Grad @ Grad
Grad @ Grad is a unique experiential learning program, founded in 2020, that aims to instill values of model graduates upon graduation and foster growth within each student. Through collaboration with up to 30 unique and mission-driven organizations within Philadelphia, Grad @ Grad exposes Cristo Rey Philadelphia students to experiences that cultivate the awareness and development of their full potential through hands-on and real-world learning.
STUDENT TESTIMONIES
"Grad @ Grad taught me the value of being community minded through our experiences. I got to talk to a lot of people at the different sites, made friends with peers that I didn't previously know, and learn about different opportunities in my own community and beyond. We get an understanding of who people are inside."
"Service Track is a blessing for me to understand how I can become a more virtuous person, serve others in my community, and discern what it means to seek a career that serves others and makes a change in the world."
"I am definitely more connected to Cristo Rey through Grad @ Grad — you get to know your peers outside of school through the activities and it brings people together. People I wouldn't have expected to get along with are now my friends."
"There's a big difference between learning about things and practicing things. In Service Track, you're taking what you learned and you're seeing it right in front of you... it improved by perception and challenged by biases."
Philadelphia Rock Gyms
Service Track
Beyond the Bars
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton
Connection Collective
Creative Praxis
Escape Game
Fabric Workshop Museum
First Tee — Greater Philadelphia
Gallery PHL
Goodfaith
Immortal Vision Studios
Magic Workshop
Mural Painting
Philadelphia Rock Gyms
PhillyCAM
REC Philly
Revive Radio + Media
Project HOME
Share Food Warehouse
Soul Healn
Sprout U School of the Arts
Squash Smarts
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
Unscripted Studios
YouthELM
Vetri Community Kitchen
Visitation Home, Inc.