Service as Action
What is Service as Action (SA)?
Service as Action is a mandatory part of the IB Middle Year Program (MYP). It is aimed at students in grade 6 to 10 who will engage in a variety of school-planned and student-planned experiences throughout the year. These experiences can take place in and out of school. Students Service experiences will be recorded on their worksheet on ManageBac.
Student's experience worksheet on ManageBac
What students need to do?
Students need to plan and perform experiences that…
Benefit others
Improve their health
Express their creativity
Allow them to learn a new skill
Examples
Sylvia gives a speech to raise awareness for Earth Day
Daniel cooks one meal a week for his family
Iveta sells homemade bracelets for the WWF
Francis learns Mandarin with Youtube tutorials
How to use ManageBac?
Students are expected to use ManageBac to…
Record their experiences
Reflect and provide evidence on their experiences
Choose learning outcomes
Example of a ManageBac worksheet
How many experiences must students do?
Grades 6, 7 and 8
1 collaborative experience
1 long term experience
2 short term experiences
Grades 9 and 10
1 collaborative experience
1 long term experience
3 short term experiences
What doesn't count as Service as Action?
Class activities like homework or class assessments
Any paid work
What is the flag system?
It's a system used to show student progress on ManageBac
What happens in grade 10?
In grade 10, students are expected to present their Service as action in classroom or with their homeroom teacher. This exit presentation concludes the SA program.
Click here for the Service as Action Handbook