Community Service

St. Andrew’s student-led community service program lies at the center of the school’s commitment to developing habits of service in our students. We believe strongly that students should serve others because they want to, not because they have to (i.e. in order to fulfill a school requirement); for this reason, all student service work is voluntary. St. Andrew’s offers students numerous opportunities to serve on the local, regional, and national or international levels, and over 70% of our students are involved in community service projects each year. We offer opportunities for weekly off-campus service work during our two-hour Wednesday lunch block. Depending on the project, students may participate in programs individually, as a part of teams or organizations on campus, as dormitory groups, as a Form, and occasionally, as an entire school. All-school service projects are selected and directed by a student committee (and supervised by a group of faculty).

Just going and doing service, say, forty minutes a week—that’s not really what we’re talking about in our mission statement. What we’re talking about is having a heart that is oriented toward serving other people.
Kelly Lazar, Director of Community Service