Campus Minister - Spirituality
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Campus Minister - Service and Justice
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Requirements for the 2021-22 Academic Year
Community service learning at Notre Dame High School is, at its heart, relational and transformational. As students deepen their empathy for others through acts of service, advocacy or justice educational activities, they embody the thinking and spirit of a justice advocate during their time at Notre Dame and beyond.
Students are asked to identify community service learning opportunities that meet the needs of vulnerable members of our community (i.e. women and children, elderly, veterans, differently-abled, people who are without housing, etc.) OR that address social justice issues (i.e. environmental justice, racial justice, women’s rights, etc). We encourage each student to explore their own gifts and passions as they seek out opportunities for service and justice.
All grade levels can participate in any of the following towards their service requirement.
*Seniors are asked to focus on one justice issue, though they can serve and learn about different organizations and populations affected by that issue. They will participate in reflection groups and demonstrate their learning by presenting at the Young Women’s Advocacy Summit in the spring semester. For more information, click here.
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Service |
Advocacy (in person or virtual) understanding and raising awareness of “what is” and “what should be” as it relates to individuals, a community and/or system |
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In person service: Examples include food distribution, supply packing, neighborhood clean ups, etc. *Each family must discuss these options together, determine their comfort level, and follow the health and safety protocols of the organization you choose to partner with. |
In person advocacy: Participating in a public event (march/rally, speaking engagement, prayer service, etc.) |
| Virtual service: Examples include virtual tutoring, phone calls to the elderly, etc. | Virtual advocacy: Examples include communicating with government officials, participating in virtual conferences or webinars, letters to editors, raising awareness on social media, creating and sharing artwork |
*Campus ministry will regularly publish opportunities that qualify towards students’ service learning requirement here! Check out our *top 10* recommendations for the summer here!*
Submission Benchmarks - Timeline:
- Students are to complete the minimum number of hours as indicated below; they are strongly encouraged to go beyond the minimum requirements for the good of the community.
- All contributions should be reported through x2VOL.
- Any service completed over the summer break can count towards a student’s annual goal.
| Grade Level | Semester One Deadline | Semester Two Final Deadline |
| 9th Grade | Minimum of 5 hours submitted with verification by January 14 | Minimum total of 10 hours submitted and verified by May 1 |
| 10th Grade | Minimum of 6 hours submitted with verification by Jan 14 | Minimum total of 12 hours submitted and verified by May 1 |
| 11th Grade | Minimum of 7 hours submitted with verification by Jan 14 | Minimum total of 15 hours submitted and verified by May 1 |
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12th Grade *For more details, click here. |
Minimum of 10 hrs submitted with verification by Jan 14 |
- Attendance at small group reflection in February - Minimum total of 20 hours submitted and verified by March 15 - Present at the Young Women’s Advocacy Summit on Friday March 25, 2022. |
Logging Service Hours:
Students will log and track their service by making submissions on x2VOL. Detailed instructions for finding opportunities and logging service hours can be found here.
Verifying Service Hours:
Students who work directly with a community partner, and have the business email of their point person, will submit the email address of their contact in the “activity contact” field. An email will automatically be sent to your contact and they must verify your work.
Students who are not working with a particular person at an organization, will list cm@ndsj.org and “Campus Ministry” as the “activity contact” AND upload a document or an image of their volunteer experience. Examples include a picture of yourself outside of the establishment or a screenshot of the volunteer log on site, notes from a phone call you made to a government official, a written reflection about a webinar/conference you attended, letters you wrote to assisted living residents, etc
**Family members and fellow students may not verify your service hours**
Approving Service Hours:
Once service has been verified by an activity contact OR acceptable image/document, then campus ministry can approve your service. When submitting service hours, students must submit a thoughtful response in the "reflections” box/field, in order for service hours to be approved.
(Note: this is a manual process and does not offer immediate approval. Service hours will be approved before the end of each semester).
Grading:
Students will be given a Pass or Incomplete at the end of each semester, dependent upon verified and approved service hours in their x2vol account.