Service as Action

SA_Handbook2020.pdf

Responsibilities - different stakeholders

Student responsibilities:

Plan and initiate independent actions (These should be recurring or multi-step actions not one-off events. Planning a conference, organizing author visits, tutoring are all recurring or multi-step. Collecting food, cleaning the park, having a bake sale are all one-off events.)

Project based

Action goal

Reflection process

Maintain the service as action code of conduct

Arrive on time

Dress respectfully

Respect the environment and people you are working with

Be “present” in the action (no phone, engaged, etc.)

Identify a supervisor (where applicable)

Communicate contact details to the coordinator

Meet for reflection

Discuss and agree with guardians about safe actions

Maintain PPE


Parent/guardian responsibilities:

Approve/disapprove independent student actions

Support, logistically, independent actions

Transportation

Approval- Is this the right action for your child? Is it safe?

Encouragement

Discourage volunteerism