Saint Ursula Academy

Parent Bulletin

Category: DEI and Belonging

SERVICE, EQUITY, and GLOBAL EDUCATION: Newsletter, Holiday Boutique, and December Holidays around the Globe

Reading Time: < 1 minute CLICK HERE for our December Newsletter with updates on our programming and some photos! Fair Trade Christmas Boutique rescheduled for THIS FRIDAY December 13! The Social Justice Club is sponsoring a Fair Trade Christmas Boutique rescheduled for THIS FRIDAY December 13th at SUA in the Keller Student Center during 5th bell and lunch – so […]

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“We are all in this together”

Reading Time: 2 minutes There is an old saying that we all have 6 degrees of separation from one another. That means that any person on Earth can be connected to any other person through a chain of acquaintances with no more than six intermediary people, essentially saying that everyone is only six "friend of a friend" connections away from […]

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SERVICE, EQUITY, and GLOBAL EDUCATION: Trips and Hosting, Xmas Boutique, and Faith in Action

Reading Time: 3 minutes Trip and Hosting Opportunities Please check out the presentation that we shared with students on Friday about travel and hosting opportunities for students in 2024 and 2025. December 6 is the deadline for 2025 trip applications. Presentation from Gold Bell Assembly Have you heard of Black Friday?…what about Fair Trade TUESDAY? Please come to check […]

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SERVICE, EQUITY, AND GLOBAL EDUCATION: Heritage Celebrations and DRIVE Wrap up

Reading Time: 2 minutes Heritage Celebrations: Service-Learning Update: DRIVE Last week concluded our Community D.R.I.V.E. collection, where we distributed more than 20 barrels full of food and personal care items to four different area agencies working to alleviate food insecurity. The Junior class won donuts for filling their barrels the fastest, while the whole student body enjoyed earning a […]

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SERVICE, EQUITY, and GLOBAL EDUCATION: Food and Personal Care DRIVE & DEI update

Reading Time: 2 minutes SUA's Annual Community D.R.I.V.E. is underway! D.R.I.V.E. stands for Donate, Respond, Invest, Value, and Educate. It is our one time to come out en masse to support our neighbors in need, and is paired with education about hunger and food insecurity here at school.  Between October 18 - 31, help SUA reach our goal of filling 20 barrels with food […]

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SERVICE, EQUITY, and GLOBAL EDUCATION: Hurricane Relief & Food and Personal Care Drive

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hurricane Relief at SUA Sporting Events SUA will promote a monetary collection via Venmo at three sporting events to encourage people to donate to those struggling with the aftermaths of the recent hurricanes. Our donations will go to: SUA's Annual Community D.R.I.V.E. D.R.I.V.E. stands for Donate, Respond, Invest, Value, and Educate. It is our one […]

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First PEIC Meeting

Reading Time: < 1 minute You are invited to attend the first meeting for Parents Equity and Inclusion Council (PEIC) on October 17th in Keller at 6:00. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at atidwell@saintursula.org. To register go to https://saintursulaevents.com/peic-speaker-series/

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SERVICE, EQUITY, and GLOBAL EDUCATION: Innerview Service Platform, Service Learning and DEI

Reading Time: 3 minutes Innerview Service Platform: This year we are launching the Innerview Platform to help students sign up and keep track of their service to the school and service to the community. Each student was sent an email with log-in information and they created an account with their SUA email. We have emphasized that we paid an […]

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SERVICE, EQUITY, and GLOBAL EDUCATION: Fair Trade Chocolate, Service Programs, and Hispanic Heritage

Reading Time: 4 minutes Fair Trade Candy Sale for Halloween!  This year the Social Justice organization at SUA continues to promote and educate our community about Fair Trade.  The goal is to spread awareness about injustices and to prevent modern human slavery by promoting purchasing Fair Trade goods. Fair Trade is not charity.  Rather, it provides sustainable income to […]

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SERVICE, EQUITY, AND GLOBAL EDUCATION: Service Learning, Exchange Students, and Hispanic Heritage Month

Reading Time: 3 minutes Service-learning is off to a great start at SUA.  2. The Spanish Honor Society participated in a service project supporting Casa de Paz. 3. During this entire quarter, Ms. Elsbrock’s Social Justice classes have been going to serve at various food pantries to learn about food insecurity and local solutions. Students in these classes go […]

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Belonging at SUA

Reading Time: 2 minutes The school year is off to a great start. Freshmen are finding their way through thebuildings. Fewer are looking lost. They are trying to imagine what it will be like infour years to sit in the senior section in the Keller Student Center. Trying to fit into something can behard for everyone, especially students. You […]

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SERVICE, EQUITY, and GLOBAL EDUCATION: Student Opportunities

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Department of Service, Equity, and Global Education welcomes you to 2024-25 School Year! Our programs are grounded in the Ursuline core values of community, compassion, justice, integrity, and excellence. We believe in inspiring students to leave their comfort zone to serve those marginalized in our society, create a culture of inclusion and work towards […]

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