The purpose of the community involvement requirement is to encourage students to develop awareness and understanding of civic responsibility and of the role they can play and the contributions they can make in supporting and strengthening their communities. Every student must complete a minimum of forty hours of community involvement activities as a graduation requirement. The community involvement requirement is also an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions that our young people make in their communities. The Ministry has established policies on this front to assist students in finding appropriate community service activities. Crestwood has created a document to assist in finding eligible activities. Things to consider when volunteering include current or future financial benefit to the student or family, if the duties would would normally have been paid work and if the experience takes place during school hours. If parents or students are unsure if an activity qualifies, they should contact Guidance or the Administration prior to starting that activity. The detailed policy can be found here.
