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What is learning through service?
What is Learning Through Service? It is a teaching and learning approach that integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
How many hours do I need for LTS
ALL students at Waterford High School must complete and document a total of 80 hours of service over the course of four years as part of the Waterford High School diploma requirements. Students failing to complete the service requirement will NOT be permitted to graduate. Students can start the summer after completion of middle school.
What is an acceptable LTS opportunity or project
The following are some of the criteria which will be used by Mr. Seltzer the Learning Through Service coordinator, when determining “meaningful” service. The service must:
be provided to a non-profit organization (not a business)
be provided free of any remuneration (no payment)
be consistent with the Waterford High School philosophy as approved by the Waterford Board of Education
be an active experience that measurably benefits another person or the school or community
What is the policy on volunteering in a private residence or for a private individual, association, club or family?
Performing tasks not limited to but including babysitting, shoveling snow, raking leaves, mowing lawns, home maintenance, tutoring, music lessons, dance lessons, karate lessons, and so on, in someone’s home or for a private individual, association, club or family does not constitute a service project.
How do students find out about opportunities?
Students can find LTS opportunities through the LTS pages located on the LTS website using the various volunteer finding methods such as MobileServe and GreatNonProfits or Waterford high schools own LTS Opportunity page.
How do students document service projects?
Students must fully document all service with MobileServe and submit it to Mr. Seltzer for final approval. Please note that direct supervision must be provided by an adult who is not related to the student volunteer. Documentation will only be accepted for the current academic year or prior summer. Strict adherence to published deadlines will be expected. Once school is dismissed at the end of the school year, no outstanding documentation will be accepted without prior arrangement with the Program Coordinator. ask mr seltzer if he has to check hours over the summer
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