Community Development Program

What is community service/ Development?

Community service is an act done to link individuals to the wider community through services and projects that benefit the society and raise awareness about the needs of the fellow citizens as well as develop the values of belongingness and loyalty to one’s country.

Objectives:

By the end of Year 12, and through completing 50 hours of community service programs set by the school, students will achieve the following objectives:

  • Develop their sense of belongingness to their country and awareness of the needs of their fellow citizens
  • Build a culture of collaboration to create a healthier environment
  • Enhance their volunteering spirit
  • Learn new skills and plant the seeds of leadership through managing their projects and time
  • Experience personal growth and character development through serving others
  • Give back to the community

 According to Salahaldin International School Community Development Program:

  1. Community service is obligatory for all IGCSE year 9 students and optional for Years 10,11,12.
  2. Students must complete 15 hours of community service each year starting Year 9, with an expected total of 45 hours by the time they graduate.
  3. Students must submit evidence of the completion of 50 hours of community service by the end of their 12th year of school. This is to be supervised, documented and stamped by the school.
  4. Group Work:
  • All community service projects must be implemented in the form of group work – individual work isn’t encouraged.
  • Each group must have a leader (a student) who will define and ensure that all students are participating
  • Each group must have a portfolio to record the whole experience
  1. Portfolio: The project portfolio must
  • Define the exact needs of the facility to be supported
  • Have a clear objective as to what is to be done to serve the community
  • Explain an action plan of how the service will be conducted
  • Display photos/ CDs of students in action showing all the steps taken to implement the plan
  1. Students must physically participate in the chosen community service project and spend the required hours at work rather than merely donate money.

In order to link individuals to the wider community and raise awareness about the needs of the fellow citizens as well as develop the values of belongingness and loyalty to one’s country, all High School students are obligated to participate in the High school Community Development program. Through one lesson on the schedule for Years 9, 10 and the Community Development Club for Years 11,12, one service/ charity of several projects is chosen every year for students to participate in. Participation is obligatory for year 9 students.

Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives provides opportunities for enquiry into, and reflection on, key global issues from different perspectives: personal, local/national and global. It encourages awareness of global problems and offers a range of opportunities to explore solutions through cooperation and collaboration. The course is not about getting everybody to think identically; rather it is a matter of opening minds to the complexity of the world and of human thought, and encouraging empathy for the diversity of human experience and feeling.

All Year 9 students are obliged to engage in several projects and research papers to be submitted during the school year. This preparation will enable them to take the subject as an O.L. in Year 10, 11 or 12.

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