1. Community Service Project
Advisory-Whole Child
Murchison MS

2. Phase 1: Inquiry & Investigation

3. https://youtu.be/4z7gDsSKUmU

4. Week 1 Do wE have to do community Service?
Murchison is an IB World School which means ALL of our students are expected to participate in service projects. This requirement is meant to help our students understand the value of giving back to their community.
You will be designing and working on a community service project together in advisory class this year. Your teacher is your mentor and you can work alone or in small groups on your project. You will keep track of your progress in a google document.
At the end of the year, we will have a showcase for you to share your
projects with your parents, friends and our school community.
Check out a short video:

6. What is Community Service?..
Unpaid
Volunteer-based
Targeted
Goal-driven
Fun
Impactful
Use this link to view an infographic about what IS and ISN’T considered community service:

7. Week 2 Why should I do Community Service?
How does it benefit me?
What is the lasting impact of service?
Visit the link. Review 12 reasons WHY service benefits students.
Discuss student’s life and educational goals.
required-curriculum/

8. WAit, community service makes me a better human?
It shows that you care about your community
Teaches you to care about others instead of just yourself
Helps you meet new people, gain confidence and promotes opportunities for learning new skills
Looks good to potential colleges and employers
Makes you feel great about yourself

10. Week 3 How do we decide What to do?
Former Murchison student, Reed Evans, gets an exclusive interview with Anderson High School graduate and Tokyo Olympic athlete, Maya Medere. She discusses her passion for rock climbing and how it influenced her in creating her community service project.
Watch the video here: ttps://drive.google.com/open?id=0B- RdjLawMnhlYnRIdGcxcF9uNjg

12. Week 4 Where do we start? Follow your interest!!
Find a general topic that you and your advisory class want to focus on this year (check out STEP ONE in the guiding document)

13. What is already being done?
Check out national volunteer stats using this link:
Now, see how Texas compares:

14. Week 5 Find partnerships
Check out pages of the guiding document for a breakdown of organizational websites by topic!

15. (check out STEP TWO in the guiding document)
(check out STEP TWO in the guiding document)

17. (check out STEP THREE in the guiding document)
Week 6 How can we serve?
View the graphic here:
Advocacy
Research
Direct Service
Indirect Service
(check out STEP THREE in the guiding document)

19. Week 7 targeting a community
(check out STEP FOUR in the guiding document)

20. A group of people living in the same place
Austin’s Asian heritage neighborhood
Non-American citizens living in the United States
Homeless community across central Texas
A group of people sharing particular characteristics, beliefs and/or values
An online forum for students with Autism
Vegetarians and/or Vegans
Students who take Spanish as a foreign language
A body of nations or states unified by common interests
United Nations
Children’s Fund
Austin Independent School District
Texas Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
A group of interdependent plants or animals living together in a specified habitat
Central Texas’
native bird population
Trees and shrubs of north Texas and southern Oklahoma
Texas’ Gulf of Mexico coastline
(wetland preserves)

21. (check out STEP FIVE in the guiding document)
Week 8 squad goals
to raise awareness about...
to participate actively in service to...
to create research about...
to inform others about...
to innovate/invent something to...
to change behaviors/attitudes about...
to advocate for...
(check out STEP FIVE in the guiding document)

23. (check out STEP SIX in the guiding document)
A need can be defined as…
a condition/situation in which something is required or wanted
a duty or obligation
a lack of something that is desired or useful to the community
Please write the need your project is addressing in to the guiding document in the form of a question
Week 9
Identifying Need
(check out STEP SIX in the guiding document)

25. Finding out where we fit in the greater scheme of things.
Week 10
Global Contexts
Finding out where we fit in the greater scheme of things.
(check out STEP SEVEN in the guiding document)

26. Laughter therapy in children’s hospital or elder care home
Tutoring classes for young kids
Researching the effects of sugary drinks on digestion and developing a campaign to promote healthy eating

27. Joining a museum or historical society to contribute to historical preservation
Making a plan for wheelchair accessibility at your campus
Writing an article for the newspaper seeking to gain support for exercise equipment to be installed at local parks

28. Improving the environment in a local hospital by designing and hanging student created artworks in the hallways
Performing a theater play to raise awareness on bullying
Promoting intercultural understanding through a graffiti contest

29. Helping a local community make an efficient, low-cost device to capture sunlight
Developing a program to promote the use of wind energy
Campaigning to reduce paper use on your campus
Campaigning to reduce water, electricity, fuel or waste

30. Campaigning to raise awareness and reduce plastic utensil use/waste
Passing a plan with local government to plant trees in an area that needs more green things
Creating a school or community garden
Setting up a farmer’s market for low-income families

31. Supporting a non-profit organization who works with human rights issues
Helping new immigrants or refugees navigate the public bus system
Writing an article for the local paper about LGBTQ rights in schools

32. (check out STEP EIGHT in the guiding document)
Week 11
Research
Facts & Statistics [how many people does it affect? Who is most affected?]
Setting of greatest need [location of most affected population]
Cause(s) [why does this problem exist?]
Possible solutions [what has already been done? Is there something missing?]
Organization [contact person & details]
Other information you think is important
(check out STEP EIGHT in the guiding document)

34. (check out STEP NINE in the guiding document)
What do we hope to achieve with this project?
What issue do we seek to understand?
What impact are we working to make on our community?
Week 12
Setting Expectations
(check out STEP NINE in the guiding document)

35. Congratulations!
You’ve reached the end of Phase 1: Investigation!
Next phase: Planning

36. Phase 2:
PLANNING

37. (check out STEP TEN in the guiding document)
Week 13
Resources
Technology
Funds
Materials
Transportation
Parental support
Community support
Mentor/Teacher support
Other support
(check out STEP TEN in the guiding document)