What does “integrated education” mean, and is that part of the Jesuit Advantage?
We learn from everything we do. A strong commitment to integrated education is Santa Clara’s way of making sure you have lots of opportunities to choose from. Ignatius of Loyola understood this. He sent the students in Jesuit colleges in the 16th century to work in hospitals, jails, and elementary schools. We also provide you with opportunities to work in the community and to reflect critically and creatively on your experience. So we encourage you to choose a community-based learning placement where you can learn from the experience of an immigrant child. Bring back a new awareness of the problems of the homeless from work with people at a shelter. Weigh contrasting economic theories on globalization and then participate in an immersion trip to California’s Central Valley, to Mexico, or to El Salvador.
