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"Being
able to spend time instead of just making a donation is the most important part
of service learning, because the more hours you put into an organization, the
more you care about the people who come there."
— a Latin sophomore |
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Service is an important part of being a student at Latin. The School reaches out to the community through service performed by students and faculty in all divisions of the School. These efforts strengthen students’ sense of social and civic responsibility and help them realize that they can make a difference in the lives of others.
As part of the tenth-grade curriculum, students are required to contribute a minimum of 40 hours of service to the Chicago community. Each student’s service in the field is complemented by a weekly class at Latin. Field sites include hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, soup kitchens, shelters for homeless people, and tutoring programs.
Many students continue volunteering at their tenth grade sites for the remainder of their high school years, and also participate in school-wide service projects that occur during Homecoming, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and in the spring. Typically, several Upper School Project Week projects include service activities, such as home building
for Habitat for Humanity in Chicago and in Central America.
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