NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL BELMONT
Campus Ministry
CORE
Culminating Senior Community Service Project
Discover what you are passionate about; take action and serve, advocate, and educate others to better our world. Click here for PowerPoint with more information on CORE!
“In a world characterized by growing prosperity for some and pervasive poverty for others, Catholic teaching proclaims that a basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring. In a society marred by deepening divisions between rich and poor, our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment (Mt. 25: 31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and the vulnerable first.”
-U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Sharing the Social Teaching
“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”
-Mahatma Gandhi-
Details and Deadlines
Project Goals:
Seniors have a leadership role by serving at one non-profit with a longer commitment and developing peer education and advocacy at Notre Dame for involvement in meaningful community service experiences that work to right social injustices at non-profits that have been positive, empowering environments for them!
Due Date for Online Proposal Form: November 18, 2011
This quick online form includes details such as your proposed non-profit organization where you served, if you completed a minimum of 20 hours, or a target completion date if you do not yet have 20 hours served. Proposal also includes what, where, and when your PSA will run and requires sign up prior to submitting the online proposal!
Click here for online proposal
Part 1
20 Hours addressing a social injustice/“in need” population
Due Date: December 6, 2011
Complete 20 hours of community service at one non-profit agency with direct volunteer action that places you in contact with people facing the reality of social injustice. Your advocacy work must be with an “in need” population, persons struggling with an added challenge, such as poverty, homelessness, learning needs, developmental differences, language or legal status limitations, dementia/Alzheimer’s, etc. We want you to work with those who need your help at an even greater level than some of the non-profits that have more resource available.
Part 2:
Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Due Date: April 2, 2012
Your PSA is geared at volunteer recruitment, education and advocacy to get others involved in righting this social injustice has already been shown! Your target audience is 9-11th graders! Create and present a Public Serve Announcement (PSA) for use within Notre Dame High School, to empower our student body involvement serving at the same non-profit or working to right the injustice you addressed. Your PSA may air on Tiger TV, hang on a bulletin board, or be presented live by you to students on a service trip you created, in a classroom presentation, or at the Service Hour Resource Fair on January 25th or serve as part of a live presentation for other NDB students. Must submit a self and 3 peer evaluations from 9th-llth graders!
ALL EVALUATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED
WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PRESENTING THE PSA.
Forms are available here:
Self Evaluation Form - online submission
Peer Evaluation - Word document to print and give to peers
To Sign Up for Your PSA, please choose one of the following five options:
1.Tiger TV 60-90 second feature-Click on below link to sign up; only 2 maximum per week! http://www.keepandshare.com/calendar2/show_month.php?i=1850691&date=2011-11-13
2. Service Trip with Reflection- Sign up with Ms. Winn and remember you organize the details and logistics, so come asap! (no limit to number)
3.Classroom Presentation-must schedule on your own and get approval of NDB teacher for date/time. Please send an email confirmation of the time, date, and topic of your CORE presentation to the teacher who agreed and copy this to Ms. Sarconi and Ms. Winn as your sign up verification! (No limit to number)
4.Service Hour Resource Fair-January 25th! Sign up on the CORE Proposal (see above for link). No limit to number of students who can sign up!
5.Bulletin Board- Click this link and sign up; two maximum per week! First come, first serve! http://www.keepandshare.com/calendar/show_month.php?i=1850691&cat=0&fclick=y! (2 max/week)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Campus Ministry Office
(650) 595-1913 x325
Kay Polintan
Director of Campus Ministry
(650) 595-1913 x287 (voicemail)
(click to email)
Cristin Winn
Campus Minister
(650) 595-1913 x325
(click to email)
Father Stephen Howell
Campus Chaplain
(650)595-1913 x449
(click to email)