Community Service

List of 4 items.

• Community Service Learning

  Students have a minimum, mandatory requirement of completing five off-campus hours during the academic year and are encouraged to go well beyond the minimum, as many do. A large variety of on- and off-campus opportunities are offered to all students on a regular basis. A calendar of upcoming events and sign-ups is located on the CORE bulletin board located outside the dining center. Students are encouraged to help design and implement outings for our community, especially with organizations with which they are already involved. Personal community service hours may be officially logged with a letter from the organization, however these hours will not count towards the five-hour requirement unless additional CFS community members are also invited to serve. Personal hours will not count toward community service awards as to specifically encourage involvement in CFS sponsored activities.

• Outdoor Experience

  This component goes beyond the walls of the classroom to challenge students by participating in a variety of outdoor physical activities. Activities range in duration and difficulty to fully challenge all students at the level they feel comfortable and the level where they may feel challenged. The variety of activities is constantly expanding and students are encouraged to suggest new options. Year-round opportunities range from mountain biking, Frisbee golf, fishing, skiing, camping, sailing, canoeing, rock climbing, paintball and archery. Each student must participate in one activity per school year and are encouraged to take part in more of the weekly offerings posted on the CORE bulletin board.

• Senior Leadership Retreat

  Every member of the senior class is required to attend a three-day off-campus camping trip during orientation of their senior year. During the trip, the class becomes a cohesive unit by learning effective communication, setting and achieving goals, cooperatively motivating group members, settling disputes fairly, being sensitive to the needs of others, becoming more self-assured, and being able to identify and respond to their own shortcomings. The unified class returns to campus to incorporate their new leadership skills and set a positive example to the underclassmen.

• Cultural & Creative Arts

  Students fulfill this requirement by attending a variety of choral and musical concerts, theatre productions, art openings and food festivals offered on campus during the course of the year. By exposing students to an assortment of diverse cultural and creative arts, they experience and become more aware of their surroundings. Off-campus offerings and trips are announced in the weekly Schedule of Weekend Activities and Trips (SWAT) e-mail coordinated by the Assistant Director of Students. These activities range from attending food festivals, visiting exhibits in neighboring cities, attending art shows, going to cultural festivals, competing in regional musical competitions and going to community theatre productions.