Hour Republic
This page contains resources related to using Hour Republic. It is intended to support educators by providing resources that can be shared with students. Please feel free to share or print any documents on this page.
Registration
All students will need to register for an account, if they don't already have one. Registration takes place through a link in Brightspace. Students can log in using Google once they have registered through Brightspace. This process ensures their OEN is correctly linked, so that their hours are automatically populated in PowerSchool. Follow this guide for more information.
Adding Hours
Step-by-step tutorial: http://ior.ad/71x4. It allows users to click through each field in which data needs to be entered.
The below video is a walk-through of the student view. https://youtu.be/LMG-ETJQFjo
Resources
🠞Why Volunteer? https://youtu.be/A49nq7H8ZyY
🠞High School Graduation Requirement of Community Involvement Hours: https://www.ontario.ca/page/high-school-graduation-requirements#section-5
🠞What qualifies for the Community Involvement Hours Requirement: https://www.ontario.ca/document/education-ontario-policy-and-program-direction/policyprogram-memorandum-124a
🠞 Weekly Training Webinar - Thursdays at 10:30 CT. Email info@charityrepublic.com for an invitation.
Note that there is no app available for Hour Republic, and there are no plans to create one. The website is responsive to device size, so users will be able to interact with it easily on their phones. Here is how to add website links directly to your home screen:
🠞Add a website icon to your Home Screen: https://www.androidauthority.com/add-website-android-iphone-home-screen-3181682/
FAQs
All FAQs: https://faqs.hourrepublic.com/
Some Helpful FAQs:
How do students add volunteer hours? https://faqs.hourrepublic.com/2019/09/12/adding-hours/
How do Organizations / Parents Approve Hours? https://faqs.hourrepublic.com/2020/01/19/how-do-organizations-approve-hours/
Why isn’t an Employer or Parent/Guardian receiving my email to verify hours? https://faqs.hourrepublic.com/2023/03/02/not-receiving-emails/
How do students export and print a summary of their volunteer hours? https://faqs.hourrepublic.com/2020/03/03/exporting-hours/
Community Involvement Opportunities
Link to the below booklet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/178ub_CrW90bvnWZjAE7PHGPS3vBNhY2s/view?usp=sharing
KPDSB Volunteer Opportunities 2023.pdf