SERVICE AS ACTION HANDBOOK SUMMARY
Why is Service as Action important?
· Provides students with
opportunities for helping the school, local, and international
communities.
· Helps students apply
academic, personal and social skills to improve the community.
· Develops an awareness to
make a positive difference in the life of others
· Encourages responsible
citizenship by increasing students understanding of the world.
· Allows the student to
discover new skills, talents, and interests.
· Helps students develop
as leaders who take initiative.
Service as Action Goal
The
goal of Service as Action is to meet the Service as Action Learning Outcomes.
1.
Investigating
Student can define a
clear goal and global context for the service and action, based on personal
interests.
2.
Planning
Student will develop
criteria for the product/outcome.
3.
Taking Action
Student will create
a product/outcome in response to the goal, global context and criteria.
4.
Reflection
·
Student will reflect on how completing the service has extended
their knowledge and
understanding of the topic, global
context, profile learners and ATL skills.
MYP (7) Learning
Outcomes for Service
1.
Become more aware of students strengths and
areas of growth (challenge)
2.
Undertake challenges that develop new skills (new skills)
3.
Discuss, evaluate and plan student-initiated
activities (initiative)
4.
Persevere in action (perseverance)
5.
Work collaboratively with others (collaboration)
6.
Awareness and understanding of culture,
intercultutal understanding and international mindedness (awareness & global value)
7.
Consider the ethical implications of students
actions (ethics)
Before taking on a Service as
Action activity, students should consider whether it will achieve the outcomes
above. At least three (3), and hopefully
seven (7) of these learning outcomes must be achieved through activities to
successfully complete the requirement each year. More complex service-learning
projects offer opportunities to address more learning outcomes.
Service as Action expectation requirements:
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Year
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Level
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Students need to complete 10
hours for Service as Action each year according to school’s expectation
Through participation in service, students can become more confident,
self-regulated learners.
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1
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School
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At least 10 hours (1 year)
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2
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District
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At least 10 hours (1 year)
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3
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State
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At least once for 5 years
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4
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National
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At least once for 5 years
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5
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International
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At least once for 5 years
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What is NOT Service as Action:
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It is
not an activity in which the students receive a tangible benefit (internship
credit or extra credit, school credit) or financial.
·
All
forms of duty within the family or family friends cannot be used for
Service. (Mowing the lawn, making dinner, babysitting, cleaning, gardening, pet
sitting, grocery shopping, etc.)
·
Joining a
sports team as a participant
·
An activity where there is no leader or responsible adult on site to evaluate and confirm
student performance
Examples of SAA activities
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Suggested
Activities
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Suggested
Activities
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- Peer Counseling
- Beautifying neighborhoods - Residence recreational - Knowing neighbors - Week job
- Helping old residents in foster homes
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- Cleaning places of worship / foster home /
homes
- Proposal to increase public facilities for the
disabled
- Volunteering in orphanage etc
- Multi-ethnic cultural performances
- Multi-ethnic charity food sales
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- Exhibition of various Malaysia cultures
- Proposal of building conservation / artifacts historic - Exhibition of independence intention /
Independence meaning
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Designing house plan / environmentally
friendly housing model
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Proposal to increase quality of local life:
For
example: -
§ Improving
public transport system
§ Placing
of squatters
§ Cleaning
the river / road /beach /recreation area
§ Greening
local area
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Solving residential community problems
/ school
- Helping refugees / nature disaster victims - Designing environmentally friendly transport system - Overcoming social issues campaign |
- Building a website promoting Malaysia as the
center of excellence various field
- News / Healthy citizens bulletin
-
Design new millennium modern tools
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All Service and Action must be completed by 1
November 2018
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