WHAT IS

COMMUNITY

& SERVICE?

AN UNPAID SERVICE

WHERE YOU HELP

OTHERS BY

VOLUNTEERING

YOUR TIME

DEVELOPING

COMMUNITY

AWARENESS. THIS

CAN BE LOCAL

(DUBAI), NATIONAL

(UAE) OR GLOBAL

(THE WHOLE

WORLD!)

LEARNING

OUTCOME #1

Strengths &

Weaknesses

I have increased my strength in a skill I already had

e.g. I have learnt new skills in football

I have recognized an area I can improve on

I’m not very good at public speaking but I’ve had to get better because I’m teaching other kids football skills

LEARNING

OUTCOME #2

Challenges

I have taken on a new

challenge

E.g. I’ve never been involved

with any kind of sport before

but I want to try something new

I’ve challenged myself

E.g. I don’t like running much

but I ran a half marathon for a

charity

LEARNING

OUTCOME #3

Organization

I have been responsible for organizing an event, activity or project

E.g. My friend and I planned a lunchtime activity for other students

I have organized a group of people

E.g. I was the leader and in charge of organizing a project by myself or with a friend

LEARNING

OUTCOME #4

Collaboration

I have worked together with other people in a team

E.g. I have done a project with a friend or as part of a bigger team

I have developed skills in order to work with other people

E.g. Even if I don’t agree with everyone’s opinions I have worked together to find solutions

LEARNING

OUTCOME #5

Commitment

I have shown commitment to a

project

E.g. I have volunteered my time

outside of school hours to a

project, event or activity

I have shown long term

commitment to a project

E.g. I have volunteered my time

for a project over a month,

semester or year

LEARNING

OUTCOME #6

New Skills

I have learnt a new skill

through an activity I already do

E.g. I play basketball but I

recently learnt to dribble with

my left hand

I have learnt a COMPLETELY

new skill

E.g. I’ve never played

basketball before but I’ve just

started!

HOW MANY PROJECTS

DO I NEED TO DO? The number of projects in

the back of your diary is a

GUIDELINE. Some longer

activities may count as 2-3

projects.

Every project MUST be

approved by Miss Oxley or

Miss Ronalds

We would like you to try and

have a range of short

projects together with at

least 1 longer project e.g. A

club you are part of or a

weekly commitment you

make for several months.

You should be aiming to

meet at LEAST 1 learning

activity with each project

you do

WHERE DO I GO FROM

HERE? First things first READ THE NOTICEBOARD!!!!

Check if there are any jobs, events or activities there

that interest you

Use the suggested websites to do your own research

and come up with some project ideas

WHAT IF I ALREADY HAVE

A PROJECT IDEA? GREAT! Grab a project proposal form from the Notice-board,

fill it out and drop it in with Miss Oxley or Miss Ronalds during the scheduled times.

Talk to the Community & Services ICT team and see if someone is available to photograph and/or video your activity, event or project so we can upload it to our Community & Service Blog page

DON’T FORGET TO REFLECT ON YOUR TIME SPENT DOING COMMUNITY & SERVICE ACTIVITIES!

In the back of your diary there is a reflection section – please use this to note down your thoughts after you’ve completed a project. If you would like to write a blog post about your project please speak to the ICT team.

STILL GOT QUESTIONS?

COME AND SEE US DURING THE SCHEDULED TIMES

(AS ADVERTISED ON THE NOTICEBOARD AND THE

WHITEBOARD OUTSIDE THE HUMANITIES ROOM)

PLEASE DO NOT ASK US IN CLASS!

GOOD LUCK, AND HAVE FUN!