Sophie Center has dedicated itself to serving and empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The center emphasizes their abilities rather than their disabilities, helping individuals realize their full potential. This project, strongly rooted in Goals II and III, focuses on active learning regarding the injustices faced by individuals with disabilities. It encourages engagement with these individuals as they participate in various activities aimed at fulfilling their basic, occupational, and leisure needs.

Housing Information: Participants will be staying at the St. Madeleine Sophie Center in El Cajon, California. More details will be provided once accepted. 

Project Dates: June 13 - 18, 2026

Location & Host School: Sacred Heart Greenwich - Greenwich, CT 

Grades & other details: Current Grades 8-11, Both Females & Males

Cost: $750.00

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s name & email: Matthew Blake - mblake@cshnyc.org, David Smigen-Rothkopf - smigenrothkopfd@cshct.org. 

Project description: This project will give Sacred Heart students the opportunity to explore the intersection of Catholic Social Teaching and food justice. Participants will engage with resources from Catholic social doctrine that examine the social, economic, and spiritual dimensions of food insecurity. Students will serve at local farms, community gardens, and food distribution centers in the New York metropolitan area.

Housing Information: Participants will be staying at the host school. More details will be provided once accepted. 

Project Dates: June 15 - 19, 2026

Location & Host School: Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart - Miami, FL 

Grades & other details: Current Grades 7 & 8, Females Only

Cost: $600

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s name & email: Sunné Clarke - sclarke@carrollton.org. 

Project description: In the spirit of the Sacred Heart mission of seeing every person as the face of God and giving of ourselves in service, this project invites you to explore the realities of immigration in the United States through the diverse lens of Miami’s communities. Miami is shaped by people from all over the world—Cuban, Haitian, Bahamian, Central and South American, and many more—whose stories reflect resilience, faith, and the search for opportunity. Through panels, site visits, and conversations, you will learn firsthand about the challenges immigrants face and the contributions they bring to our country. You will also connect these experiences to St. Rose Philippine Duchesne’s own immigrant journey, reflecting on what it means to welcome the stranger and honor the dignity of every person. Guided by Sacred Heart values, this project will help you grow in empathy, broaden your perspective, and recognize how you can stand in solidarity with immigrants and others in need. By the end, you will carry home a deeper appreciation for justice, community, and your own call to serve.

Housing Information: Participants will be staying at the host school. More details will be provided once accepted. 

Project Dates: June 23 - 26, 2026

Location & Host School: Sacred Heart Greenwich - Greenwich, CT  

Grades & other details: Current Grades 10 & 11, Females Only

Cost: $450

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s name & email: Christine Gerrity - gerrityc@cshct.org, Marnie McLaughlin - mclaughlinm@cshct.org. 

Project description: The Water Works: What’s Happening? Why it Matters. What can be Done? Heart Project will examine the condition of and threats to Earth's most abundant resource through the lens of significant local watersheds in the Fairfield County vicinity. Our global water systems represent the apex natural resource essential to the sustainability of every living thing on Earth. However, due to climatic changes, environmental evolutions and human-made mistreatment or misuse, this vital resource is being compromised. Through education that generates awareness and research that supports activism in action, students will be equipped to expand their personal learning while taking transportable knowledge home to their Sacred Heart communities. Water Works will take students to the field for hands-on service learning experiences designed to reinforce the appreciation of God's creation, impel action and to support wise choices for their future behaviors. 

Housing Information: Participants will be staying at the host school. More details will be provided once accepted. 

Project Dates: July 5 - 10, 2026

Location & Host School: Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart - Lake Forest, IL 

Grades & other details: Current Grades 9-11, Females Only

Cost: $750

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s name & email: Justin Goh - jgoh@woodlandsacademy.org. 

Project description: This program aims to give students an understanding of the history of the workers’ rights movement in Chicago through hands-on skill-building lessons at Union training facilities and service work in outreach and organizing. Students will engage in direct service and work closely with essential and impactful local organizations, such as a community resource for workers to learn about their rights and organize fellow workers; the umbrella organization for labor unions in Chicago and Cook County, with over half a million members; and Chicago Women in Trades, whose mission is to improve women’s economic equity by increasing their participation in high-wage, blue-collar occupations traditionally held by men.

From United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on the Catholic Social Teaching on The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers:

"The economy must serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers must be respected--the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to the organization and joining of unions, to private property, and to economic initiative."

Housing Information: Participants will be staying at the host school. More details will be provided once accepted. 

Project Dates: July 20 - 24, 2026

Location & Host School: Regis Academy of the Sacred Heart - Houston, TX

Grades & other details: Current Grades 6-8, Males Only

Open to 3 Partnering Schools  ⎹  3 students per school + 1 Chaperone 

Cost: Approximately $600 per student. Price subject to minor change.

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s name & email: Christine Broadston - cbroadston@theregisschool.org. 

Project description: Poverty among children is a problem, especially in Houston. Participants will learn about the problem and work with organizations in the city that were founded by someone seeing a need and figuring out a way to help. We will live simply in community – sleeping on a classroom floor, sharing a locker room, making simple meals together. Our experiences will include reading articles, listening to speakers, hands-on work, and investigating problems that we could help solve.

Housing Information: Students will be housed at the host school. More details will be provided once accepted. 

Project Dates: June 20 - 27, 2026

Location & Host School: 

• Location: ARISE Center - San Juan, TX

• Host School: Sacred Heart Greenwich - Greenwich, CT 

Grades & other details: Current Grade 11, both Females and Males 

Open to 2 Partnering Schools  ⎹  6-10 students per school + Chaperones

Cost: Approximately $1,200 per student. Price subject to minor change.

*Doesn’t include travel to and from the project

Coordinator/s name & email: Michael Maida - maidam@cshct.org, Montserrat Garcia - garciam@cshct.org. 

Project description: The Sacred Heart – ARISE Adelante Project offers students an immersive experience to understand the complexities, challenges, and resilience of border communities. ARISE Adelante empowers the immigrant community, particularly women, children, and youth, through educational programs that foster civic participation and personal development. Participants will explore how systems of poverty and marginalization impact the Rio Grande Valley and engage directly with efforts to support these communities. Each morning and late afternoon, students will lead educational and recreational activities for children living in the colonias at one of the ARISE Centers, fostering meaningful connections and contributing to the community’s growth. Between these sessions, students will participate in The Border Witness Program, which includes interactive presentations and site visits that examine local history, culture, immigration processes, asylum procedures, and Texas immigration laws. By combining hands-on service with in-depth learning, this trip encourages students to reflect critically, develop empathy, and consider their role as agents of social justice in the world.

Sacred Heart Greenwich is looking for two additional Network schools to join us in Texas this June. All groups will stay at a modest hotel near the colonias, where we will share meals and participate in nightly reflections. Each school will volunteer at a different ARISE Center during the day; however, we will most likely all be together during the Border Witness portion of the experience.

To participate, students must currently be in 11th grade and have completed three years of Spanish, or be a native or heritage Spanish speaker.

Housing Information: Students will stay at a modest hotel near the site, the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle. More details will be provided once accepted.