Volunteer

Students are asked to hand-deliver Community Hours Sheets in person to the Guidance office. If you have an email signature from an employer, please print that and attach it to your form (still signed by you and Guardian, which can be downloaded here or picked up in Guidance).

IMPORTANT: Guidance will not collect more than 40 Hours of Community Service. Once you have submitted 40 Hours, we encourage you to continue your volunteer work, and share these experiences on your personal resume.

Google Classrooms

Access volunteer opportunity postings under CLASSWORK within your Grade-Specific Guidance's Google Classroom:

Grade 9/10 Google Classroom

Grade 11/12 Google Classroom

105 Gibson Centre

Orientation, bi-weekly meetings and Volunteer Experiences

Volunteer Form Sample.pdf

Sample Completed Form

https://www2.yrdsb.ca/sites/default/files/2023-06/FOR-communityinvolvement.pdf

Blank Form

Print, complete necessary information, ensure Supervisor signature, student and parent (if under 18) signature.

Copies are also available in Guidance with a Carbon Copy attached, so that students can keep track of their submissions.

FILLABLE BLANK FORM

Same as Blank Form - must be completed, signed, printed, and submitted in person

SD-CommunityServiceGuide.pdf

YRDSB Volunteer Guide

We always recommend that students check with Guidance if they are unsure if Hours will be accepted. All volunteer work is useful towards career exploration, and excellent on a resume, but only not-for-profit organizations are accepted towards your 40 Graduation Hours.

How the heck do I fill this in???

IMPORTANT Information regarding Volunteer Hours

As per the Ministry of Education Announcement...

The community involvement graduation requirement has been restored to 40 hours of community involvement activities for the last year. For students graduating in the 2023-24 school year, the ministry will NO LONGER permit the flexible measures for attaining volunteer hours.

Specifically, students can NO LONGER earn hours during the time allotted for the instructional program on a school day, NOR through duties (chores) normally performed in the home. Additionally, students can NO LONGER count a maximum of 10 hours from paid employment.

NOTE:

Only 40 Hours Max will be collected by Guidance towards your graduation requirement. Students are encouraged to continue volunteering past the 40 Hours, for the purpose of personal and professional development, and to include in a resume.
Not sure if your Hours count? Please see Page 2 of the Blank Form above. During school hours, students may also inquire in person to the Guidance office. Outside of school hours/Summer and unable to confirm if they count? We suggest you DO THE HOURS...even if they do not count towards your Graduation Requirement, they will still be applicable to a resume and any such initiative looks incredible to a future employer.

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