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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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well, here's a school that is doing it. We don't hear media congregating around this.
http://www.erps.k12.mi.us/district/v...er_request.htm
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The Eaton Rapids Community Schools will be requiring students to volunteer for projects within the community as a graduation requirement. The school is asking the community at large to help us in this collaborative effort to promote growth of civic, social and ethical development. Members of the Class of 2006 and following who wish to qualify for the Michigan Merit Award Scholarship will be required to document that they have completed 40 hours of community service prior to June 30th of their graduating year.
Goal of the program: To promote volunteering within the student population and foster involvement in community efforts.
Classification of Accepted Community Service:
Community or Municipal Service: Service in this category may include or involve service provided to our local city or township governmental units.
Educational or School Related Service: Service in this category may include service provided to the Eaton Rapids Public Schools or its students.
Guided Community Service: Examples of service opportunities in this category might include participation in programs sponsored by community service clubs and organizations, faith based assistance programs or other organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, Eaton Rapids Community Hospital, etc.
Independent Directed Community Service: Service in this category is defined by service that focuses directly upon assistance offered to individuals who are not able to provide for all of their own needs. Examples of service opportunities in this category might include a variety of services provided to the elderly or infirm, such as raking leaves, shoveling snow, washing windows, etc.
What can they do?
These high school students are prepared to use their skills in a variety of ways for civic related tasks:
Internet training for elders
Food Service Help for Events
Event Security
Ticket management
Reading, Math tutor
Clerical and office services
Hospital Assistant
City Events worker
Childcare
Painting/landscaping
Read to Seniors
How the Program Works:
Each organization needs to fill out the form below (also available at the High School, Board Office or on the web), and return to Jo Anderson. The “job” will be posted to the students and interested parties will contact you directly.
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Let me also add that my volunteering in high school gave me a leg up against people for jobs. Since I was able to put down that I volunteered in an office at the American Cancer Society, I had more skills and experience than most kids applying for jobs. It also gave me an entry into the office work force. I never worked in retail in my career, (I don't consider the video rental store in the same manner as those that worked in the groceries, malls, and food stores.)
I will try to find other public school systems that have this requirement when I have time.
another school
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Henrico County Public Schools
Volunteerism
What is Community Service Learning?
Community Service Learning - an educational process which enhances the quality of life within the community by combining instruction with voluntary participation in supporting activities or obtaining contributions of goods.
Service learning will be a voluntary assignment offered within the curriculum with activities which reach beyond the school environment.
Those seniors who have completed a minimum of 50 hours of community service during their sophomore, junior and senior years (combined) will receive a special seal for their diploma and a notation on their transcript. Students may receive credit for activities completed the summer prior to the 9th grade, provided that appropriate procedures were followed.
What are the benefits of Community Service Learning?
Students receive an invaluable learning experience which is generally unable to be received in the normal classroom setting.
Service learning places curricular concepts in the context of real-world situations.
Students will analyze, evaluate, and synthesize these concepts using problem-solving skills, while at the same time help their community.
Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of career opportunities before exiting high school.
Students will have the opportunity to get experience in an area of career interest.
Positive school-community relations.
The general good feeling of neighbors-helping-neighbors will be generated.
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Last edited by Cynthetiq; 06-19-2007 at 09:26 PM..
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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