Harvest Overview

After several trips to Belize, first as an observer and then as a participant in USF ~ University Ministry’s Arrupe Immersion Program, Fr. Jeff Dillon, S.J., a member of the USF School of Education faculty, began to see an exciting potential in Belize. Several avenues of opportunity might serve both the interests of the community of Dangriga and advance the lived expression of the Mission of the University of San Francisco. Due to the success of Fr. John Savard, S.J. and previous USF University Ministry Immersion Programs, significant bonds were established between the members of the local community of Dangriga, the students, faculty and families of Sacred Heart Primary School, and the University. While Dangriga is the third largest town in Belize, its relatively small population of 11,600 is such that efforts of Project Learn Belize not only impact the USF participants, but promise significant contributions to the growth and development of the community. In October, 2007, Project Learn Belize received the approval and endorsement of the President of the University of San Francisco and the Dean of the School of Education. Shortly after, a restricted gifts account fund for Project Learn Belize was established by the University of San Francisco, to be housed in the School of Education. Project Learn Belize 

should be considered not so much a single program, but many ventures into which various members, inside and outside the USF community can enter. The unifying feature of these efforts is their “educational” nature, in the least restrictive sense. Education must address both hearts and minds; it must attend to all dimensions – social, cultural, health, economic, spiritual – that allow true learning to occur.

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