Making plans in England

This week I am working in England and visiting our lovely sister school, Ursuline High School in Wimbledon. One major purpose of this trip is to work out the details of the upcoming delegation visits scheduled for 2013. This year, our delegation to England will participate in a summer school class in Dallas before traveling to the UK. The class will be a history class, focused on the Cold War and on events leading up to the Cold War. Then, when the group is in London, they will visit sites related to their studies. Additionally, they will enjoy all of the customary activities of delegations past such as seeing the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace and a lesson in British tea time. The Wimbledon delegation will be hosted by Ursuline High School families as in the past. We will officially announce this wonderful opportunity in late January when we announce all of the summer travel / study opportunities. And, of course, we look forward to having our UK friends on our campus in October of 2013.



 Wimbledon Station

10th grade Ursuline girls - perhaps some will come to Dallas in 2013!

Our sister school is also a red brick building.

Ms. Julia Waters, Principal of Ursuline High School

The Imperial War Museum - We hope that UA students will soon experience it!  





Time to Apply for Spring Travel and Hosting Opportunities!!

China 2012 - This could be you in 2013!

 

Now that we are past Intramurals and all of the Thanksgiving festivities, it's time to look ahead and to think about Spring! Applications are now available in the Global Village for the Spring Delegations to Chile, China and Uganda. Ursuline students of all ages who meet the student delegate criteria (outlined on page 48 of the UA handbook) are encouraged to apply for the Chile and China delegations - Only juniors and seniors may apply for the Uganda delegation.

Also available are applications to be a host student for our friends from Chile and Peru who will arrive in January. Now is the time to apply for all of these awesome opportunities as all applications are due no later than December 7th!

DADYO : Open Dialogue and Politics



The monthly DADYO (Dallas Area Diversity Youth Organization) meeting was held this past week at Jesuit College Prep. Ursuline students were well represented by a large group of enthusiastic young women who were eager to discuss the hot topic of the evening: Open Dialogue and Politics. Since our meeting was held on the day after the Presidential election, it It was a perfect time to reflect on how to respectfully discuss differences of opinion. The Jesuit student leaders centered the discussion around the changing demographics of the USA and showed the PBS documentary America by the Numbers, narrated by journalist Maria Hinojosa. It was an evening of deep discussion and community building - we can't wait for our turn to host DADYO at UA in the Spring! 

 

 

Friends meeting and greeting before the meeting

Socializing with our DADYO pals

A Clip from "America by the Numbers"

Jesuit Students giving instructions to the groups

We had a great evening!

Closing comments and refelctions

 

Spanish Language Students visit the Latino Cultural Center

 

Yesterday, third year Spanish Language students enjoyed Halloween Day with a visit to the Latino Cultural Center of Dallas. The Center is currently celebrating the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with an exhibit of art from the local community. In fact, two of the altars on display came from Spanish language students at Ursuline!  It was a beautiful day, perfect for enjoying the vibrant and thought-provoking exhibit.

  

Welcome to the Centro Cultural Latino!

UA Juniors contemplate one of the larger works

So colorful!

UA students created this altar in memory of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo



Such an interesting painting in memory of a loved one ...

This altar was dedicated to the Human Rights Activist, Cesar Chavez, and it was also made by UA students

Relaxing after lunch on the patio of the center

A new look for Catrina la Calavera

Learning about the fantastic architecture of the building

Showing a favorite painting :)