One of the more unconventional volunteer sites offered through the Social Action program is Bikes for the World. This organization sends bikes to peoples in countries who would otherwise not have that mode of transportation. “These bicycles provide affordable transport to individuals for use in getting to work and school, or to in providing [...]

While many of us were in the midst of going to the beach, camps, or just hanging out at home, Charlotte Gosnell (’14) went on the adventure of a lifetime. For two and a half weeks, Gosnell explored Paraguay, performed many acts of Social Action, and learned a lot about herself and the world around [...]

Days End Farm, a horse rescue and rehabilitation facility in Woodbine, Maryland, is a new Social Action site for the 2011-2012 school year. Established in 1989, as a small non-profit shelter with the mission “to ensure quality care and treatment of horse thorough intervention, education and outreach”, it has now become a national rescue and [...]

For her independent Social Action site, Caroline Shook ‘12 wanted to return back to her roots and give back to the school that gave her so much. Every other Wednesday, Caroline goes to her old school, St. Jane de Chantal, and volunteers in the Resource Center. There, Caroline helps students in kindergarten through eighth grade [...]

Transportation is a necessity in all parts of the world. Without it, work would be done at a slower rate, with more difficulty, or not even at all. In some communities in foreign countries, access to affordable methods of transportation, including bicycles, is much more difficult than in the United States. But what if there [...]

Stone Ridge Middle Schoolers share what Social Action means to them. (View transcript) The five Sacred Heart goals are essential to education at Stone Ridge. These goals are incorporated into our education on the first day of school and are often carried out throughout the year. However, Goal Three of the Sacred Heart, a “social [...]

On Social Action Wednesdays, Katie Tehan ’12, an aspiring marine biologist, can be found volunteering at the National Aquarium in NW Washington, DC as her Fourth Academic independent site. There, she talks to the visitors and educates them about the fish and the environments from which they come. She says that it is important to [...]

Seniors Kara Rickford, Katie Mongoven, Laura Marquez, Michelle David, and Emily Hallewell and junior Pooja Duleep take the short metro ride to Tenleytown to volunteer their time and talents at Janney Elementary School. These gators spend the day photocopying, cutting papers, and playing with the cute kids grades one to five. The warm atmosphere and [...]

Puppy mills, dog fights, and abandonment are just some of the horrible ways animals are abused in today’s society. In addition, dogs, especially pit bulls, are discriminated against because of their use in fights. These subjects, among others, are those that the sophomore social action groups research before heading over to the Washington Animal Rescue [...]

A white board spread with little illustrations of girls in one-tone dresses, bows in their hair, smiles on their faces. The thermostat is set at a comfortable temperature. The desks are pushed to the side to leave a space to spread out across the floor. Freshmen are hard at work, but they’re not losing hair [...]

Eliana Fassihi’s ’13 interest in becoming a SAL was sparked when she was a freshmen. Although not an option anymore, Hospital and Healthcare was a rotation focused on health, wellness, and the medical world. Eliana is very focused on medicine and wants to major in medicine. So, while applying to be a SAL, she decided [...]

Over the past 2012 summer, Georgetown Prep’s rising seniors spent one week going to Ivanhoe, Virginia for service work. In the months before, all rising seniors had the choice of three different sites and about 15 of them were chosen for the Ivanhoe site. Their experience seemed to be the most unique of the three [...]

Haunted by the hallways streamed with pasta art and whiffs of crayons floating around, middle school alumni are not usually thrilled to return. But, that opinion is rivaled this year when Ana Begochea ’13, Courtney Kameros ‘13, and Maggie Michel ’13 decided to volunteer at St. Jane DeChantal School. DeChantel is a private, co-ed, first [...]

Although the Stone Ridge Social Action program facilitates many connections with elementary schools in Maryland none is as strong as the one with their own daycare. Also known as “Pebble Ridge,” Malaika De Weever ’13 and Ana Figeruo ’13 volunteer there every Social Action Wednesday, keeping this relationship strong. From singing, to feeding, to holding, [...]

Ever since volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in middle school, I wanted to “help build it” as their fancy t-shirts advertise. During my junior year I finally had the opportunity to do what I had waited years to accomplish. In a group of 10 girls and 2 teachers I traveled to New Orleans to work [...]