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.

Post January 27, 2023

Camp ReCreation 2023
Application and Interview Times Now Available

On a late summer afternoon counselor and camper sitting side by side looking away from camper

Jesuit has long partnered with Camp ReCreation and as the Summer 2023 camp planning process has begun, applications and on-campus interviews are now available.

Camp Basics

Volunteers spend the week working in a 1-to-1 ratio with a camper who has a developmental disability. Summer camp volunteers are required to be at least 16 years of age, but no specific prior experience is needed.

New volunteers are required to complete an application, interview, orientation and background screening prior to volunteering at our summer camp.

Post June 3, 2019

Immersion Experiences
Apply for and view upcoming service experiences

Apply Now for 2023 Immersions

The Immersion application is open for the Summer of 2023. Priority Application Deadline: Friday, Oct. 28th. Final Application Deadline: Friday, Nov. 4th.

While the deadline has passed, we do have a limited number of spaces available and will continue to take applications from students until spaces are filled. Not all immersions have available spaces.

2023 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:

Immersion Objectives & Protocols
Summer 2023

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, 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.)
Full sequence of Covid-19 vaccine required for all participants. Provide documentation of vaccination status through Final Forms. Most organizations are already requiring a bivalent booster, as well; we anticipate this will be the requirement of all organizations and families should plan accordingly.
A negative rapid antigen test within 24 hours of departure.
We will travel with at-home rapid antigen tests to screen any participants who develop symptoms while we are 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 mid-October with information sessions online and in the Welcome Center. Please see the school calendar for exact dates. We offer two informational meetings to best accommodate family schedules. One is in the evening and one takes place before school during Collaboration. If you are not interested in the immersion program, you need not attend.

The online application closes in early November.

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