• The following has been copied and pasted directly from the GCS SL website. Please note that ECA students must still earn a minimum of 150 hours by their senior year to receive recognition. If you have questions about ECA hours, please contact the ECA facilitator, Mr. Ronnie Dargan. 

    What are the benefits of Service-Learning for Students?

    • Prepare for a Changing World
    • Learn the Importance of Collaboration & Teamwork
    • Develop Critical Thinking Skills and Innovative Ideas
    • Become Creative Problem Solvers
    • Develop Global Awareness
    • Connect with people while developing skills
    • CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

    SERVICE LEARNING RECOGNITIONS:

    • SERVICE LEARNING HONORS 70-99
    • SERVICE LEARNING AWARD 100-199
    • SERVICE LEARNING DIPLOMA 200+

    3 STEP PROCESS FOR SERVICE- LEARNING HOURS

    • Student submission
    • Verification by the adult overseeing the project
    • Final approval by the service-learning coach
    Hours must be submitted within the semester that they are completed. Hours completed from June-December must be entered into x2vol by the end of December.
    Hours completed from January-May must be entered by the end of May.
    SL Approval Forms must be submitted within the semester that service is started with the organization and should be submitted PRIOR to beginning service.
     

    PLEASE REVIEW THE UPDATED HANDBOOK!

    Starting June 15, 2023, students will fill out service-learning approval forms via X2VOL. The student will see a link that guides them to the service-learning approval form. The link will be located on your homepage of X2VOL. In addition, students can find the link on their school’s service-learning Canvas page. If you have trouble finding this information, please contact your school service-learning coach! Remember, please submit a service-learning approval form BEFORE completing an opportunity. Thank you!
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  • Click below to being your personal project form. Forms must be submitted BEFORE you begin. School opportunities cannot be logged as personal (ex: ECE, NHS, ECA, etc.). If you have questions please email Ms. Farkas.

     

    Personal Project Form

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    DOES EARN SERVICE HOURS 

        

    • Shadowing  
    • Administrative Assistant Tasks. 
    • Internship 

     

     

    • Feeding the Homeless 
    • Administrative Aid 
    • Assisting in the nursery/ providing childcare 
    • Camps and Tutoring 
    • Tech Services 

     

    • Childcare services at agencies  
    • Elder care services at agencies 
    • Regular club meetings 
    • Fundraising for the club treasury, uniforms, field trips, etc. 
    • Helping with club meetings 

     

    • Camps or classes that charge tuition* 
    • For-profit camp or business* 
    • Color Guard – Parades 

     

     

    Court mandated hours count towards service-learning hours. Please contact the Service-Learning Coordinator for more details. 

     

    No political activities will count. 

     

     

    *Students must seek approval from school-based service-learning coach and submit in writing what they will do at the agency PRIOR to starting. 
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