Community Involvement

As part of the diploma requirements, students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities. These activities may be completed at any time during their years in the secondary school program.

Students, in collaboration with their parents, will decide how they will complete the community involvement requirement.

Community involvement activities may take place in a variety of settings, including not-for-profit organizations, public sector institutions (including hospitals), and informal settings. Students may not fulfil the requirement through activities that are counted towards a credit (cooperative education and work experience, for example), through paid work, or by assuming duties normally performed by a paid employee.

The requirement is to be completed outside students' normal instructional hours - that is, the activities are to take place in students' designated lunch hours, after school, on weekends, or during school holidays.

Ineligible activities include:

· Activities that take place during the time allotted for the instructional program on a school day. However, an activity that takes place during the student's lunch breaks or “spare” periods is permissible;

· Payment for any community involvement activity; and,

· Household chores are no longer permissible as community service hours.

Students will maintain and provide a record of their community involvement activities. Completion of the required 40 hours must be confirmed by the organizations or persons supervising the activities. Documentation attesting to the completion of each activity must be submitted to the guidance office by the student. This documentation must include for each activity the name of the person or organization receiving the service, the activity performed, the dates and hours, the signatures of the student and his or her parents, and a signed acknowledgement by the person (or a representative of the organization) involved. The principal will decide whether the student has met the requirements of both the Ministry and the Board for these activities.

* Please see the related files below for additional information and to obtain the Community Hours Form

Community Involvement Information

community involvement brochure update 2014.pdf

Community Hours Form

**Students must obtain a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement to graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

**All forms must be handed in to the Guidance office to accumulate hours.

Please note:

Ineligible activities include:

· Payment for any community involvement activity; and,

· Household chores are no longer permissible as community service hours.

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