Community Involvement

The Community Involvement Requirement (Completion of 40 Hours of community service)

This requirement is designed to encourage students to develop awareness and understanding of civic responsibility and of the role they can play in supporting and strengthening their communities. As part of the diploma requirements, students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities. These activities may be completed at any time during their years in the secondary school program. Students, in collaboration with their parents, will decide how they will fulfill the community involvement requirement. Students will not be paid for any community involvement activity. Students must fulfill the requirement outside scheduled class time, and must obtain the necessary documentation showing that they have completed the activities. The school will keep track on the volunteer activities completed in a log for each student. Students’ transcripts will contain a record of whether or not they completed the requirement.

Consultation with the Principal may be required for certain volunteer activities.