C o m m u n i t y O u t REA C H Reflection, Empathy, Altruism, Citizenship, H umanity T h r o u gh gu i d an ce an d p er so n al r ef l ect i o n, st u d en t s can en v i si o n a p at h t h at em b o d i es t h ei r i n d i v i d u al v al u es, m o t i v at es an d i n sp i r es o t h er s, an d em p ow er s t h em t o ser v e as co m p assi o n at e st ew ar d s f o r t h ei r co m m u n i t y an d t h e w o r l d.
T ab l e o f C o n t en t s What is Community OutREACH? 1 Community OutREACH Overview 2 Student Proposal for Community OutREACH Service 3 OutREACH Tracking Log 4 Student Reflection of OutREACH Service 5 Organization Feedback for Student OutREACH Service 6 BL Sponsored Community Service Events Tracking Log 7 Put another pull quote here All documents can be electronically accessed through the Community OutREACH oncampus page.
W h at i s C o m m u n i t y O u t REA C H? B en ef i t s o f t h e Pr o gr am Com m unit y Out REACH is a scheduled, long-t er m par t ner ship w it h a non-pr ofit or ganizat ion pr oviding suppor t t o a com m unit y in need. Any ser vice pr ovided cannot be r ew ar ded w it h t angible com pensat ion or r ecognit ion (e.g. m onet ar y paym ent s, badges, aw ar ds such as t hose pr ovided by t he Boy Scout s). While w e r ecognize and appr eciat e t he effor t s of ot her or ganizat ions, t his com m unit y ser vice m ust be specifically com plet ed for t he gr aduat ion r equir em ent at Boys? L at in. - - Thr ough t his pr ogr am, st udent s w ill r esear ch, cont act, and par t ner w it h an or ganizat ion t hat int er est s t hem for t he next four year s. St udent s w ill gain leader ship and com m unicat ion sk ills, a sense of social r esponsibilit y, exposur e t o diver sit y and m ult icult ur alism, build com m unit y r elat ionships, and gr ow in t heir em pat hic under st anding, pr opelling t hem int o fut ur e endeavor s and car eer s, giving t hem a lifelong desir e t o help and ser ve ot her s. - St r engt hen com m unicat ion and cr it ical t hink ing sk ills M ak ing bot h per sonal and pr ofessional connect ions L ear ning r esponsibilit y, building sk ills in a par t icular ar ea, and t ak e fur t her leader ship r oles in t he or ganizat ion t hr ough cont inued ser vice U nder st anding and aligning w it h t he m ission of t he or ganizat ion Building r esum e, essay t opics for college applicat ions, and r ecom m endat ion let t er s t o colleges Finding t heir passions and int er est s Pr om ot ing lifelong int er est in ser vice t o ot her s Gr ad u at i o n Req u i r em en t As per t he St udent /Par ent H andbook :?All upper school students must perform a minimum of 60 hours of community service during their tenure in the U pper School at Boys?Latin.? To m eet t h i s r eq u i r em en t : Fo cu sed Sk i l l s & Q u al i t i es - 1. 4 0 com m unit y ser vice hour s w ill be com plet ed w it h one or ganizat ion of t he st udent s? choosing. Accum ulat ion of Com m unit y Out REACH hour s m u st occur aft er Januar y 1st of t heir fr eshm an year and m u st be com plet ed pr ior t o t he st ar t of t heir fir st day of senior year. L eader ship Resear ch Com m unicat ion Or ganizat ion Pr oblem Solving Risk-Tak ing Collabor at ion Abilit y t o Give and Receive Feedback I dent ify a need/cause Act ivism and Advocacy Open-m indedness Em pat hy Per sever ance and Resilience Responsibilit y I nt egr it y Self-Aw ar eness Cit izenship M ent or ing 2. 2 0 hour s of ser vice w ill be ser ved t hr ough Boys? L at in sponsor ed event s (ie. Cyst ic Fibr osis Walk, St r eam Clean ups, et c.). N o t e: For details on Boys?Latin sponsored community service events and requirements, please see the Community OutREACH oncampus page. 1
C o m m u n i t y O u t REA C H O v er v i ew 1. St u d en t R ef l ec t i o n an d R esear c h o f Or g an i zat i o n s Each incom ing fr eshm an or new st udent w ill have t he fir st sem est er of t heir fr eshm an year t o r esear ch and cont act t he or ganizat ion t hey w ould lik e t o par t ner w it h for t heir Com m unit y Out REACH hour s. St udent s m ust r eflect on t he t ype of w or k t hey w ould lik e t o do, r esear ch differ ent or ganizat ions, and cont act t hose finalist or ganizat ions for available oppor t unit ies. 2. St u d en t Pr o p o sal an d A p p r o val Pr o c ess When t he st udent decides on a par t ner or ganizat ion, he w ill be r equir ed t o subm it a pr oposal t o t he Dir ect or of Com m unit y Out REACH pr ior t o w or k ing w it h and accum ulat ing hour s w it h an or ganizat ion. Once t he pr oposal has been appr oved, hour s m ay begin t o be accum ulat ed. An y h ou r s accu m u l at ed wi t h ou t an appr oved pr oposal an d ser ved pr i or t o Jan u ar y 1 st of fr esh m an year wi l l n ot cou n t t owar d t h e gr adu at i on r equ i r em en t for t h e st u den t. 3. Co m m u n i t y Ou t R EA CH Tr ac k i n g L o g Aft er Janur ar y 1st of fr eshm an year, t he st udent can begin t o accr ue hour s w it h t heir select ed or ganizat ion. Each t im e you ser ve hour s w it h your or ganizat ion, you w ill elect r onically subm it your hour s. 4. St u d en t R ef l ec t i o n Aft er t he r equir ed 40 hour s of Com m unit y Out REACH have been successfully logged, t he st udent m ust elect r onically subm it a self-r eflect ion for m t hat det ails concr et e sk ills he has lear ned fr om his exper ience w it h t he or ganizat ion. 5. Or g an i zat i o n Feed b ac k Each or ganizat ion super visor w ill elect r onically subm it t he?or ganizat ion Feedback Sur vey? r egar ding t he st udent?s sk ills and w or k et hic dur ing his hour s of ser vice. 6. B L Co m m u n i t y Sp o n so r ed Ser vi c e Even t s Tr ac k i n g L o g For each st udent new t o t he U pper School at The Boys? L at in School of M ar yland, 20 hour s of Boys? L at in com m unit y sponsor ed event s (BL spor t s t eam s volunt eer oppor t unit ies, clubs, Putedanother char it y w alk s, et c.) ar e r equir ed t o be ser ved pr ior t o gr aduat ion. All com m unit y sponsor ser vice event s ar e t o be t ur ned in no lat er t han Jan 1 st of t he st udent?s senior year. pull quote here A list of appr oved BL sponsor ed event s ar e locat ed in t he oncam pus Com m unit y Out REACH gr oup. Please elect r onically subm it aft er each event in w hich you par t icipat ed. 7. Co n seq u en c es ( see B o ys? L at i n St u d en t H an d b o o k ) The Completed Community OutREACH Tracking Log, Organization Feedback Form, and Student Reflection Form w ill need t o be elect r onically subm it t ed p r i o r t o t h e f i r st d ay o f t h e st u d en t?s sen i o r year. St udent s w ho d o n o t com plet e t he r equir ed hour s and/or do not have all of t heir com plet ed paper w or k subm it t ed by t he fir st day of senior year w i l l r esu l t i n t h e sen i o r n o t b ei n g g r an t ed h i s sen i o r p r i vi l eg es. As t his is a gr aduat ion r equir em ent, if ser vice is not com plet ed and/or pr oper for m s ar e not subm it t ed by t he end of senior year, T h e B oys' Lat i n Sch ool of M ar yl an d r eser ves t h e r i gh t t o h ol d a st u den t?s di pl om a u n t i l al l r equ i r em en t s ar e m et. 8. N ew so p h o m o r es, j u n i o r s, an d sen i o r s t o B o ys? L at i n I n com i n g soph om or es 3 0 h o u r s of Com m unit y Out REACH 2 0 h o u r s of BL volunt eer ser vice I n com i n g ju n i or s 2 0 h o u r s of Com m unit y Out REACH 1 0 h o u r s of BL volunt eer ser vice I n com i n g sen i or s 2 0 h o u r s of BL volunt eer ser vice 2
St u d en t Pr o p o sal f o r C o m m u n i t y O u t REA C H Ser v i ce Pr o p o sal N ar r at i ve 1. W h o? Descr ibe your com m unit y or ganizat ion. What is t heir m ission? Br iefly explain w hat t hey do and w ho t hey ser ve. 2. W h at? Out line t he det ails of your r esponsibilit ies w hile w or k ing w it h t his or ganizat ion. 3. W h er e? Wher e w ill t he com m unit y ser vice t ak e place? 4. W h en? I nclude t he pr oject ed days/t im e of your w or k or t he t im e fr am e in w hich you w ill com plet e your w or k. 5. W h y? Why is t his ser vice in t his field a need in our com m unit y? What com m unit y need does your com m unit y ser vice addr ess? H ow did t he com m unit y ident ify t his need and how did you becom e aw ar e of it? 6. H o w? H ow did you becom e int er est ed in t his line of com m unit y ser vice? H ow did you decide t his or ganizat ion w ould be t he best opt ion for you? 7. Co n si d er t h e an t i c i p at ed en d r esu l t o f yo u r w o r k? What do you hope t o accom plish? H ow w ill you k now t hat your t im e w it h t his or ganizat ion w as successful? 8. Of t he sk ills and leader ship qualit ies list ed on page 3, w hich sk ills and qualit ies do you alr eady possess, and how do you plan t o im plem ent t hem dur ing your com m unit y ser vice? Which sk ills and qualit ies w ould you consider t o be w eak and w ould lik e t o enhance dur ing your com m unit y ser vice? 9. H ow does your pr oject r elat e t o t he lear ning object ives of t he leader ship and Com m unit y Out REACH pr ogr am? St udent Pr oposal Google For m L ink : ht t ps://goo.gl/for m s/w JBqGDGsKow B4w 803 3
C o m m u n i t y O u t REA C H T r ack i n g L o g Tak e t his for m w it h you t o your select ed or ganizat ion. Obt ain t he Or ganizat ion Coor dinat or?s signat ur e aft er each visit /pr oject is finished, and k eep t r ack of your hour s. We c an n o t r eplace t his for m if it is m isplaced. Sign and dat e t his sheet and t ur n it int o an Out REACH Dir ect or. Com m unit y Out REACH Tr ack ing L og Google For m L ink : ht t ps://goo.gl/for m s/h8yxm gvclupl6xbh1 4
St u d en t Ref l ect i o n o f C o m m u n i t y O u t REA C H Ser v i ce R ef l ec t i o n N ar r at i ve The follow ing m ust be t yp ed and com plet ed in det ail. Be sur e t o com plet e all por t ions of each quest ion. Your r eflect ion should be subm it t ed t o a Council M em ber in a t im ely m anner aft er you com plet e your hour s. This sheet m ust be signed by you and a par ent /guar dian and t ur ned int o a Council M em ber upon elect r onic subm ission of your pr oposal. St udent Reflect ion Google For m L ink : ht t ps://goo.gl/for m s/pclfawm vb0di BJM 02 5
O r gan i zat i o n Feed b ack o f C o m m u n i t y O u t REA C H St u d en t Ser v i ce Reflection, Empathy, Altruism, Citizenship, H umanity At The Boys? L at in School of M ar yland, our goal is t o help st udent s envision a pat h t hat em bodies t heir individual values, m ot ivat es and inspir es ot her s, and em pow er s t hem t o ser ve as com passionat e st ew ar ds for t heir com m unit y and t he w or ld. Thr ough guidance and per sonal r eflect ion, st udent s w ill gain leader ship and com m unicat ion sk ills, a sense of social r esponsibilit y, exposur e t o diver sit y and m ult icult ur alism, build com m unit y r elat ionships, and gr ow in t heir em pat hic under st anding, pr opelling t hem int o fut ur e endeavor s and car eer s, giving t hem a lifelong desir e t o help and ser ve ot her s. One im por t ant com ponent of t his pr ogr am is t o give our st udent s? honest and const r uct ive feedback. We w ould appr eciat e if you t ook a few m inut es t o r eflect on t he ser vice and par t ner ship you had w it h each Boys? L at in st udent. Thank you in advance for your t im e! The Boys' L at in School of M ar yland St udent N am e: 1. Please check any sk ills and qualit ies you feel t his st udent exhibit ed: L eader ship Resear ch I dent ifying & Reaching an Audience Effect ive Com m unicat ion Developing I nt er per sonal Relat ionships Or ganizat ion Open-m indedness Pr oblem Solving Risk-t ak ing Collabor at ion Abilit y t o Give & Receive Feedback I dent ify a N eed/cause Act ivism & Advocacy Em pat hy Per sever ance & Resilience Responsibilit y I nt egr it y Self-aw ar eness Cit izenship Cr eat ivit y & I nnovat ion M ent or ing 2. What w eak nesses, if any, did t he st udent exhibit? 3. I n w hat w ay w ays did t he st udent show any gr ow t h t hr oughout his t im e w it h your or ganizat ion? 4. What advice do you have for t his st udent in pur suing fut ur e com m unit y ser vice endeavor s? 5. Would your or ganizat ion w or k w it h t his st udent again? I f not, please explain. 6. Would your or ganizat ion w elcom e ot her Boys? L at in st udent s in t he fut ur e? Or ganizat ion Feedback Google For m L ink : ht t ps://goo.gl/for m s/oi xh E7FccinZfl7i2 6
B L C o m m u n i t y Sp o n so r ed Ser v i ce Ev en t s T r ack i n g L o g For each st udent new t o t he U pper School at The Boys? L at in School of M ar yland, 20 hour s of Boys? L at in com m unit y sponsor ed event s (BL spor t s t eam s volunt eer oppor t unit ies, clubs, char it y w alk s, et c.) ar e r equir ed t o be ser ved pr ior t o gr aduat ion. All com m unit y sponsor ed ser vice event s ar e t o be t ur ned in n o l at er t h an t he end of fir st sem est er of t he st udent?s senior year. A list of appr oved BL sponsor ed event s ar e locat ed in t he oncam pus Com m unit y Out REACH gr oup. Please elect r onically subm it aft er each event in w hich you par t icipat ed. BL Com m unit y Sponsor ed Event s Tr ack ing L og Google For m L ink : ht t ps://goo.gl/for m s/yavli 4X7Dzfsw Xbw 2 7