The program is open to Sacred Heart Greenwich sophomores.  Candidates must be in good academic standing, and be excellente representatives of the 5 Goals.

Students have to take part in the exchange while the visiting school is in session.  Normally a student travels around March break adding one or two weeks to the two weeks break.  Students who choose to exchange with our sister schools in Australia, New Zealand, or Taiwan, will use the summer months to go on exchange.

Typically, exchanges last from 3 to 4 weeks, but length is flexible.

The exchange program is free of charge.  Families are responsible for arranging and paying for all travel expenses of their daughter. 

Typically the host school will cover all the expenses that occur during the day and on any school-related activity, such as trips, dances, books, etc.

The host family is responsible for transportation to and from the airport, upon arrival and departure.  The host family offers room and board, and has the same expectations as for their own daughter while living in the home.

While it is nice to offer to show the visiting student the surrounding area and city, it is NOT a requirement to make the experience a continuing tourist adventure.

The host family will also work with the school on transportation to and from school each day. If busing is used, the host family is advised to contact the school district about the possibility of the exchange student to use the bus.

There are over 150 Sacred Heart schools in over forty countries around the world; however, not all schools are involved in exchanges.  Since ours is a reciprocal exchange, there needs to be a student/family in the selected school who is interested in visiting SHG and who is willing to host our students.

In the past students from SHG has gone on exchange to the following schools and countries:

• Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Auckland, New Zealand
• Colegio Particular Sagrado Corazon Sophianum, Lima, Peru
• Colegio Santa María del Valle, Sevilla, Spain
• Kincoppal Rose Bay Sydney, Australia
• Istituto Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
• La Perverie Sacré-Coeur, Nantes, France
• Mount Anville Secondary School Dublin, Ireland
• Sacre Coeur Melbourne, Australia
• Sacré Coeur de la Perverie, Nantes, France
• Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Madrid, Spain
• Sagrat Cor Sarria, Barcelona, Spain
• Stuartholme Brisbane, Australia
• Sacred Heart High School for Girls, New Taipei City, Taiwan
• Sacre Coeur Wien Vienna, Austria
• Sacré Coeur, Melbourne, Australia
• Sophie Barat Schule, Hamburg, Germany