Belen Youth Missions
For over 40 years, Belen students have participated in missionary activity in greatly impoverished areas of the Dominican Republic. In connection with other Jesuit priests of our Province (Antilles) who are serving in the Dominican Republic, we have engaged our students in service aimed at benefiting rural communities of different areas of that country.
Our students share life, faith and work with campesino communities who become our teachers in the faith, as well as friends in Christ.
Our students share life, faith and work with campesino communities who become our teachers in the faith, as well as friends in Christ.
Together with the local people, our students have participated in the construction of small schools, chapels, and bridges. In addition, we have been able to set up medical missions to these places with the help of Belen parents who are physicians or nurses.
BYM 2026 Important Information
Registration for the annual Belen Youth Missions (BYM) trip to the Dominican Republic will open to members of the class of 2027 in mid-January. The exact date and time will be announced in the Fall.
Please note that registration is limited to 60 current Belen Jesuit juniors and is conditional on their academic and disciplinary records. Anyone who registers is not necessarily committed to attending, nor is he guaranteed to be selected for the trip. Once the first 60 slots are filled, a waiting list will become available on the BYM registration webpage. Students wishing to participate in BYM will not be able to attend summer school.
Students will travel to the Dominican Republic from late June to early July for approximately 10 days. The exact dates of the trip will be announced at a later date. Father Willie, faculty and staff members, and a select group of alumni will accompany the students.
Missions Over The Decades
List of 5 items.
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1980s
1981 - Janey- Built an Elderly Center
1982 - La Cejita- Built an Aqueduct
1983 - La Cejita- Finished the aqueduct
1984 - La Cejita- Built a school house
1985 - La Cejita- Added classroom and built latrines
1986 - La Guama- Built a chapel
1987 - El Aguacate- Built a school house
1988 - Los Naranjos- Built an aqueduct
1989 - Rincón Largo- Built a chapel and an aqueduct -
1990s
1990 - Jumunuco- Built an aqueduct – Established a Makeshift Clinic
1991- Loma de los Ríos- Built an Aqueduct – Established a Makeshift Clinic
1992- Jamamú- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
1993 - Yaque Arriba- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
1994 - Yaque Arriba- Built Roads – Established a Makeshift Clinic
1995 - Yaque Arriba- Built an Aqueduct – Established a Makeshift Clinic
1996 - Yaque Arriba- Built Roads – Established a Makeshift Clinic
1997 - Janey- Provided Electricity - Established a Makeshift Clinic
1998 - Bambú- Built a School – Established a Makeshift Clinic
1999 - San Rafael del Yuma- Built a Fence for an Orphanage -
2000s
2000 - Los Arroyos- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2001 - La Piragua- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2002 - La Piragua- Built an Aqueduct – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2003 - Yarda- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2004 - Yaroa- Built an Aqueduct – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2004 - Monte Adentro- Build a chapel
2005 - Arroyo Caña- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2006 - Venú- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2007 - Sabaneta de Mata Grande- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2008 - Arroyo Blanco- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2009 - Pedro García- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic -
2010s
2010 - Loma de Comedero- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2011 - Pescado Bobo- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2012 - San Felipe Abajo- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2013 - La Piragua- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2014 - Hoyo de Perez- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2015 - El Puerto- Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2016 - Batey- Built a Bridge
2017 - La Estrancita - Built a Bridge
2018 - San Felipe Abajo - Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic
2019 - Vaca Gorda - Built a Bridge – Established a Makeshift Clinic -
2020s
2020 - Cancelled due to COVID
2021 - Cancelled due to COVID
2022 - Yerba Buena - Build an aqueduct
2023 - Corocito - Build an aqueduct
2024 - La Colonia - Build an aqueduct
2025 - Janey - Build an aqueduct
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
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500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the school's property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit is situated on a 34-acre site in western Dade County, just minutes away from downtown Miami.