CHRISTIAN SERVICE
Christian Service Requirements
- Grade Level - Independent, supervised study
- Length - Minimum 100 Service Hours
- Type of Course - Required for Graduation
- Go beyond their immediate community (parish, neighborhood or school) to provide hands-on service to others in a way that addresses a social justice issue;
- Reflect critically and spiritually through an SI journaling process;
- Provide service to those who are most “marginalized or disadvantaged” within our communities” (some examples include children, elderly, frail/ill, homeless, mentally or physically challenged, immigrants, etc.);
- Utilize their planning skills through the process of creating and implementing their own unique core service project; and,
- Make a commitment to one issue area and to one nonprofit organization for the duration of their project. Core Projects can be of any length though no fewer than 40 hours of regular, consistent service to the one nonprofit organization. This dedication through a Core Project invites our students to build personal relationships with agency clients and staff through significant and enduring service.
In the Grad at Grad: Profile 2020, we envision our graduates as mature young adults - emotionally, intellectually, physically, socially, and religiously. In addition to classroom lessons, we challenge our students to experience learning in the real world. In this light, the Christian Service Requirement helps to foster clear values that guide SI students toward a stronger understanding of charity and justice. The SI Service Requirement is integral to our Ignatian Mission as well as a central focus of Catholic Social Teaching. As such, this requirement calls for each student to make a commitment to volunteer activity that embodies direct service to those most marginalized in our larger society.
The SI Christian Service Requirement carries a curricular obligation for each student to participate in service to others for at least 100 hours. Students are encouraged to participate in a variety of service activities during their time at SI. Assistance and support is given to students through their collaboration with the staff of our SI Christian Service Program. For the most part, all volunteer experiences may be credited to a student’s service commitment as long they are completed with and through a nonprofit, nonpartisan agency and the appropriate documentation is provided in a timely manner to the Christian Service office for verification.
Core Service
One essential part of the requirement is the Core Service Project. We ask that students plan, prepare and engage in a Core Service Project with the goal that this service will challenge them to:
For more information, please review http://www.siprep.org/christian_service/index.cfm.