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HS Service

MS Service

Mission Statement

Community service is an integral part of every GDS student's education. Through involvement in the program, students are encouraged to become active community members working to improve the lives of others. By participating in service projects throughout their school careers, students can enhance their capacities for compassion and empathy, establish a lifelong commitment to personal altruism, and form a civic awareness that leads them to search for social justice and to work for social change.

Community service provides a link between the classroom and the outside world that brings greater relevance and meaning to both. In addition to reinforcing academic skills, participation in the program enables students to become socially adept in ways that will prove vitally important throughout their school careers and beyond. The real-life situations that students encounter help them learn decision-making skills, gain self-reliance and develop the ability to act responsibly. Involvement in community service provides GDS students with an invaluable education in navigating an increasingly multicultural, interdependent world.

E-mail the Community Service Coordinators

L/MS: Elsa Newmyer can be reached at enewmyer@gds.org.
HS: Vinita Ahuja can be reached at vahuja@gds.org.

Additional Information

Contact Vinita Ahuja at vahuja@gds.org with questions about the High School program. Read more about Community Service/Service Learning at the HS.

2010-11 GDS Community Service Handbook
Download this document for all the details about why, how, and what to do to complete your community service requirement.

Pre-Service Agreement
Complete this form BEFORE you begin your service. If you do not complete this form, you may not be able to get credit for your work.

Service Time Sheet
The organization you're working with doesn't have a clear way of documenting when you're there and when you're not? No problem! Use this timesheet to document your hours and get it signed by your supervisor once you're done.

Post-Service Evaluation
Complete this form once you've finished your service, and turn it in with a reflection.

Suggested Reflection Questions
Not sure how to reflect on your service for your formal reflection? Use these questions to guide you.