The Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York City is a part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart schools, which makes it possible for the school to offer an exchange program abroad of about 3 to 10 weeks to its 10th grade students.
The program offers students opportunities for growth through the discovery of another culture. They become independent and self-directed young women in an environment that is different yet familiar, as they travel overseas to Sacred Heart schools and to Sacred Heart families. They become young ambassadors not only representing their school abroad, but they also introduce the American way and its values to other cultures. This bond is strengthened when the students from abroad come to the United States.
The exchange program is structured in such a way as to provide the students with an invaluable experience within their school course of study and without any loss of graduation credits. At the present time, students are sent to our sister schools in France and in Spain for 10 weeks, and to Australia, Italy, Canada and Taiwan for 3 weeks.