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Service As Action

Canvas Post on May 21, 2025
 
Summer is a great time for completing your Service As Action hours!
 
Only hours earned from June 1, 2025 - May 3, 2026, are eligible to submit for the 2025-2026 school year. You are required to keep track of your hours submitted - Click here for a record keeping toolLinks to an external site. At the end of each grading period, you will receive a notification of the hours submitted. 
Note: National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) members must complete a minimum of 10 hours of service each year. NJHS Candidates must complete the required 10 hours BEFORE given an invitation to join - the deadline is Friday, January 30, 2026, at 11:55pm.
 
Service As Action (SA) is doing something to help make the world a better, more peaceful place! Service As Action is part of being a Middle Years Programme (MYP) student.  Even more importantly, it is part of being a caring, responsible member of your school, local and global communities. In the MYP, service as action starts in the classroom and extends beyond it, requiring you to take an active part in the communities you are a part of.

At Walker, the expectation is that Year 1 students will complete 5 hours of service; Year 2 students will complete 8 hours of service, and Year 3 students will complete 10 hours of service + the required Community Project. 
 
Only hours earned from June 1, 2025 - May 3, 2026, are eligible to submit for the 2025-2026 school year. You are required to keep track of your hours submitted. At the end of each grading period, you will receive a notification of the hours submitted. This is a Microsoft form, and each submission is time-stamped and is never deleted.

Note: National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) members must complete a minimum of 10 hours of service each year. NJHS Candidates must complete the required 10 hours BEFORE given an invitation to join - the deadline is Friday, January 30, 2026, at 11:55pm.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 
  • Read all of the questions BEFORE you start planning for service, so you know what you need to accomplish.
  • Complete the reflection form AFTER you complete your service.
  • IF you do NOT know the answers to the questions, DO NOT submit the form until you have an answer for each question.
  • Technology TIP: Answer the essay questions in a Word Document, then paste them into the Form when you are ready to submit!
  • Creative Documentation Requirement: The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) wants to know "how students are involved with planning, organizing and implementing service activities" and they want to know "what have you learned from your experience"? IBO wants students to be creative in answering this question. Creative options could include, but are not limited to:  
    • record a video:  news report or interview
    • PowerPoint, Sway. or other digital presentation
    • Poster, flyer
    • Brochure, Infographic, Cartoon
      • File number limit: 1 
      • Single file size limit: 1GB 
      • Allowed file types: Word, Excel, PPT, PDF, Image, Video, Audio

This is what you MUST complete:     

 

These are resources that will help you understand Service As Action and the Reflection Requirements:

 

School and Community Planned Service Options:

 

Enjoy your experience of serving others!