2023-2024 Community Project Information

9/1/23 Community Project Kickoff 

9/29/23 Checkpoint #1 Items Due:

1. Completed Project Proposal (journal slide 7)

2. Academic Honesty notes and 1st initials (journal slide 6)

3. Journal Slides 1-16 complete

12/8/23 Checkpoint #2 Items Due:

1. Service completed

2. Journal Slides 1-30 complete

3. Academic Honesty notes & 2nd initials (journal slide 6)

1/19/24 Community Projects Due

1. Completed Journal

2. Completed project and artifacts

3. Video presentation submitted

 **Student journals and lesson slides can be found in Schoology.         

Making an impact on the community by taking action to address needs. 

Service Learning:

• Learning by contributing and taking action

• Applying what you learn in a meaningful way

• Making a connection between the classroom and the world   

• Understanding the context of what you learn and why it’s important 

• All Year 3 students must participate in a Community Project. 

   

  Purpose & Philosophy for a Community Project:

  1. Encourages students to exercise their right and responsibility for acts of service

  2. Brings awareness of local and/or global needs

  3. Promotes:

  * Inquiry

  * Synthesis of Subject Knowledge

  * Practice of Approaches to Learning Skills

  * Learner Profile Traits

   

  IB & SVMS Community Project Requirements:

  1. All Year 3 (8th graders) will complete a Community Project

  2. Work individually or in a group with no more than 3 students

  3. Meet twice a month with a Learning Coach Supervisor

  4. Identify a need connected to a Global Context

  5. Community Project  Showcase Presentation

  6. Submit: Proposal for Action, Project Process Journal, Academic Honesty Commitment

   

  SVMS Community Project Brochure

   

  Community Project Student Guide