Service in Schools

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Service in Schools?
Service in Schools is a initiative that supports all New York City public schools in engaging in at least one service project during the academic year. A joint initiative of the New York City Department of Education and NYC Service, it integrates service, service-learning, and civic responsibility into public schools. Programs can range from one-time service projects to fully incorporated school-wide service-learning curriculum.

What is "service?"
Community service is any act an individual makes that benefits the community, e.g., collecting articles of clothing or canned food, and distributing these to those in need.

What is "service-learning?"
Service-Learning combines community service with academic curricula, e.g., following the above example of a clothing or food drive, students, through classroom instruction, learn about issues of hunger and poverty in their neighborhood or beyond.

What is the expectation of schools?
Every school is required to engage in at least one service or service-learning project during each academic year. Each school must to list at least one planned service project in its Consolidated Plan. In addition, as part of the Spring Principal's Survey, principals will be asked to report on the number of projects the school completed, as well as on the number of students who participated in at least one project.

What are some of the service projects available to schools?
Schools are expected to engage in service that will benefit their students and their communities. In choosing service projects, school leaders should engage with their students and the broader school community.

For examples of service, you can contact any of our partner organizations or you can check out this presentation.

What support and assistance will schools receive for this initiative?

For general information related to Service, please contact your Network Leader.
For specific training or technical assistance, you can contact our main partner organizations GenerationOn and The After School Corporation.
New York City Civic Corps members, a group of AmeriCorps volunteers, will work with each SSO and will also be able to help schools design and implement service projects. Schools can contact their Network Leaders for information regarding the service coordinators. Additional information can be found at the NYC Service website.

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