Campus Life
Campus Ministry and Opportunities
Campus Ministry
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Open to all faiths, persons of good will, and those seeking life's greater meaning
Rooted in the gospel message of Jesus Christ and animated by the values of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the Campus Ministry team is committed to providing opportunities to support the holistic education, formation, and development of our students and their faith lives.Read More
Faith Life
Service Trips
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Blackfeet Reservation in Montana
This program takes place at the De La Salle Blackfeet School in Browning, Montana. Students spend time in service to the children in the school and to the families on the Native American reservation, finding an appreciation for the Blackfeet culture, as well as for the role of faith, which pervades this Native American community. The Montana experience includes direct contact with the people of the Blackfeet Native American Nation/Reservation, as well as prayer and reflection all in the context of community, simplicity and service-learning. -
Glenmary Missionaries, Tennessee
This trip is designed to give students a first-hand experience of missionary service work in rural Appalachia. During the day volunteers providen faith-based service for those in need living in Union and Grainger counties in Tennessee. Students will give their time doing home repairs/renovations, visiting Kingswood School, a nursing home and food pantries. This trip offers a retreat-like mission immersion, blending the values of service, culture, prayer, community and reflection in an environment of simple living.
Retreats
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Kairos
The Kairos Retreat at La Salle Academy is an opportunity for students to step away from the busyness of life and reflect on their relationship with God, themselves, and other people. Students will participate participate in community-based activities, listen to student-lead talks, and engage in small group conversation and sharing. The hope is to facilitate an experience or prayer, listening, and reflection that explores the ways they are uplifted by love from God, family and friends - and how to return that love.The experience of Kairos holds space for students of all faith backgrounds and journeys; while each student leader speaks from their own faith background, Kairos is an interfaith experience. Students are encouraged to bring their own lived-faith to activities and discussions.Kairos is offered twice during the academic year, once in the fall and once in the spring. -
Retreats
Students at La Salle Academy are required to attend a homeroom retreat during the freshman, sophomore and junior year. Each homeroom retreat will revolve around a unique theme that is both contextually and developmentally relevant. Examples of themes include:
Freshman Retreat: Building a strong foundation through the values of De La Salle;
Sophomore Retreat: The wisdom within;
Junior Retreat: Servant Leadership in the world today; and
Senior Retreat: Christian service program- learning the value of the gospel message through service.
Activities
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Lasallian Youth
Lasallian Youth provides students opportunities for encounter with the poor and marginalized within the Providence and Rhode Island community. Service is enriched through optional weekly meetings for reflection and community building. Three values guide the work of Lasallian Youth: Faith, Service, and Community. The work of students in Lasallian Youth is not to help or fix, but to build and grow in relationship with the people they serve and the students they serve alongside. Students are tasked with both assisting the poor in meeting their most basic needs, and also with thinking critically about root causes of injustice and ways to improve social structures so that they meet the needs of all. In doing the work and engaging in reflection, we hope students will grow as people of faith who are attentive to God’s endless love poured out into the world.Common Service Sites include:- Mary House Monday Night Meal Kitchen through St. Patrick Church Outreach Ministries
- St Patrick Church Food Truck
- Holy Ghost Church Food Pantry
- St. Mary of the Bay M25:35 Refugee Resettlement
- McAuley Village (supportive housing community for single mothers)
- Capitol Ridge (assisted living facility)
Students also have the opportunity to participate in national conventions, such as the annual Lasallian Youth Assembly.
The Brother James Miller, Service & Justice Program
Rooted in the life and ministry of Brother James Miller, La Salle Academy’s service immersion program offers students the opportunity to live and work alongside people and communities placed on the margins of society. The purpose of this program is to expose students to the great needs of the world and inspire them to be active participants in ushering in the Kingdom of God here on earth.
Brother Miller was a Christian educator and apostle of the poor and underprivilidged, a worker for justice and advocate for social change.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
