What is Service as Action?

Service as action is a vital part of the MYP Programme at Campus des Nations and is a mandatory requirement for students to complete. It starts in the classroom and extends beyond it, requiring students to take an active part in the communities in which they live. Giving importance to the sense of community throughout the programme encourages responsible citizenship and seeks to deepen the student’s knowledge and understanding of the world around them. The MYP Service as Action Programme provides an avenue for experiential learning through a range of physical, service and community activities.

The emphasis is on

- Developing community awareness and concern

- Learning to balance social, academic, and recreational avenues in life whilst maintaining a healthy lifestyle

- Becoming independent

- Developing the skills needed to make an effective contribution to society including personal reflection, resilience and working collaboratively.

Students are encouraged to make connections between their intellectual and social growth, thereby refining their affective, creative and ethical as well as cognitive development. This is achieved through a process of discovery of self and community, and reflections inside as well as outside the classroom.