Community+and+Service


 * ommunity and Service ** in the MYP will have opened student’s eyes to different realities. Awareness of community needs and first-hand experience should have created an interest in finding out more about the issues and problems the student has witnessed and been involved in. The student can use her/his own personal strength to develop a project that can benefit the community and thus be an active contributor to the community.

**Key Questions **
 How do we live in relation to each other?  How can I contribute to the community?  How can I help others?

Some of the skills, attitudes and values closely linked with this area of interaction are:  • an interest in today’s world  • sensitivity to the needs of the community and society in general  • social awareness  • an altruistic attitude  • a sense of responsibility and self-esteem.

**//Example //**
A good example of a Personal Project reflection on whether to use C&S or Environments as the AoI for the project:

// The main area of interaction (AOI) that relates to my personal project is ////Community and Service ////. This is due to my awareness of the school’s educational and financial needs, and my willingness to get involved. My project relates to C ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">ommunity and Service ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> as I am sending books that will aid the less fortunate in enhancing their knowledge by being provided with the right resources. My publicized contribution raises others awareness of that community’s needs and the conditions of people around them. I began to consider the key questions listed in the ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Community and Service ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> requirements: How can I contribute to the community? How can I help others? The whole purpose of this AOI is to “open students’ eyes to different realities”. I can honestly say that this project has opened my eyes to the tragedy affecting Palestinians. I realized that the project-goal I was hoping to accomplish throughout the upcoming months was meaningful to me and relating to the actual needs of the community. //

//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Environment ////<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> is another AOI which relates to my project. As students, we are confronted with environmental issues on a global scale daily. These issues, both political and economic, exist in places like Bethlehem and Southern Lebanon. Before undertaking this project, I asked myself: what resources do we have or need in comparison to what people living in those areas need? My responsibility as a person with more resources than them was to provide them with what they need. It is only fair that they receive equal educational opportunities. //