Community & Service
Community and Service (C&S) is an essential component of MYP Programme. It is well integrated into MYP curriculum in different subject areas through Year 7 to Year 11.
Our MYP Community & Service programme is designed to encourage empathy and respect.
Students can benefit from:
- increased awareness of need in the community
- sharing skills, talents and resources
- developing leadership and cooperative skills
- gaining insight into different social patterns and ways of life
Requirements for Year 10 and 11 Students
In order to gain the MYP certificate, students must successfully complete the Community & Service programme by using their own free time.
Students should record all the activities that they have participated into their student organizers and submit a C&S Reflection Essay, which will be evaluated by advisory teachers and be presented to parents in the Student-Led Conference by the end of the school year.
In the C&S Reflection Essay, students must produce evidence that they have met the following criteria:
- Identify and coordinate a C&S activity
- Work collaboratively with others
- Show perseverance and commitment in their activities
- Engage with issues of global importance
- Develop new skills
- Demonstrate in-depth reflection
Guidelines of Major and Minor C&S Tasks
| Minimum Number of Activities Required | General Guidelines | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Y10 | Y11 | ||
| Major Task | 1 | 1 |
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| Minor Task | 2* | 1* |
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*If students are involved in a year-long project, they are not required to do the minor one. Please get approval from the MYP Community and Service Coordinator.
Examples of C&S Opportunities
| At school | Outside of school |
|---|---|
| • House activities • After School Activities Rooftop gardening Recycling paper/bottles Mandarin/Maths support • Student groups Peer support Young Mentorship Primary support Student Council First-Aid Team • School operations PAC technical support ICT support RedDoor support Library support • School events Fundraising events Sport Day School Fair |
• Join the tutorship programme for children from low-income families in a local community centre • Support English-language activity in the local community • Become a volunteer in a charitable or a non governmental organization (NGO) • Participate in Flag Day or fundraising activities • Support and visit nursing homes • Sponsor and visit orphanages • Support disadvantaged groups through church or temple • Support animal welfare • Famine 30 • Charity Walk • Beach clean up |
Contact
Victor De Melo
MYP Community and Service Coordinator (Year 7-9)
Carol Paterson
MYP Community and Service Coordinator (Year 10-11)
