Background
Among the goals and criteria that articulate the essence of the Sacred Heart school in the United States Goal Three matches JPIC commitment: Commitment to educate to a social awareness which impels to action.
- The school educates to a critical consciousness that leads its total community to analyze and reflect on the values of society and to act for justice.
- The school offers all its members opportunities for direct service and advocacy and instills a life-long commitment to service.
- The school is linked in a reciprocal manner with ministries among people who are poor, marginalized and suffering from injustice.
- In our multicultural world, the school prepares and inspires students to be active, informed, and responsible citizens locally, nationally, and globally.
- The school teaches respect for creation and prepares students to be stewards of the earth's resources.
Activities
Stuartship Day lives out one of Duchesnes five Sacred Heart Goals, A Social Awareness which Impels to Action. The community worked on two different service projects.
Stuartship Day (named in honour of Janet Erskine Stuart) at Duchesne Academy involves the entire school community in a variety of service projects ranging from making layettes to putting together chemo packages for needed mothers and cancer patients in Omaha .
People being served
People being served : Agents of transformation (Educators)
Number of participants : 251-500
Schedule
Project status : Ongoing
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Overview
Focus of the project : People
JPIC Imperative :
UN Sustainable Development Goals :
