Community Hours

Community Service Hours For ALL Students

All students are required to complete 40 hours of community service in order to graduate.

Eligible and Ineligible Activities

On the back of the new Community Hours tracking form, students and families will find a checklist on how to complete community involvement, as well as lists of eligible and ineligible activities. Please note that the eligible activities that were previously allowed during covid have changed as of September 1st, 2023. 

Some activities that are now ineligible are:

• 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.

Some examples of eligible activities are, but not limited to: 

• coaching minor sports team 

• reading buddy or tutoring outside of school time 

• assisting at a charity event (e.g. walk-a-thon) 

• participating in environmental projects (e.g. community clean up, tree planting) 

• helping to organize a community event (e.g. summer fair or winter carnival) 

• volunteering at a food bank 

• assisting at a seniors’ residence 

• assisting in local parks and recreation facilities 

• timing, scoring keeping or managing a school team 

• organizing the school art show 

• office work for a non-profit organization 

• committee work (e.g. literacy committee at local library) 

• leading others in your faith community 

• advisory board 

• youth programs or mentorship programs 

Submitting Community Involvement Hours

Community Hours forms can be submitted to your child’s high school guidance department or through the parent portal. Students are encouraged to try to complete their 40 hours by the end of Grade 10 if possible. Students do not need to wait to hand in their hours until they have all 40 hours. Students are encouraged to keep a copy of the hours they submit and submit their form regularly. 

Parent Portal 

Parents and guardians are able to submit up to the first 40 hours of Community Involvement through the Parent Portal. To log in to your parent portal, please visit https://schoolapps2.tvdsb.ca/parents/tvdsb_parents/

If you have community volunteer forms that you need to hand in bring them to the guidance office and hand in to Mrs. Watson, Mr. Wolfe or Mrs. Wadsworth. Make sure they have been signed along the bottom by both a parent/guardian and the student.

Volunteer opportunity at Storybook Gardens this October.

Every Halloween season, we host an event called StoryBOO. It is a Halloween-themed program designed for young children and their families. The event takes place on various days from October 11th to 30th.

Volunteer positions are available for a variety of roles including:

• Costumed characters and puppeteers

• Setup and support

• Activity attendants

• Guest assistance and directions

General Expectations:

• Volunteer duties include:

  • Working cooperatively with other staff and volunteers to provide excellent customer service to children and families in all areas of the park

  • Assisting with simple décor set-up and take down

  • Dressing up in costume and working outdoors in the evening

• Volunteers should have a high level of comfort working with children in a busy outdoor setting.

• Volunteer shifts start at 4:30pm and end at 9:00pm and we ask that they commit to attending a minimum of 3 evenings over the course of the program.

• Volunteer training is provided, and attendance is mandatory.

Students who are interested are encouraged to email storybookmail@london.ca for more information or to scan the QR code provided on the Volunteer poster to complete a brief questionnaire.