Service Learning
Community service is woven into each stage of education at St. Catherine’s, fostering students’ awareness of their impact on the world. Through service opportunities, students cultivate empathy, responsibility, and leadership—skills they carry into their lives beyond the classroom.
Infant Community and Primary
In early childhood, service begins within the classroom. Children contribute by preparing food for community snacks, doing laundry, and replenishing learning materials. As children grow, they learn to comfort peers by offering tissues or assisting with a challenging task, which helps develop empathy from a young age.
Elementary
Elementary students expand their service into the school and local communities. They might volunteer in younger classrooms—deepening connections with peers—or host donation drives for causes they are passionate about, such as collecting funds for disaster relief or school supplies for local children’s charities. Through these meaningful activities, students develop a strong sense of social responsibility.
Adolescent Community and High School
In the adolescent community and high school, service takes on a broader scope to include both local outreach and global projects. Students participate in community service trips and retreats, applying their skills to real-world issues. These opportunities allow them to serve as role models within the school and beyond, embodying the Catholic values of charity and compassion.
Currently, SCM has a total of 54 partners in the areas of internships, educational experiences, and service opportunities


EDUCATIONAL AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
- Air Alliance Houston
- Animal Farm Center
- Arizona State University
- Blackwood Educational Land Institute
- Braes Interfaith Ministries
- Buffalo Bayou Partnership
- Casa de Esperanza
- Catholic Charities
- Dominican Family Integral Ecology Committee
- Dominican Family of Houston
- Dominican Sisters of Houston
- Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province
- EcoSchools U.S.
- Fearless Farmers
- Friends for Life
- Houston Food Bank
- Houston Zoo
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Meals on Wheels
- Native Prairies Association of Texas
- Nature's Way Resources
- Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance (OHBA)
- Plant It Forward
- Rent-A-Ruminant Texas
- Ronald McDonald House
- SCM Community
- Shearn Elementary School
- Texas 4-H - Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
- The Beacon Homeless Shelter
- Third Coast Clay
- Toys 4 Texans
- Trees for Houston
- University of St. Thomas, Houston
- Urban Harvest
- Waiting Under the Willow Foundation
- Westbury Community Garden
- Willow Water Hole
INTERNSHIPS
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Amtex Precision Fabrication Houston
- Candace McCaddon Law
- Catholic Charities
- Datadude, Inc
- Dr. Colby Evans - Dermatologist
- Dr. Ericka Lawson
- Houston Independent School District
- Houston Methodist Hospital
- Mann Design
- Pearl Theater
- Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success
- Service Smart Professional Autocare
- Sheila Hall - Graphic Design
- Space Telescope Science Institute
- St. Catherine’s Montessori Staff
- Tejano Center for Community Concerns
- University of St. Thomas, Houston
- Vernonville Asset Management
- What's In The Box? Bakery
