REQUIREMENTS
The guidelines for the project:
A Prepared Graduate Competency in the Civics standard is: Analyze and practice rights, roles, and responsibilities of citizens. Civics is a foundational component of the educational experience and critical to the continued success of our society. A democratic and free society relies on the skills, intelligence, engagement and virtue of its citizens. Our students will one day be responsible for strengthening our civic culture based on the knowledge they learn at school, their own values, and their choices for action. Democracy demands that they have these tools to be responsible contributors to civic culture.
You are asked to design three community service projects, one each Quarter 1, 2 3.
Personal: Please plan a project that helps a person or a group of people close to you (household, grandparent, someone at BHMS...);
Community: plan one project that reaches beyond your family - reach out to someone in need from your community (Neighborhood/BHMS/Scouts/Church…);
Organization: complete a third project to help a local organization (FISH, Children’s Museum, ARC, Senior Services, BHMS...).
The order of completion is up to you and your parents. “Charity begins at home” is a very old idiom and may be a good place to start. Or, you may want to find an organization for first Quarter and help those closer to you later in the year. Of course, you may help people or organizations beyond the requirements for our U.S. History Civics Standard, and please do.
You are asked to serve a total of two or more hours by the end of each Quarter 1, 2, 3. Please work closely with an adult to ensure a safe and productive project. At your age, many volunteer organizations require an adult chaperone. Please keep this in mind as you confirm your project with those involved. As you work toward your goals, your plan may need to change, but make a pledge now to help you complete each project by the FINAL Quarter deadline.
A Prepared Graduate Competency in the Civics standard is: Analyze and practice rights, roles, and responsibilities of citizens. Civics is a foundational component of the educational experience and critical to the continued success of our society. A democratic and free society relies on the skills, intelligence, engagement and virtue of its citizens. Our students will one day be responsible for strengthening our civic culture based on the knowledge they learn at school, their own values, and their choices for action. Democracy demands that they have these tools to be responsible contributors to civic culture.
You are asked to design three community service projects, one each Quarter 1, 2 3.
Personal: Please plan a project that helps a person or a group of people close to you (household, grandparent, someone at BHMS...);
Community: plan one project that reaches beyond your family - reach out to someone in need from your community (Neighborhood/BHMS/Scouts/Church…);
Organization: complete a third project to help a local organization (FISH, Children’s Museum, ARC, Senior Services, BHMS...).
The order of completion is up to you and your parents. “Charity begins at home” is a very old idiom and may be a good place to start. Or, you may want to find an organization for first Quarter and help those closer to you later in the year. Of course, you may help people or organizations beyond the requirements for our U.S. History Civics Standard, and please do.
You are asked to serve a total of two or more hours by the end of each Quarter 1, 2, 3. Please work closely with an adult to ensure a safe and productive project. At your age, many volunteer organizations require an adult chaperone. Please keep this in mind as you confirm your project with those involved. As you work toward your goals, your plan may need to change, but make a pledge now to help you complete each project by the FINAL Quarter deadline.