Community Service Learning
One of the principal means to realizing global responsibilities is through the school's Community Service Learning Program, which is designed
- to instill self-confidence;
- to enable students to discover interests and talents;
- to develop the capacity to think and problem solve;
- to foster a compassion and respect for others of all ages, from many different backgrounds and cultures;
- to inspire students to learn by being active participants within their community.
Calhoun organizes and encourages community service as well as service learning, which is connected to classroom curriculum. Both initiatives meet the objectives of progressive learning, which is at the heart of Calhoun's philosophy -- that people learn best through experience and discovery.
In the last decade, the value of civic responsibility and the central role it commands in Calhoun's culture has spread throughout the school, engaging even our youngest children. With the support of the Community Service and faculty advisors, students at every level initiate service clubs, social activist organizations and philanthropic fundraisers. The Community Service Learning Program is a key component of the Calhoun curriculum, with grade-level, division or all-school programming a valued part of school life. The adults in the community -- parents, faculty and administrators -- are active participants in these endeavors, as well.
The Community Service program at The Calhoun School was developed to provide opportunities for students to learn and share through community service to others, within the school community as well as within the larger society.
For more information, contact Debbie Aronson, Director of Community Service, 212-497-6508.
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