Student Life

Campus Ministry

THIS IS WHERE WE GROW IN FAITH.
The campus ministry and community service programs foster a lifelong commitment to Catholic Christian values through the personal discovery of what it means to give of oneself to others.

The campus ministry program encourages students, faculty and staff to deepen their understanding and experience of themselves as people of faith in a Catholic environment through liturgies, retreats and service projects throughout the year. 

The community service program challenges students to ‘widen their circles of concern’ to include the poor, the marginalized, the voiceless and the underserved as Jesus did, and provides the opportunity to serve in ways that utilize their innate joys and talents.

Middle School

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  • Masses and Prayer Services

    The middle school holds liturgies on Holy Days of Obligation and other significant times throughout the year. All students are given the opportunity to be active participants as readers, dancers, liturgical environment creators, musicians, and Gospel dramatists. A special aspect of each service includes student testimonials, sharing descriptive details of unique service projects.

  • Days of Reflection & Experiential Learning

    Grade level days of reflection are scheduled each year to help our students understand the needs and complexities of the human experience. In addition to guided meditations and activities on campus, our students will travel to places like the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles to learn more about food insecurities and the unhoused population. These excursions allow students to create a human connection with the marginalized of our community and discuss the causes and possible solutions.

  • Pandas with Purpose

    Pandas with Purpose (PwP) is a special group of people who are passionate about caring for one another! They share their time and talents to help the less fortunate and coordinate outreach programs to encourage others to do so as well. Whether coordinating food drives, gathering blankets and towels or utilizing their knitting skills to create and sell items as a fundraiser to support worthy causes, our PwP are there to help!

High School

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  • Masses and Prayer Services

    With the guidance of our Campus Minister, our liturgical celebrations are prepared and produced by students on the Campus Ministry Leadership Team. These include school-wide masses and formal prayer services, where all members of our school community have the opportunity to share, participate and reflect upon their faith.

    Also included in our campus liturgical life are voluntary Chapel prayer services, seasonal recitation of the Rosary and Stations of the Cross where students and faculty participate in spiritual reflection.

  • Days of Reflection

    A major component of Immaculate Heart’s mission in educating young women is to create a learning environment where students can mature in their faith as they reflect on their special role as members of the Christian community. Immaculate Heart strives to fulfill this area of its mission through the retreat program.

    Each class participates in a unique retreat experience. At the Freshman and Sophomore levels, each respective class travels off campus for their Day of Recollection. This experience affords them time to come together to deepen their identity of who they are as creations of God and members of the human family. Friendship and fun, prayer and play surround the day with God at the center.

    At the Junior level, students may participate in the EMMAUS overnight retreat. Led by a team of their peers, students become aware that everything God creates is good, and how valuable each person is – whether friend or stranger – along their path of life. This is accomplished through scripture, dramatization, group discussion, art projects, prayer and play. The EMMAUS experience is enlightening, valuable and gratifying to all Juniors who attend.

    At the Senior level, the KAIROS retreat is offered in both the fall and spring semesters. During this four-day overnight experience, which is also led by a student team, Seniors gain an understanding of how much they are loved and valued, and how important both family and friends are to their spiritual life. Designed to help each young woman find her own personal relationship with God, Kairos provides Seniors with time for discernment and discovery of self, and is also a powerful bonding experience for the class.

  • School Morning Prayer

    Each morning before the start of class, the school is led by the Theology Department Chair in a brief prayer to begin the day with an open mind and heart.

Amy, Class of 2022

The principles IH stands for and the way theology is presented in classes like Experiencing God and Women’s Studies molded me into the socially conscious person I am today. I'm now sharing the love and wisdom I received at IH with the rest of the world.

Campus Ministry Focus on Gratitude

    • Campus Ministry Thanksgiving Video

Contact

5515 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028

hello@immaculateheart.org
Phone: 323-461-3651

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A Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls in grades 6 through 12, Immaculate Heart has been located on a beautiful hillside property in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles since our founding by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1906. We celebrate more than a century of nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, social and moral development of students as they distinguish themselves as women of great heart and right conscience.