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Josette Daher Senior School Community Service Coordinator	Maha Mneimneh Middle School Community Service Coordinator

Introduction

The Community Service and Action Program at LWIS-CiS has been established to consolidate and facilitate the philosophy on which LWIS-CiS was built: to develop a well-rounded, knowledgeable, and socially minded youth prepared for lifelong learning.

By combining curriculum-based learning with meaningful service to the community, the Community Service and Action Program aims to produce active change agents with the necessary values and skills to facilitate change in the community. Students will be exposed to, and investigate, the direct needs of their community and the potential for change will be placed in their hands. In this process, the Community Service and Action Program hopes to instill values such as empathy, respect, humility, comradery and community awareness as well as fine-tune skills such as leadership, organization and reliability.

Policy and Practice

Every High School American program student must complete 60 hours of service in order to graduate.
Every High School Lebanese program student must complete 40 hours of service at the end of Secondary 2 class, in order to graduate.
Completion of Community Service hours is a prerequisite for a student’s graduation.
Students are not to receive payment for their services and are not to complete volunteer service with a family member.
Students are encouraged to come up with their own Community Service ideas to be approved by the Community Service Coordinator before implementation.
Services can be to the school community/local community, or the world at large.
Each student will be provided with a Verification Form that will state the hours, tasks, name of organization, and the signature of both the Community Service Coordinator and the organization itself.
A student will earn 10 hours by being a member of any LWIS-CiS Varsity team; however, perseverance and regular participation are required.
Completed Community Service hours will be stated on the report card.


As Part of Their Community Service Activities, Senior and Middle Schools Learners Prepare On Going Games on Tuesdays and Thursdays During the 2nd Break to Involve All Learners

A Group of Grade 9 Students Invited a Representative from Animals Lebanon NGO to Share What They Have Done So Far in Their Community Service Project and Inquire the Needs of the Organisation	"Sperenza" - Hope in Greek Giulia Buso, Bruna Goncalves, Jeeda El Kari, and Christy Feghali, Launched Their First Club Meeting Against Human Abuse	Grade 8 Learners Reactivating the Refugees Clothing Drive Through an Awareness Activity in the School's Break to Motivate Other Learners to Contribute to Their Campaign

A Group of LWIS-CiS Students Hosted Representatives from Borderless Organization and Specified Some of the Needs They Will be Working on for Their Community Service Project; Homelessness and Child Labor	A Group Grade 8 Students Invited Mrs. Arwa Halawi from The Lebanese Autism Society to Help Them Develop Their Community Service Plan	Grade 7 Students Welcomed Representatives from LWAH Organization for an Awareness Session Lana and Ali Shared Their Daily Routines, Hobbies and Favorite Subjects at School

As Part of the Community Service Program, a Group of Senior School Students Visited Baakline, Where They Picked Olives, Visited an Olive Press and Enjoyed a Lebanese brunch. The Activity Was Organized by the Science Department	Youth for Peace Club Bake Sale Members Selling Cupcakes, Face-Painting for Free and Introducing Students to Their Club. All Proceeds Will Go to Refugees.	Christmas Gifts Donations With Bahjat Car Campaign

Alzheimer's Association of Lebanon gave an awareness session to LWIS_CiS Middle and Senior Schools students motivating them to run the BLOM Bank Beirut Marathon to support their cause.	LWIS_CiS Middle, Senior and Grade 5 Students attended a presentation about the Sustainable Living Project by representatives from USJ.	A Group of Grade 12 Students Hosted Underprivileged Children in a Halloween Party, as Part of their Community Service Program