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EVIDENCE: SERVICE LEARNING

As part of our community outreach and field work experiences, Harborside puts a significant value on students participating in community service projects. As a result, our students are required to obtain 10 community service hours per year as a middle school student and 15 as a high school student. Although these are minimums, many of our students achieve the 100 hours of community service to qualify for a special service distinction on their district-issued high school diploma. Students are required to provide information about their service work, log the hours, and have an adult sign off on the work they completed. At the end of each year, students turn in their service hours to their crew teachers or the school counselors who keep track and log their total hours.

 

The impact of students' service work has reached far beyond the city of Kenosha. This world map shows just how far students have traveled to help many people around the world.

Digital World Map
VIDEOS: SERVICE LEARNING

Service learning projects are incorporated into many of our expeditions. Our students host summits that explore issues related to water quality and water conservation. They hold an annual event celebrating and honoring local veterans. They help to plan and organize a team for UW-Parkside's annual Walk to End Alzheimer's. They have formed partnerships with local schools to build school gardens. To date, Harborside has made over 100 community connections that allow our students to connect to their community and become active citizens.

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The videos below document just some of the ways Harborside students have their world through their commitment to service. In the first video, you will see Harborside students participating in EL Education's 2019 Better World Day. The second video, Harborside's Student Keynote address at the 2016 EL Education National Conference, shows Harborside students and alumni discuss the impact of service on their lives and the lives of others. The third and fourth videos highlight the service component of two students' senior projects. 

Student Keynote - EL Education 2016 National Conference
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Student Keynote - EL Education 2016 National Conference

On October 29th, 2016, students of Harborside Academy in Kenosha, Wisconsin shared how the ethic of service permeates school culture, serving as a foundation for their learning expeditions that contribute to their community through collaboration with senior citizens, veterans, and elementary students. Giving to their city in significant ways is a core part of Harborside academic work - at every grade level, every year. Harborside Academy is one of 24 EL Education Credentialed Schools in the nation. eleducation.org/news/nine-el-schools-receive-credentialing-distinction Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
EL Better World Day 2019
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EL Better World Day 2019

Our ELeducation schools took time today to make a difference in our community in celebration of #BetterWorldDay taking place across the country. Harborside Academy, Frank Elementary School, Wilson Elementary, Jefferson Elementary School and Vernon Elementary worked hard on beautification projects at local parks. Additionally, the group kicked off their local #sayhello campaign, which centers around creating a kinder community by people simply saying hello to strangers to remind them that they matter. Say hello to the kids on the sidewalk, say hello to the man cleaning the hall you are walking down or say hello to the woman stocking shelves at the grocery store. In effect, dismantling people’s inner worries and assumptions by replacing silence with a kind greeting. Mayor John Antaramian also proclaimed today Better World Day in Kenosha. In addition, students delivered thank you cards to the Kenosha Police Department, Kenosha Fire Department and Kenosha County Sheriff's Department, visited nursing homes, delivered decorated lunch bags and food to the Shalom Center of the Interfaith Network and more. #KUSDproud
Nicaragua Senior Trip 2016
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Nicaragua Senior Trip 2016

16 Harborside seniors took a trip to the Island of Ometepe in Nicaragua. During their time there they worked on 2 large water tanks, visited with the children at Si A La Vida, hiked two volcanoes and connected with the community.
Playground Builds in Paarl
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Playground Builds in Paarl

Bringing hope and joy to the community of Paarl, South Africa in the form of a playground!
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