1. Community Service at ISB
A “Win Win” for you and those you serve

2. What is Community Service?
Making a difference through actions of caring for others, either in the school or in the community.
Community Service includes
Direct service (painting a school, orphanage visits, tutoring)
Indirect service (raising money for a charity, organizing a toy drive)
Advocacy (promoting your cause with a bulletin board display, video, or assembly presentation)

3. What is NOT Community Service?
Activities for which you receive benefits (getting paid, getting out of class)
Activities for which you receive course credit
Activities which benefit your family or your own religious community
Work experience unless in a social service setting
Participation in HS activities such as Student Council, IASAS or drama productions

4. Community Service Opportunities at ISB
Weekly Direct Community Service Clubs
Indirect Service Fundraising Clubs
Advocacy Clubs
Coaching or Refereeing Community Sports
Global Citizenship Week (GCW)
Annual Events (e.g. Special Kids Olympics)
ES After School Activities Assistants
Tutoring
Summer volunteer work

5. Make a Difference
Teach English to children in grades 3-5 through fun activities
Wat Koo School in Pakkred
Mondays, 2:15 – 4:30
Permission slip required

6. Baan Rachawadee Children with cerebral palsey
Every Wednesday from 2:10 – 4:00 in room 117
Take kids for walks around the school, play with toys, feed them at 3:30

7. YWCA Day Care Pre school children from low income families Ages 2 – 3
Alternate Wednesdays
2:15 – 3:30
Kindergarden playground

8. Street Boys’ Home Boys ages 7-8
Some Thai “runaways”; some Cambodin and Burmese victims of human trafficking
Thursdays, 2:15 – 3:30
Meet in cafeteria

9. Sparrow Home Children of prison inmates Ages 2 – 4
Fridays, 2:15 – 4:30
Permission slip needed

10. Riding for the Disabled
Physically handicapped children
Fridays, 2:15 – 4:00
Take van to Nichada Equestrian Center
Permission slip needed

11. Phyathai Babies Home Orphans ages 12 – 24 months Fridays, 2:15 – 4:00
Van leaves from front of school
Permission slip required

12. ThaiCraft Fairs
Assist with checkout and bag check at monthly fair trade craft sales
Jasmine City (Asoke Skytrain station)
Saturdays 9 – 1(once a month)

13. Interact: Prasert Islam English Teaching
Teach English to local kids (ages 6 – 12)
Sundays from 2 – 3
Sala next to Que Pasa

14. Maharaj Boys’ Home Orphanage for boys
Play indoor soccer and games with boys ages 10-16
Sundays at 9:00 in auxy gym at ISB

15. Elder Care Club Visits to local homes for the elderly
Sing, dance, chat, crafts
Day TBD

16. Green Panthers Find ways to reduce ISB’s carbon footprint
Recycling, tree planting, eco-videos, animal rights, carrot mobs,
Meets Wednesdays at lunch in 118

17. Special Kids Olympics
80 physically handicapped children come to ISB for a fun filled day of relay races, swimming, computer, and lunch
Saturday, November 15
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sign ups coming in October!

18. Think Pair Share What are 3 direct service clubs at ISB?
What is one way in which community service is “win” for those who do it?

19. How to Find Out about Service Opportunities
Read the HS Clubs and Activities Haiku page (check your “extras” tab)
Attend the Club Fair at lunch on Thursday, August 28.
READ the Student Bulletin!
Sent daily via your isb account!
Ask your friends.
See Mrs. Tananone in the Community Service Office.

20. How to Sign Up For weekly clubs, just show up at the location
Parent Permission form needed (only one for the entire year!) for off campus activities
For ThaiCraft Fairs, Habitat builds, SKO and special opportunities, sign up in the Community Service Office
For something non ISB related, ask Mrs. Tananone first!

21. Keeping Track of your Service Hours
Get a green CS Verification form outside the CS office.
Answer the 3 reflection questions.
Have your advisor sign it and verify the hours
Turn it in to the basket in the CS office.
For ongoing activities (weekly service clubs) you only need to turn in 1 form for the whole year!

22. Community Service Office
Next to the nurse’s office
Khun Jurairat – CS Secretary
Pick up all forms on wall outside the office
Sign up for service activities
Drop off completed forms

23. Community Service Graduation Requirement
10 hours for every year you are in the high school
40 hours total if you graduate from ISB
Can be done in one year , but we encourage you to do some service every year
Service completed in Middle School does not count toward the graduation requirement.
No service hours counted until you turn in a completed CS verification form

24. CAS Requirement for IB Diploma Students
50 hours each of creativity, action, service
Must be completed in grades 11 and 12
Service completed in grades 9 and 10 will not count towards CAS
Meeting the CAS requirement in grades 11 and 12 automatically fulfills ISB’s community service requirement

25. Community Service Awards
Awarded to all students who have participated in an ongoing direct community service club 70% of the time in one year
HS Awards Assembly in May
Plaque awarded to seniors who have earned the CS award all 4 years

26. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead, anthropologist