Community Service

Inspiring students to a lifelong commitment to service

Reaching out to others is an essential part of a Saint George’s education. It begins in the Lower School, where our students learn sensitivity to others by reading to preschoolers or making Easter baskets that they give to children in a local homeless program. Starting in second grade, each Lower School class raises money to donate to a local charity that they collectively choose and visit. Middle School students reach out to the broader human community by raising funds to rebuild a tsunami-ravaged village in Sri Lanka, and the entire Middle School joins in a holiday service project in December. By the time students enter the Upper School, community service is both a habit and a formal requirement for graduation.

These hands-on efforts give students the experiences they need to appreciate our increasingly diverse world and make an impact both locally and globally. Inspiring students to a lifelong commitment to service prepares them to show the understanding and compassion that will mark them both as graduates of Saint George’s and as future leaders.

After the tsumani in Southeast Asia, the Dragon Slayers students decided to sell and deliver Valentines to fellow students to raise funds. They spearheaded an effort that raised over $1,600 for victims of the tsunami.

Jerry White, Middle School Teacher and Dragon Slayers advisor