International Exchange Programme

Beechwood boys exchanged with pupils in San Francisco.

Beechwood is part of the worldwide Sacred Heart Foundation. We are very fortunate that, through this network of schools, we have been able to establish an international exchange programme.
Our programme is designed to enable students in Year 10 to experience another culture and in some cases another language, at first hand.

Our first exchange - with Sacred Heart in Montreal.

The exchange programme we started six years ago has expanded and now includes exchanges with schools in USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany and Austria. In addition we have also welcomed students from Sacred Heart School in Auckland, New Zealand on a one way exchange. Pupils in Year 10 have enjoyed the opportunity to sample both school life and living in a family, gaining a great deal from the experience.

The programme involves a two-week, two-way exchange. Our aim is that students from overseas will spend two weeks during the Autumn Term at Beechwood, the Beechwood students exchanging in the Spring Term.

As the students will exchange on a reciprocal basis, living either as part of the family or part of the boarding community, the only costs involved will be air fares or train fares, pocket money and insurance.

OUR EXCHANGE SCHOOLS

USA
Newton County Day School Boston (girls)
Sacred Heart Greenwich, Connecticut (girls)
The  Academy of The Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau Louisiana, USA(girls)
Stuart Hall High School San Fransisco (boys)

Canada
Sacred Heart School of Montreal, Canada( girls)

Spain(for boys and girls studying Spanish)
Sagrado Corazon Ferraz, Madrid
Sagrado Corazon Chamartin, Madrid

Austria(for girls or boys studying German)
Sacred Heart School, Vienna France (for girls or boys studying French)
Sacred Heart School, Nantes

Germany (for girls or boys studying German)
Sacred Heart School, Hamburg