Examples of Service as Action activities

If you are struggling to come up with a Service as Action the list below of potential service activities may help you.

• Create a website raising awareness of a global issue or supporting a community partner.

• Tutor students online.

• Collect sanitation and/or medical supplies to donate to community partners.

• Provide food packages for community partners.

• Source and donate educational supplies for a community partner.

Note: Providing service for family members is not accepted, so babysitting your little brother or grandparents is not service, it is a moral obligation.

The account below is an example of how students can follow the inquiry circle or any other learning tool to plan and deliver a service activity.

Investigating -

(Planning)

(Taking action)

(Reflecting)

(investigating)

(planning)

(taking action)

(reflecting)

(planning)

(taking action)

(reflecting)

(taking action)

As you can see from the example above, all stages of the inquiry have been met at different stages of the service project. Our ideas did not always go to plan but we learnt along the way, whilst also helping lots of people in need.

Your activities will not always go to plan, but as long as investigate, plan, take action, and reflect, then you will have some aspect of success that you can reflect on.

Task: Discuss with your teacher and class which learning outcomes I could have selected for this service activity/project and why?

1. Become more aware of your own strengths and areas for growth.

2. Undertake challenges that develop new skills.

3. Discuss, evaluate and plan activities.

4. Persevere in action.

5. Work collaboratively with others.

6. Develop international mindedness through global engagement, multilingualism and intercultural understanding.

7. Consider the ethical implications of your actions.