![The Impact of SI's Immersion Program, as Told by Participants]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1667929746/siprep/zvgiz5bgwrz8tiblqlvd/elsalvador-01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1667929746/siprep/zvgiz5bgwrz8tiblqlvd/elsalvador-01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1667929746/siprep/zvgiz5bgwrz8tiblqlvd/elsalvador-01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1667929746/siprep/zvgiz5bgwrz8tiblqlvd/elsalvador-01.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1667929746/siprep/zvgiz5bgwrz8tiblqlvd/elsalvador-01.jpg","width":1280}])
In summer 2022, 70 students and 18 adult leaders in eight groups participated in the Immersion Program. After they returned, we interviewed several students and adults about their experiences.
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History is contested because what we learn about the past often reflects who we are in the present and who we aspire to be in the future. SI's Ethnic Studies social science program embraces this tension.
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"We want to harness the power of the bike and do something that can lift up kids in our community." Tim Leonoudakis ’72 is speaking about Cory's Ride, the program that he and his wife founded after the passing of their son, Cory Leonoudakis ’13, who was a lifelong cycling enthusiast.
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During the 2021-22 school year, SI rechristened its Learning Center as the Center for Academic and Targeted Support, or CATS, and opened a bright new space for the program adjacent to the Alfred Wilsey Library with entrances from both the library and Student Center.
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"We want to harness the power of the bike and do something that can lift up kids in our community." Tim Leonoudakis ’72 is speaking about Cory's Ride, the program that he and his wife founded after the passing of their son, Cory Leonoudakis ’13, who was a lifelong cycling enthusiast.
In summer 2022, 70 students and 18 adult leaders in eight groups participated in the Immersion Program. After they returned, we interviewed several students and adults about their experiences.
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This year, Mike Jackanich ’02 and Katie O'Reilly ’05 have begun team-teaching an Honors Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus class together. Both veteran teachers, they are excited to work together and help advanced students explore new frontiers in the highest-level math course that SI offers.
During the 2021-22 school year, SI rechristened its Learning Center as the Center for Academic and Targeted Support, or CATS, and opened a bright new space for the program adjacent to the Alfred Wilsey Library with entrances from both the library and Student Center.
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Former SI teacher and administrator Robert Gavin reflects on his relationship with Fr. Sauer and his friend's devotion to prayer.