Community Service-Learning Program

Engaging in community service allows Glenelg Country School students to learn about the needs in their world and the ways they can help to fulfill them. Service provides them with an opportunity to "give back" to the world a measure of the "gifts" they have been given. Caring stems from service and nurtures within them a compassion for those less fortunate and a concern for the quality of their environment. When this caring becomes a "habit of the heart," they begin to feel the satisfaction of having made a positive difference in their world. They also recognize the influence they can have in their local, state and international communities in relieving suffering and in securing a good quality of life for others and ultimately for themselves. By fostering a culture of service and connecting it to academic learning the Glenelg Country School transforms community service into service-learning. Students are encouraged to embrace the condition of their world and to use their knowledge and skills to support community needs. In so doing, they will graduate as responsible civic-minded citizens.

David C. Weeks
Community Service Coordinator
Civic Leadership Director