IMMERSION TRIPS
The Office of Faith and Justice conducts several trips throughout the year, each delivering a unique experience for the student participants. We offer two different types of experiences and have categorized them as “Immersion Trips” and “Advocacy Trips”.
Immersion trips allow students the experience of being completely immersed in a culture and a reality that is very different from one we know. They will be confronted with injustice and come to know the individuals, families and communities that are directly affected. The aim of our immersion experiences is not to build houses or to serve, but rather enter into a relationship of solidarity that leads to a deeper awareness and understanding of injustice and the true meaning of discipleship.
Details for particular trips are below. Interested students should complete the online application below.
Kino Border Initiative -KBI
Location: Nogales, AZ and Nogales, México
*Passports Required
Dates: 1st Friday of Every Month, plus November 23rd.
Language requirement: None
Open to: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $15.00
Issues Examined: Immigration, U.S./Mexico Border Issues.
Trip Directors: Mr. Alpaugh and Mr. Williams
SSP/JJP Credit: None
Application DUE: 2nd Friday of the Month before the Trip
Ignatian Solidarity Network Advocacy Trip and Ignatian Family Teach-in
Location: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA
Dates: November 9-14, 2011
Language requirement: None
Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $650
Issues Examined: Ignatian Roots and Justice, Legislative Advocacy
Trip Coordinator: Mr. Tim Broyles
SSP/JJP Credit: None
Application DUE: September 23, 2011
Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (NPH)
Location: Chimaltenango, San Andres, Guatemala
*Passports Required
Dates: Wednesday Jan. 11, 2011 to Monday Jan. 16, 2011
Language requirement: Some Spanish
Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $800.00 to $1,000, depending on airfare
Issues Examined: Experience the life of Pequeños. Social/Political/Economic/Religious justice issues specific to Guatemala
Trip Director: Mr. Pat Higgins
SSP/JJP Credit: This immersion experience counts for ½ of the 50 hour JJP requirement or ½ of the 40 hour SSP requirement.
Application DUE: October 15, 2011
Walk for Life
Location: San Francisco, CA
Dates: January 20-22, 2012
Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $350
Issues Examined: Pro-Life advocacy, education, and networking
Trip Director: Dcn. Joe Stickney
Application DUE: 11/1/11
Marine Sustainability Trip
Location: Key Largo, Florida
Dates: February 16, 2011 – February 20, 2011
Language requirement: None
Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $1200.00
Issues Examined: To foster environmental awareness & stewardship
Trip Director: Mrs. Mazier
SSP/JJP Credit: None
Application DUE: September 30, 2011
L.A. Urban Plunge
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Dates: February, 16-20, 2012
Languange requirement: None
Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $200
Issues Examined: Gang violence, homelessness
Trip Coordinator: Mr. Tommy Smith
SSP/JJP Credit: None
Application DUE: November 18, 2011
Alabama Civil Rights Immersion for Service and Solidarity
Location: Alabama, USA – Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, Tuskegee, Reform, and other communities of the so-called “Black Belt” of Alabama.
Dates: April 9 – 14, 2012 (Easter Break)
Language Requirement: None
Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Approximate Cost: $875.00
Issues Examined: Civil Rights Movement History, Poverty in America, Race-related Challenges in Modern US, Diversity Studies, Access to Human Rights (Education, Health Care, Work)
Trip Director(s): Mr. Paul Fisko, Mr. Matt Hooten, Mr. John Burns
SSP/JJP Credit: None
Application DUE – November 18, 2011
NOLA Project
Location: New Orleans, LA
Dates: April 9-15, 2012
Language requirement: None
Open to: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $800
Issues Examined: Poverty, Education, Sustainability
Trip Coordinator: Mr. Tommy Smith
SSP/JJP Credit: None
Application DUE: December 9, 2011
SUMMER TRIPS:
Guelph, Canada
Location: Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph, Canada
*Passports Required
Dates: May 22-28, 2012
Language requirement: None
Open to: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $1,200
Issues Examined: Climate change, sustainability, Jesuit eco-spirituality
Trip Director: Mr. Ron Douglas
SSP/JJP Credit: None
Application DUE: January 13, 2012
Appalachia Immersion Trip
Location: Anderson, West Virginia
Dates: May 27 – June 3rd
Language requirement: None
Open to: Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $950
Issues Examined: poverty, gas extraction and environment, mountain top coal removal and environment
Trip Director: Mr. Alpaugh
SSP/JJP Credit: ½ of 50 hour JJP requirement
Application DUE: March 9, 2012
El Salvador
Location: Various cities and villages in El Salvador
*Passports Required
Dates: May-June 2011, trip will last approximately 12 days
Language requirement: None
Open to: Juniors ONLY
Approximate Cost: $1900.00 + $250.00 Summer School tuition for course
Issues Examined: Poverty, immigration, war, Church as herald for justice
Note: Students chosen for this immersion also must enroll in and successfully complete the Senior Religious Studies elective course “Church in the Modern World.”
Trip Director: Mr. Tim Broyles
SSP/JJP Credit: None
Application DUE: January 14, 2012
Argentina Immersion and Exchange Program
Location: Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Fe, Argentina
*Passports Required
Dates: end of January/beginning of February (2/3-2/5 mandatory retreat) and May 30, 2011 to June 28, 2011
Language requirement: At least two years of Spanish at Brophy.
Open to: Sophomores, Juniors
Approximate Cost: $4,500.00
Includes: 1 World Language credit (Spanish) ½ Fine Arts credit (Humanities)
Issues Examined: Teen life in Latin America, issues of poverty and educational access
Trip Director: Sra. Steffens
SSP/JJP Credit: ½ of 50 hour JJP requirement
Application DUE: October 21, 2011
Peru
Location: Various cities in Peru
*Passports Required
Dates: June 2012, trip will last between 21 and 23 days
Language requirement: None
Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Approximate Cost: $2,500
Issues Examined: Global poverty, immigration, climate change, fair trade and more.
Trip Director: Mr. Lloyd Daggett and Mr. Richard Cordova
SSP/JJP Credit: ½ of the 50 hour JJP requirement
Note: Students chosen for this immersion also must enroll in and successfully complet the Religious Studies elective course, “Church in the Modern World”.
Application DUE: January 13, 2012
Puebla Trip
Location: Puebla, Mexico (about 2-hours south of Mexico City)
*Passports Required
Dates: July 1st – 10th (tentatively)
Language requirement: None (though 2 years of Spanish is recommended)
Open to: all Sophomores
Approximate Cost: $1100
Issues Examined: Immigration, sustainability, free trade
Trip Directors: Tom Danforth & Andy Schmidbauer
SSP/JJP Credit: half of the 50 hour JJP requirement
Application DUE: Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Me-to-We Africa
Location: Kenya, Africa
*Passports Required
Dates: Summer 2012, trip will last approximately 2 weeks
Language requirement: None
Open to: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Approximate Cost: $5500
This trip does not qualify for Brophy financial aid and is coordinated through the Me-To-We organization.
Issues Examined: Global poverty, sustainability, other issues specific to Africa
Trip Director: Mr. Brad Shear
SSP/JJP Credit: This immersion experience counts for ½ of the 50 hour JJP requirement or ½ of the 40 hour SSP requirement.
Application DUE: November 18, 2011
Phoenix Immersion – TBA
Phoenix Immersion: Spring or summer 2011; open to all students; less than $100 total cost; Immigration, homelessness, poverty, and other issues unique to Phoenix.
*Please contact Sra. Steffens or Mr. Tommy Smith if you are interested in this trip.
APPLICATION
To complete and submit the application click HERE or paste the following link in your browser:https://docs.google.com/a/brophybroncos.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEc0anBGQjZnOHpnUnFiWGpYbnVCYnc6MA.
(You only need to fill out the application once for all trips for which you want to be considered. Just be sure to check the box next to each trip in which you are interested. Please do not fill out the form multiple times.)
Financial Aid is available for most immersion and advocacy experiences. Students must receive financial aid through Brophy to qualify for immersion and advocacy trip aid.
All immersion trip participants will be chosen through an application process and will be expected to participate in several group meetings prior to and upon return from the trip.
