Immersion: “Bringing Haiti to the US”
With travel to Haiti currently restricted, we have had to pause our MFOH Immersion Trips for the time being. We continue to partner with Mercy high schools and colleges to “bring Haiti to the US” through educational learning and service activities.
Bring Haiti Into Your Classroom. Teach with Mercy. Connect with Haiti.
We invite you to connect with us and explore meaningful ways to integrate the rich culture, resilient spirit, and complex history of the Haitian people into your curriculum through the lens of Mercy. Rooted in the Sisters of Mercy’s Critical Concerns—Earth, Immigration, Nonviolence, Racism, and Women—MFOH programs in Gros Morne, Haiti, offer authentic, real-world connections that deepen students’ understanding of social justice, global citizenship, and faith-based learning.
In keeping with Mercy Education’s focus on Women this year, explore our Mercy-centered materials that will engage your students and honor the enduring strength of Haitian women and their families. Click HERE to access detailed course outlines categorized by grade level and duration of study.
As part of an immersive learning project, students from Gwynedd Mercy University in Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania, studied MFOH’s Rainwater Harvesting program in Gros Morne, Haiti, and then brought the lesson home.
In a powerful act of solidarity and sustainability, students from multiple classes collaborated to construct a 1,500-gallon cistern on campus. It now captures rainwater from Valie Genuardi Hall’s rooftop and is used to irrigate their Campus Learning Garden, directly connecting their studies to real-world impact.
This hands-on project didn’t just teach engineering or environmental science-it deepened students’ understanding of global water justice and how simple, sustainable solutions can change lives.
Click HERE to learn more about this, and prior projects we have collaborated on
with Gwynedd Mercy University, since 2018!