Junior Immersion:

Monument Crisis Center

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

This year, your junior student will participate in Carondelet’s Junior Immersion Program. As part of our Symbols and Ethics curriculum, students learn about poverty and homelessness in the East Bay and specifically, Contra Costa County. Through this immersion, we hope that students will more fully understand that every person has innate human dignity and is made in the image of God. 

Who is Participating and What Will They Be Doing?

All junior students will volunteer with their Symbols & Ethics class at Monument Crisis Center. The field trip schedule is below. You will need to know the date of your student’s field trip when you fill out the permission slip form.

Students volunteer for the day at Monument Crisis Center through the Food Distribution Program. Students will organize and prepare the Center’s food warehouse and will have an opportunity to learn more about how the Center serves the local neighborhood. This field trip will be chaperoned by your student’s Symbols & Ethics teacher and additional teachers.

How Will Students Prepare for and Travel to Monument Crisis Center?

The students will take a bus to Monument Crisis Center. We ask that students arrive at school at 7:45 AM. The bus will leave Carondelet at 8:15 AM. Students will return to Carondelet by bus at 1:30 PM, and conclude their immersion experience with a reflection in the chapel. The estimated end time is 2:30 PM.

Please review these important details that will help your student prepare for the immersion:

• Attire: Jeans (no rips, holes, or distressed) or other uniform pants and a Carondelet top. NO LEGGINGS. Because we will be representing our school, we want to make sure we dress professionally and appropriately. We appreciate your help in making sure that your student is dressed appropriately.
• Bring water, a snack, and lunch. Students may bring a small backpack to carry these items to Monument Crisis Center.
• Students will also bring one food item to donate to Monument Crisis Center. Please bring one of the following items: cereal, peanut butter, squeezable jelly in a plastic bottle, spaghetti, or snack bars.
• If your student feels sick on the day or morning prior to their field trip, they will need to stay home. Please notify Attendance if your student is staying home because they are sick.

Permission Slip

Please fill out the permission slip form using this link. Permission slips are due by Monday, August 26.

We look forward to sharing this meaningful experience of service with your student. Thank you for partnering with us to make this immersion possible. If you have any questions about Junior Immersion, please contact Vanessa Miranda, Campus Minister for Community Service and Social Advocacy. 

Sincerely, 

Vanessa Miranda

Campus Minister for Community Service & Social Advocacy

Mission: Carondelet High School inspires excellence by preparing young women to live with heart, faith, and courage in the Catholic tradition and spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Vision: A Carondelet graduate is empowered by her Catholic, college-preparatory education and is known as a woman who responds to the needs of the times and makes a positive difference.