Woodlands Hosts its First Exchange Students of the Year

Posted September 24, 2015 11:00 pm

Woodkands Academy

Woodlands Academy has welcomed its first Sacred Heart exchange students of the 2015-16 school year. A student from Kincoppal-Rose Bay Sacred Heart School in Sydney, Australia, Lucy Edwards, arrived the week of Sept. 14. Minae Aoki and Akane Mori from Sapporo Sacred Heart School in Sapporo, Japan, arrived a week later. They all will be spending three weeks at the all-girls college prep high school in Lake Forest.

This year's exchange program will once again be filled with a variety of international experiences for Woodlands Academy students and their families. The school will host another Japanese exchange student, this time from Tokyo, between Oct. 24 and Nov. 7. Other visitors will include students from Chile in February, Austria and Mexico in March, and France in April. The reciprocal exchange program also provides opportunities for Woodlands students to spend time at Sacred Heart schools abroad.

As part of a network of schools that spans the U.S. and 40 other countries on six continents, Woodlands Academy can offer its students unique opportunities for a premiere global education experience. The school is in the process of establishing the Center for Global Studies program to educate and engage students in experiences equipping them with a global perspective. The Center also plans to offer programs, community events and speaker series at the Gloria Dei Center (the former Barat College Cooney Library building that's now part of Woodlands' recently dedicated expanded campus.)

###

Founded in 1858, Woodlands Academy is an independent Catholic college preparatory day and boarding high school for young women. It's part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart Schools that spans the United States and 40 other countries. A nonprofit, Woodlands Academy's identity is rooted in Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat's desire to inspire young hearts and minds to excel, to lead lives of integrity and to serve. For more information about Woodlands Academy, please visit www.woodlandsacademy.org

Article Comments

Article Comments

Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.