HARBORSIDE ACADEMY
EL Education Credentialing Portfolio
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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.
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.
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.
