ACS COBHAM HIGH SCHOOL
COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTORY
Introduction
There are many different reasons why people choose to participate in community service activities. Some of these are:
To meet people and make new friends
To contribute to their community
To try out activities that may help with making a career choice
To learn skills such as teamwork that may be valuable in a future career
To gain worthwhile experiences for a university or job application
To fulfil requirements for the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma or Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) program
These are all good reasons to participate in a community service activity. This directory is designed to provide descriptions and contact information for community service activities available in the ACS CobhamInternational School community and off-campus. If you would like to use your service hours in an activity for CAS (IB) or DofE credit, you should check with your CAS/DofE supervisor that they meet the program requirements.
Note: All listings in this directory are intended for informational purposes only. None of the off-campus organizations are endorsed or promoted by ACS CobhamInternational School. Each school year a list of the extra curricular clubs/activities and the school staff members who sponsor them is published.Students should contact the sponsors for details such as meeting times and locations. The clubs offered may vary from year to year so students should check the list for the current school year.
Community ServiceActivities On-campus
ACS Cancer Relief
Students in this group are working on fundraising activities to support cancer research efforts and to raise awareness around the school of cancer and its effects
Agape
Students who volunteer for Agape prepare and sell drinks and snacks before school and during the break time. The money raised is donated to the charity of the students’ choice. Recently the charity they supported has been Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
Amnesty International
Students work to raise awareness of individuals and groups around the world that have been identified as being deprived of their human rights. The club hosts guest speakers, fundraises and sends messages of hope and protest.
Art Classes
Students who are interested in art can volunteer with the lower/middle/high school art teachers to help with their activities. Students may be involved in helping in classes or in preparing materials for lessons nder the teacher’s supervision.
Cross-Age PeerTutoring
Students may volunteer to tutor younger students as a community service activity. Math and foreign language tutors are particularly in demand.
Disaster Relief Fund(DRF)
The high school DRF group is composed of students interested in learning about and fundraising for disaster relief efforts around the world.They are part of the ACS Cobham Disaster Relief Fund committee with school wide representatives (students, staff, parents) that work with humanitarian aid organizations such as Medicins Sans Frontieres.
Liberty in NorthKorea (LINK)
The purpose of this club is to help North Korean refugees and to aid in the fight for humanitarianism. Students conduct fundraisers and promote awareness of the issues.
High School Helpers
Students who would like to work with the early childhood and lower school students on campus can volunteer as lower school helpers. As long as they have study hall periods in their schedule, high school students can be matched up with EC/LS teachers to help with their students.
Namibia Project
Students interested in volunteering for the Namibia project in which students fundraise and visit schools in Namibia that ACS helps support should apply in January of their 10th grade year. If accepted as a member of the project, students will work on it throughout their 11th grade year and in summer visit Namibia.
Painshill Park
This is a community service project that meets every Tuesday after school. Painshill Park is an 18th century landscape garden inCobham. The work there includes clearing and planting, cutting down trees and other gardening tasks.
Student Ambassadors
Students who would like to help other students in the school and in the community are always welcome to join. Student Ambassadors are involved in welcoming new students to the school and organizing two Kindness Weeks each school year.
School Plays
Students who are interested in drama can see the middle or high school drama teachers to volunteer to help with plays. The drama programs often need help with building sets and technical assistance with lighting or sound.
WoodlandsConservation
All high school students are welcome to join this group to help Elmbridge Council maintain part of the commons in good order. The members meet on Saturdays to work on cutting back plants and improve the local environment.
Community ServiceActivities Off-campus
To find charity shops, churches and other groups involved in local community service activities, this is a very useful website: http://www.do-it.org
COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTORY
Introduction
There are many different reasons why people choose to participate in community service activities. Some of these are:
To meet people and make new friends
To contribute to their community
To try out activities that may help with making a career choice
To learn skills such as teamwork that may be valuable in a future career
To gain worthwhile experiences for a university or job application
To fulfil requirements for the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma or Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) program
These are all good reasons to participate in a community service activity. This directory is designed to provide descriptions and contact information for community service activities available in the ACS CobhamInternational School community and off-campus. If you would like to use your service hours in an activity for CAS (IB) or DofE credit, you should check with your CAS/DofE supervisor that they meet the program requirements.
Note: All listings in this directory are intended for informational purposes only. None of the off-campus organizations are endorsed or promoted by ACS CobhamInternational School. Each school year a list of the extra curricular clubs/activities and the school staff members who sponsor them is published.Students should contact the sponsors for details such as meeting times and locations. The clubs offered may vary from year to year so students should check the list for the current school year.
Community ServiceActivities On-campus
ACS Cancer Relief
Students in this group are working on fundraising activities to support cancer research efforts and to raise awareness around the school of cancer and its effects
Agape
Students who volunteer for Agape prepare and sell drinks and snacks before school and during the break time. The money raised is donated to the charity of the students’ choice. Recently the charity they supported has been Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
Amnesty International
Students work to raise awareness of individuals and groups around the world that have been identified as being deprived of their human rights. The club hosts guest speakers, fundraises and sends messages of hope and protest.
Art Classes
Students who are interested in art can volunteer with the lower/middle/high school art teachers to help with their activities. Students may be involved in helping in classes or in preparing materials for lessons nder the teacher’s supervision.
Cross-Age PeerTutoring
Students may volunteer to tutor younger students as a community service activity. Math and foreign language tutors are particularly in demand.
Disaster Relief Fund(DRF)
The high school DRF group is composed of students interested in learning about and fundraising for disaster relief efforts around the world.They are part of the ACS Cobham Disaster Relief Fund committee with school wide representatives (students, staff, parents) that work with humanitarian aid organizations such as Medicins Sans Frontieres.
Liberty in NorthKorea (LINK)
The purpose of this club is to help North Korean refugees and to aid in the fight for humanitarianism. Students conduct fundraisers and promote awareness of the issues.
High School Helpers
Students who would like to work with the early childhood and lower school students on campus can volunteer as lower school helpers. As long as they have study hall periods in their schedule, high school students can be matched up with EC/LS teachers to help with their students.
Namibia Project
Students interested in volunteering for the Namibia project in which students fundraise and visit schools in Namibia that ACS helps support should apply in January of their 10th grade year. If accepted as a member of the project, students will work on it throughout their 11th grade year and in summer visit Namibia.
Painshill Park
This is a community service project that meets every Tuesday after school. Painshill Park is an 18th century landscape garden inCobham. The work there includes clearing and planting, cutting down trees and other gardening tasks.
Student Ambassadors
Students who would like to help other students in the school and in the community are always welcome to join. Student Ambassadors are involved in welcoming new students to the school and organizing two Kindness Weeks each school year.
School Plays
Students who are interested in drama can see the middle or high school drama teachers to volunteer to help with plays. The drama programs often need help with building sets and technical assistance with lighting or sound.
WoodlandsConservation
All high school students are welcome to join this group to help Elmbridge Council maintain part of the commons in good order. The members meet on Saturdays to work on cutting back plants and improve the local environment.
Community ServiceActivities Off-campus
To find charity shops, churches and other groups involved in local community service activities, this is a very useful website: http://www.do-it.org
