Comm Serv Instructions and Due Dates

Community Service Project

Mr. Spencer

DUE DATE:  December 13, 2012

Every student at Louis Pasteur is expected to make a significant contribution to the community each semester. Students are to log their service hours and obtain a supervisor’s signature for the hours that they work.

Requirements:

1. 10 hours of community service work (these hours must be signed for by a supervisor at the location where the community service is preformed).  See back of this handout for a sample sign off sheet.
2. Paper: Students will complete a typewritten essay about their community service. Essential components of the paper are:
1. What you chose to do, and why you chose to do this
2. Explain your duties- what exactly did you do?
3. (most importantly!) How did you help the community?
3. Poster:  Students must create a poster that shows where and what they did for community service.  THIS POSTER SHOULD MEASURE EXACTLY 12” x 18” ! NO LARGER OR SMALLER.
4. Presentation:  Students will present their community service projects to their class.  During the presentation students need to:
1. Describe what they did for community service
2. Describe how their service helped their community
3. Describe their poster project

Due Dates:

              Thurs September 20^th deadline for teacher approval.

              Thurs October 18^th first 5 hours of service due (hours only).

              Thurs December 13^th total project completion.

Rules:

1. Students must get approval from teachers before starting their projects.
2. Students may not work for family members.
3. Work should be done through established, not-for-profit organizations (schools, park districts, churches, scout troops, etc.).

Grading:

                  Community service hours                                                       100 Points

                  Paper                                                                                                           50 Points

                  Poster                                                                                                              25 Points

                  Oral Presentation                                                                          25 Points

                                                                                           TOTAL            200 POINTS

Community Service Time Sheet

Date : _____________________

Hours: __________

Description of work: _______________________________________________________________________

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Supervisor’s Signature: __________________________________

Date : _____________________

Hours: __________

Description of work: _______________________________________________________________________

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Supervisor’s Signature: __________________________________

Date : _____________________

Hours: __________

Description of work: _______________________________________________________________________

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Supervisor’s Signature: __________________________________

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