Immersion Program

Service-learning experiences help students better understand complicated social-justice issues.

While trip participants will be intellectually stimulated, our hope is that their hearts will likewise be touched by the people they meet and so gain a deeper sense of solidarity with those who may at first appear vastly different.

Immersion Trips

San Jose Urban Plunge | October 11, 2024

Open to all students

Cost: Free

Participants in the San Jose Urban Plunge will learn about poverty, homelessness, and hunger in San Jose. Students will volunteer at local non-profit agencies such as Sacred Heart Community Service and Sacred Heart Nativity School where they will meet and talk with people who live in poverty. They will prepare a meal and eat with guests at a soup kitchen; they’ll have conversation with homeless women and men from the Downtown Streets Team; and in solidarity with our homeless sisters and brothers, they will spend the night at a church in downtown San Jose. Throughout this service work and conversations, they will learn about the root causes of poverty and what can be done to address them. Time will be spent in prayer and reflection so that when our experience comes to an end, the impact that it has on our lives will only have just begun.

Ignatian Family Teach-In (Washington, D.C.) | October 26–28, 2024

Open to Juniors & Seniors

Est. Cost: $1,300

Students will attend a three-day learning experience in Washington D.C. with over 1,000 high school and college students to strategize ways on confronting issues of injustice, poverty, and oppression both nationally and internationally. During the trip, students will attend presentations on current events connected with Catholic Social Teaching and dialogue with keynote speakers and organizations about how to effectively respond to the justice issues of our day. The pinnacle event of the Teach-In will be Advocacy Day, when students will meet with their representatives on Capitol Hill and advocate on behalf of the poor and vulnerable communities. This is a dynamic and faith-filled educational experience that focuses on serving marginalized communities through reflection, prayer, networking, and advocacy. This is a great opportunity to be inspired, challenged, and supported by a community that sees faith and justice integrally linked and learn how to put these components into action with our Presentation community.

San Francisco Urban Plunge | January 24, 2025

Arrupe Leaders Advocacy Summit | January 31–February 2, 2025

Salinas Rural Plunge | February 18–20, 2025

Appalachia Immersion | April 21–25, 2025

Kino Immigration Immersion | April 21–25, 2025

Open to Juniors & Seniors

Est. Cost: $700

Jesus says to us, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me."- Matthew 25:45.

Following this calling students from Presentation and Bellarmine will travel to Nogales, Arizona to work with Kino Border Initiative (KBI). This organization was founded by the Jesuit order to serve immigrants who have recently been deported back to Mexico. Students will cross the border during the day to serve in KBI's soup kitchen and women's shelter. Students will also have an opportunity to visit a federal courtroom to witness the process of an immigration hearing. Finally, they will travel out into the desert to deliver water and emergency kits that could make the difference between life and death for immigrants. At night students will stay in Nogales and participate in bonding and reflection time. This collaborative trip with Bellarmine will give students the opportunity to explore their perspectives on immigration and live out God's calling to serve the least of thee.

Navajo Nation Immersion | July 28–August 1, 2025

Immersion Trip Application

intent to travel form

Contact Us

Stephanie Neustadter ‘99
Service & Immersion Director
sneustadter@presentationhs.org

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