Service-based experiences provide the opportunity to deepen your awareness and understanding of a variety of social justice issues, and to partner with local organizations that are addressing those issues. Spend time with your team preparing to enter a new community in the weeks leading up to Winter or Spring Break, committing to purposeful and empathetic conversations, understanding reciprocity and the nature of service, and participating in self-reflection. During Winter or Spring semester break, travel locally or globally where you will learn and serve alongside peers and community members. Upon returning to campus, apply what you learned to social issues in Rochester and consider how to become a more active citizen in your daily life.
In 2022-2023, Alt Breaks are preparing to travel during January and March breaks.
Focus Areas will include community revitalization, immigration, disaster relief, and environmental sustainability.
Naz Alternative Breaks strives to be equitable and accessible in its programming. If accommodations are needed to complete the application or interview process, please contact Jennifer Canning, Naz Alt Breaks, 585-389-2304, jcannin6@naz.edu to make arrangements.
Naz Alternative Breaks is part of the nation-wide Break Away organization, and follows its guiding principles of trips that include intentional preparation, continuous reflection, and a commitment to service beyond the trip experience.
Some short-term opportunities are an approved pathway for Experiential Learning, which is one component of the Uncommon Core at Naz.
"I was able to have the experience of a lifetime discovering the beauty of the Chicano community in San Diego, California — as well as the systemic inequities that affect people there."
Read: Karlee Robb's blog post ≫
"As I have become increasingly involved in Nazareth Alternative Breaks, it has become the glue of my undergraduate experience, and has set the tone for my life's work."
Read: Elena Baugh's blog post ≫