Social-Emotional Learning

Exploring Spirituality on the New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip 2023

In June 2023, the New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip brought together ten youth from the San Francisco Bay Area, Orange County, Boston and New York for a unique exploration of spirituality and cultural exchange. Hosted in Santa Fe this immersive experience aimed to foster understanding through visits to various places of worship and engaging dialogues …

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Exploring the Creative Journey at Putney Summer Arts Program

As the day began at Putney School Summer Arts Program, students found themselves grappling with a multitude of emotions at the end of their four-week journey. Amidst the Vermont nature, creativity, and newfound friendships, participants were torn between bidding farewell to the special haven of artistic expression and reuniting with their loved ones. The concluding …

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Hope for the Future: Voices of the Decade – the New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip

Photos from New Mexico, courtesy of Deacon Steve Herrera, Co-director of the Teen Interfaith Leadership Council of Santa Clara County We are proud to announce the release of the video that Steve Herrera produced this summer after hours of intensive viewing, clipping, and editing the interviews and footages, and inserting and animating photos collected from …

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Spreading the Ripples of Paths to Peace Beyond The Blake School

The Blake School is an independent pre-k-12, private, non-sectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school with campuses in Minneapolis, Hopkins, and Wayzata, MN. It is a “home” of Nan Peterson, Blake’s Director of Service Learning. Along with Deacon Steve Herrera of San Jose Diocese and Archbishop Mitty High School, and Leif Erickson of Youth Community Service, …

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Youth Experience the New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip

The following article was contributed by Diane Fisher, Community Relations Council Director of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and Co-Director of the Teen Interfaith Leadership Council (TILC) of Santa Clara County. It has also been published at the Summer 2017 issue of JValley Magazine. Three Junior Youth Association (JRYA) members from the Bay Area …

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Another Transformative Summer at Putney

Students were filled with many mixed emotions as the end of their session at the Putney School Summer Programs was coming to a close. They were sad to be wrapping up their time at this special place surrounded by nature, creativity, talent and new friends from around the world, excited to go home back to …

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Putney School Summer Program: “Never imagined attending one of the best summer programs in the country!”

That is what Sean from Vancouver, WA, wrote in his reflection upon returning home from Putney. Sean was one of the four Shinnyo-en youths who attended the Putney School Summer Program this year. Together with Sean, Tomo from Lexington, MA, attended Session I of the Summer Programs from June 26 to July 15 while Amy …

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2016 New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip: An Intricate “Blend” of Cultural, Social and Religious Experiences

Contributed by Deacon Steve Herrera, the Diocese of San Jose Diane Fisher of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and Deacon Steve Herrera from the Diocese of San Jose, both Co-directors of the Teen Interfaith Leadership Council of Santa Clara County, took eight interfaith teenagers on an immersion experience to Santa Fe, New Mexico from …

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New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip: Finding Oneness

The New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip is a summer opportunity for Santa Clara County teens of various faiths and Shinnyo-en youth from across the country to visit houses of worship, learn from each other while engaging in interfaith dialogue, and serve local communities. Teens are led by Co-directors, Deacon Steve Herrera and Diane Fisher, of …

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