Building upon the Christian Service Learning experiences of Years Seven, Eight and Nine, all senior students are called to broaden and deepen their commitment to Christian Service Learning.  There are two pathways being offered in Year Ten

Option 1: Endorsed Unit

In the Endorsed Unit pathway, students complete at least one Endorsed Unit over Years Ten and Eleven. At Servite College, this comprises:

1.     at least two different CSL Projects
2.     totalling at least 50 hours Christian Service and
3.     a digital Portfolio on their CSL OneNote which includes the planning, evidence and reflection for two Projects. This is deemed to contribute 5 hours to the total 55 hours required to earn an Endorsed Unit from the School Curriculum and Standards Authority.

Students may be credited with up to four Endorsed Units.

Option 2: Certificate II in Active Volunteering

Students who elect to complete the Certificate II in Active Volunteering will choose this course as an elective in Year 10 and complete the course requirements over the year. Throughout this course students will work to gain experience in Youth Ministry through the College’s 24:7 SERVE programme and Community Social Justice Advocacy through our partnership with Caritas Australia. This programme has proven over the years to provide deep and meaningful mentoring, leadership and work-ready skills, while also offering personally transformational encounters and time.

Throughout Year 10 our students will:

Learn and understand the needs of our local community and why people are marginalised. Develop an awareness that through our actions we can make a difference to people’s lives for the better.

Engage in projects that improve our community by serve those in need, in particular the most vulnerable. For example helping the Salvation Army in their works to support homelessness in Western Australia by working in their soup kitchen.

Reflect on ways we have been able to improve people’s lives in our community through our actions 

Throughout Year 11 our students will:

Learn about and develop a deep understanding of the global needs and those most vulnerable and marginalised. Develop an understanding that through our actions we can make a difference to people’s lives for the better.

Engage in projects that better our community and serve those in need, in particular the most vulnerable. For example, raise awareness of global social justice issues and provide support to agencies that work for the global good of humanity.

Reflection ways we have been able to improve people’s lives around the world through our actions and how we have a Christian and social responsibility to care for the most vulnerable in our world.  

 

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Complete at least one 55 hour Endorsed Unit in Community Service comprising at least two approved CSL Projects by,
 - engaging in Acts of service & / or
 - advocating & / or Fundraising for Charities and Service Agencies.

Students learn about and explore social justice issues through their Religious Education course.

1. Research and choose how they might promote justice by serving to meet the needs of others and / or upholding their rights, as outlined with the Catholic Social teachings (CSTs) or Works of Mercy.

2. Plan, prepare and complete their Christian Service which might include for example:

• Preparing and cooking meals for the Vinnies in  the Servite Kitchen on Tuesday afternoons
• Preparing, cooking and serving meals to the homeless with agencies such as Homelessness: We Care once a month.
• Serving the aged by working in an Aged Care Facility.
• Serving the differently abled by working at the Emmanuel Centre.
• Serving the local parish or Church community by ministering at Mass as an altar server, choir member, reader etc.
• Participating charity works including visitations to the sick.
• Running youth groups or a creche.
• Working as a gardener, cleaner, archivist etc.
• Advocating and fundraising for Caritas by conducting a Caritas Kitchen.
• Raising sponsorship to complete one or both.
• Caritas Ks activities such as the HBF Run for a Reason or  City to Surf.
• Advocating and fundraising for Catholic. 
• Mission by serving in the Lonely Tree Café through the baking and selling of cakes and other items in the ARC on Thursday evenings.
• Raising sponsorship to complete an assault obstacle course at Operation XLR8.
• Advocating and fundraising for LifeLink by raising sponsorship to participate in the Winter Sleep-Out.
• Creating art work highlighting a social justice issue in Art for Justice.
• Advocating and fundraising for the Salvation Army by  participating in the Red Shield Door Knock Appeal or working in a Salvos store.
• Supporting charitable organisations by working in a Charity Shop eg Vinnies, Good Samaritans, OxFam, Red Cross or Salvos.
• Advocating and Fundraising for Refugees by participating in the Ration Challenge.
• Advocating and Fundraising for Cancer research by participating in the Relay for Life. 
• Serving as a NAS Team Manager for two terms.
• Advocate for justice through Write for Rights held one lunchtime each week. 
• Acting as a leader in the Servite-based 24:7 Youth Group (if not part of a Certificate course).
• Making items such as blankets, scarves, beanies to donate to the homeless. 
• Sewing dolls for disadvantaged children. 
• Acting as a leader in Servite-based Young Christian Students group. 
• Serving in a variety of approved community-based activities in Community Support – in the College, Parish or community groups.

3. Completing their Christian Service  Learning Portfolio (planning, evidence, reflection) by the advertised due date.