On Wednesday, September 26, 2012, Sacred Heart Students spoke live with Sunita Williams, Commander of the International Space Station. The event was over a year in the making, with Sacred Heart Elementary students pitching and winning the opportunity to be one of a handful of Canadian schools that would have a live uplink with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. After working with the ARISS (Amateur Radio International Space Station) here in Halifax and intensive study last year in grades 5 and 6, students progressed through a number of stages to be able to ask questions to NASA with the hope of being chosen as one of the schools able to talk to an astronaut on the space station.

At 12:15pm Grade 3 to 6 students, faculty, parents, and honoured guests gathered in the school's Little Theatre for a presentation from Dr. Richard Zurawski, and ARISS representatives, leading up to the contact with Commander Williams. The contact lasted approximately 10 minutes with children asking their questions to Commander Williams.

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Sacred Heart School of Halifax is the oldest school in Halifax founded in 1849. Founded by the Society of the Sacred Heart, the school is part of the international network of Sacred Heart Schools. Our heritage and Sacred Heart spirit inspire commitment to value-based education relevant to a pluralistic student body. Co-ed Junior Primary to grade 6, girls only grade 7-12 and boys only grade 7-12. Sacred Heart School of Halifax stimulates young minds and fosters a lifelong love of learning.