Service as Action
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