Empowering Students To Take Action
At Buckley, service is woven into the curriculum, enabling students to conduct research,make an impact, and reflect on their experiences. By engaging with and learning from various communities, students develop empathy, civic responsibility, and practical problem-solving abilities.
Where do we see service at Buckley?
Goals of Service Learning at Buckley
- To enhance the classroom experience by reinforcing existing course concepts and providing opportunities to make connections
- To encourage critical thinking, civic responsibility, and engaged citizenship
- To offer a means for our school community to engage in reciprocal partnerships with organizations and agencies that serve the common good in our community.
- To actively seek to understand and value the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of those offering and receiving service.
- To identify and analyze different points of view to gain an understanding of multiple perspectives.
- To promote the acquisition of youth leadership, collaboration, and decision-making skills.
Student Leaders for Service Committee
The Student Leaders for Service Committee (SLSC) is a group of dedicated individuals (grades 6-12) who are fully committed to living Buckley's mission through service. Committee members plan and volunteer at events to support the unhoused and disabled, veterans, foster children, refugees, the environment, and more.
