Student Life

Partner Programs

Montrose students’ visions broaden through experiences with non-profits around the country and the world. This is not an exhaustive list, but upper school student favorites include:

International Exchange Programs	Dublin: experience Irish culture and tour for a week with Rosemont School Pamplona: Live immersed in Spanish for 3 weeks and study at Colegio Izaga Paris: spend 10 days immersed in French with College Les Vignes
Pre-Professional and Leadership School-Year Programs	Biobuilder: design an original biotechnology project, mentored by a professor, and present your project in a competition at MIT Camp Mattakeesett Counselor and CIT Training: participate in monthly trainings to learn skills to guide campers. Sponsored by Leland House. The Catholic Entrepreneurship and Design Experience from Catholic University: apply in September to the Novak High School Symposium, studying business principles and meeting monthly with other students around the nation. (apply online) Medical Interest Group: learn clinical skills, discuss case studies, and be mentored by a professional in the field during monthly sessions; sponsored by the Cedar Wood Foundation. Professional Nights @ Leland House: discover diverse careers by hearing from young women whose faith, desire to serve, and sense of adventure led them to discover their professional vocations in monthly sessions STEMxx Chats: connect online and in-person with other young women studying and in STEM professions; sponsored by Futurechats.org
Pre-Professional and Political Summer Programs	Common Good in the Digital Age Seminar spend a week at Harvard, studying at the Abigail Adams Institute with our Head of School, Katie Elrod. Lights, Camera, Action: spend a week in LA, learning about the business and ethics of media, learning from filmmakers. Medical Careers Seminar: spend a week in Boston shadowing doctors, reviewing case studies and participating in ethics seminars; sponsored by the Cedar Wood Foundation. Moral Life and Classical Tradition Seminar and Contemporary Issues in Moral Thought Seminar: spend a week at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton discussing key texts with professors and other high school students. Washington Week: spend a week studying domestic or foreign policy in the nation’s capital.
Service and Faith Formation Programs	Mustard Seed: spend spring break caring for children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities in Jamaica or Dominican Republic. Retreats at Arnold Hall Conference Center: spend a weekend getting to know God and yourself better through times of prayer and practical talks. Study Nights at Leland House: join other high school girls for study and dinner, then participate in a class or discussion about living the Christian Faith. Yuma Serves DC: spend a week in the summer serving the most vulnerable in our nation’s capital.

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