Hands for a Bridge (HFB) is an innovative and immersive program designed to educate and empower students to build a more connected, informed and just world. The program is run through a unique partnership with Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Washington. Students must apply to participate in the intensive year-long academic and extra-curricular program. Teachers…
Hands for a Bridge includes a bilateral exchange program, allowing students to travel across the world to develop a global dialog about peace and justice. Every February a class of students from Roosevelt High School in Seattle split up and travel to Northern Ireland and South Africa – two regions where a long history of…
Poetry, song, dance, film, literature, and many other art forms are central to the HFB curriculum. Students participate in the curriculum through a daily language arts class at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, along with weekly after-school meetings. The arts are used both as a lens for examining social justice issues as well as a…
Throughout the school year in Seattle, students complete Activist Projects to explore an aspect of their own community that needs greater understanding and social change. They propose their Activist Projects based on the skills and resources they have developed through the classroom curriculum and exchange program. By completing their projects, they emerge as leaders ,…
The 2026 Aunnual Hands for a Bridge auction is November 14th 2026 from 6 to 9 PM Magnuson Park Officers’ Club: 7448 63rd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 Get your tickets now! This auction is a celebration of international travel, the opportunity for American students to expand their horizons and become citizens of the world. This…
Please join the teachers, HFB Board, and any and all alums and their friends and family to renew connections, to reminisce, inspire, and catch up on Tuesday July 16 at 4pm at Maple Leaf Park. We will provide burgers, veggie burgers and hot dogs. Please bring a side to share. Looking forward to seeing all…
Save the date to welcome the new HFB cohort. The evening of June 18. Details coming soon.
Our annual summer picnic will be on Wednesday July 12th from 4-7pm at the Maple Leaf Reservoir Park. All current HFB students and family AND all HFB alumni and family are invited. Join us for some “craic”, a bit of twisting and shouting and of course leaning on me! Reunite with old friends, meet…
Please join us to bid farewell, in person, to the HFB Class of 2023 and to welcome the HFB Class of 2024. The HFB Year End Celebration includes student performances, song, dance, tasty desserts, and the opportunity to engage with HFB past, present, and future. We hope you can join us! When: Starting at 7…
We thought you might be interested in what this year’s class at Roosevelt HS is reading and watching in their HFB class. Novels, memoirs, plays, histories: From I Never Thought of it That Way, by Mónica Guzmán From Born a Crime, Trevor Noah Mother to Mother, Sindiwe Magona Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an…
The annual HFB auction is back!!! Please save the date for Saturday evening, November 5, 2022. Please join us for a fun evening filled with fantastic auction items, hors d’oeuvres, refreshments and entertainment. This is not your standard sit-down auction, but a lively social event with opportunities to mingle, bid on hundreds of items, and…
Please join us to bid farewell, in person, to the HFB Class of 2022 and to welcome the HFB Class of 2023. The HFB Year End Celebration includes student performances, song, dance, tasty desserts, and the opportunity to engage with HFB past, present, and future. We hope you can join us! When: Starting at 6:30…
Fifteen years ago in 2007, so the story goes, John Harkin at Oakgrove Integrated College in Derry/Londonderry, received an email from Douglas Holwerda in Seattle requesting permission to visit, and since that time, an unbreakable bond was formed. Apparently, Mr. Harkin didn’t realize initially what this meant – a group of American students and teachers…
Are you a current Roosevelt 10th or 11th grader who would be a great candidate for Hands for a Bridge? We are currently accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year. Applications are due Monday March 21, 2022. Detailed information as well as the student and parent questions, and commitment forms may be accessed here. Spread…
