Spirituality and Leadership BRIDGE Program · Salesianum School Getting uncomfortable. Gaining perspective.

The “bridge” in BRIDGE Program stands for Building Relationships In Diverse Global Environments. Participants travel to new communities and contexts outside their comfort zones — building bridges of empathy and connection in the process.

From gang-impacted communities in Los Angeles to the urban poverty in El Salvador, young men hear multiple viewpoints firsthand about real-world challenges. The result: a uniquely Salesian experience where students don’t attempt to save the world — they simply learn to understand it better.

Students learn more about the issues faced in our country’s communities including gang violence in Los Angeles, flood damage in West Virginia, addiction in Camden, New Jersey, and civil rights in Atlanta, Georgia.

Through Oblate connections, students gain a global perspective by walking in the footsteps of St. Oscar Romero and the Jesuit Martyrs in El Salvador. In previous years, student groups have traveled to Benin, Ecuador, Mexico, and Haiti.