MYP Service and Action (9th & 10th)
2021-2022
Ms. Holly Jordan will serve as the
HHS Service Learning Coordinator.
Specifics regarding the 2021-2022 IB MYP Service as Action requirement for 9th and 10th graders schedule for October 2021 release, unless otherwise noted.
OVERVIEW
- The International Baccalaureate] programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
- Participation in local and global service is one way students are able to show compassion for their neighbors as well as develop an understanding of the similarities and differences that exist among our local and global communities. By engaging in service projects, students are able to make a positive difference in the lives of others and the environment, and quite often, these experiences translate into personal passions that are invaluable when writing college and scholarship applications.
- Must address the seven learning outcomes over the course of the two years (incoming 10th must address all seven outcomes this school year)
- Students engaged in service become empowered to make choices about how to take thoughtful and positive action. By committing to community service students will show evidence of these seven learning outcomes (see handout below for full description):
- Become more aware of their own strengths and areas for growth
- Undertake challenges that develop new skills
- Discuss, evaluate and plan student-initiated activities
- Persevere in action
- Work collaboratively with others
- Develop international-mindedness through global engagement, multilingualism, and intercultural understanding
- Consider the ethical implications of their action
DESCRIPTION
Action and service have always been shared values of the IB community. Students take action when they apply what they are learning in the classroom and beyond. IB learners strive to be caring members of the community who demonstrate a commitment to service—making a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.
Action (learning by experiencing) is a key component in education, including the kind of teaching and learning common to all IB programmes. Service, as a subset of action, has always been a shared value of the IB community. IB learners strive to be caring members of the community who demonstrate a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others.
Service requires that students are able to make connections to what is learned in the classroom, and apply it to what is encountered in the community. By reflecting on their service experience, students may gain a greater awareness of the community and world they live in. This also gives them a chance to really process their potential impact and facilitates the development of new experiences.
Action and service have always been shared values of the IB community. Students take action when they apply what they are learning in the classroom and beyond. IB learners strive to be caring members of the community who demonstrate a commitment to service—making a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.
Action (learning by experiencing) is a key component in education, including the kind of teaching and learning common to all IB programmes. Service, as a subset of action, has always been a shared value of the IB community. IB learners strive to be caring members of the community who demonstrate a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others.
Service requires that students are able to make connections to what is learned in the classroom, and apply it to what is encountered in the community. By reflecting on their service experience, students may gain a greater awareness of the community and world they live in. This also gives them a chance to really process their potential impact and facilitates the development of new experiences.
HHS REQUIREMENTS
Service as Action experiences should involve:
Hillside offers various opportunities to pursue the efforts of Service as Action to include, but not limited to, student government and service oriented clubs. An adult supervisor is required to oversee and evaluate the student’s performance. It is NOT advised to use a family member as an experience supervisor.
Service as Action experiences should involve:
- Real, purposeful activities, with significant outcomes
- Thoughtful consideration, such as planning, reviewing, and reporting
- Personal Challenges- (must extend the student and be achievable)
- Reflection on outcomes and personal learning
Hillside offers various opportunities to pursue the efforts of Service as Action to include, but not limited to, student government and service oriented clubs. An adult supervisor is required to oversee and evaluate the student’s performance. It is NOT advised to use a family member as an experience supervisor.
Choosing Acceptable Activities
Examples of potential Service Projects
What DOESN'T Count as Service and Action
Examples of potential Service Projects
- Adopt-A-Highway
- American Cancer Society
- American Red Cross
- Animal Shelters
- Election volunteer
- Park clean up
- Food drives
- Preschool volunteers
- Reading to children or elderly
- Soup kitchens
- Special Olympics
- United Way
What DOESN'T Count as Service and Action
- Any activity where you receive compensation (i.e. job, receiving a special privilege from the organization you work for, tips, or any other means)
- Any class, activity,or project which is already part of your IB Middle Years Programme requirements
- Aiding others in simple, repetitive work, such as filing papers, that provide little to no impact on personal growth and awareness of the global community
- Passive pursuits, such as visits to museums/theaters/art exhibitions/concerts/sporting events, unless it clearly inspires work in a related activity in which a student is already engaged in
- ALL forms of duty with the family (i.e. babysitting, planning family reunions, mowing lawns, collecting cans/trash, household chores, etc.)
- Religious activities IN the church (i.e. babysitting for church nursery, ushering, etc.)
- Religious devotion and any activity that can be interpreted as an attempt to convert someone to a religion; in other words, it is acceptable to be affiliated under the name of a religious group; however, the activity should be non-religious (i.e. food/clothes drive, back to school drive, etc.)
- Activities that can cause division among different groups in the community
- An activity where there is no leader or responsible adult on site to evaluate and confirm student participation/performance
- If unsure what counts and what does not count, please contact coordinator prior to engaging in the activity
MYP 7 Learning Outcomes for Service
MYP students should, through their engagement with service as action:
Learning Outcomes Description (click link) |
SERVICE AS ACTION (SA/CAS) Documentation
Service as Action portfolios should include:
https://hillsideibmyp.weebly.com/service-and-action.html Developing Reflection When developing your reflections consider the following:
Fulfillment of the school’s expectations for service as action is a requirement of the HHS MYP Certificate. (Adapted from International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Programme MYP: From principles into practice 2014) REQUIRED FORMS (click links below) Form # 1-Student Action Log Form # 2-Supervisor Observation Form |