The Ministry of Education has launched a “Community Service Project” to be implemented in all schools in Lebanon, as of the academic year 2016-2017. This concept is not new to Saint Joseph School. It has been part of the promotion policy since years past.
The project requires 30 hours of community service for each of the first and the second secondary classes. Students have to spend 25% of these hours planning, preparing, and evaluating different activities. The remaining hours are allocated to working on the Christmas and Lent campaigns and participating in one of the school clubs, programs and/or activities.
The Secondary Division Administration along with its Social Service Office provide the students with the opportunities to participate in the below-listed programs and clubs, and offer all the support needed to help manage these activities:
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Alwan Club
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Archeology and Anthropology Club
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Book & Beyond Club
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Company Program - Injaz
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Disabled Friends Club
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Ecology Club
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Elderly Companions Club
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Help in studies Club
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Leadership Outreach Club
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Next to the Refugees Club
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Road Safety Club
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United Sport Team Club
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For more information, kindly refer to the descriptions below or please do not hesitate to contact the Social Service Office on Wednesdays, which is coordinating all the programs and clubs.
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Program /
Club Title/Class
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Nb. of
Members
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Description of Activities
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Goals
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Coordinator(s)
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Estimated Timing
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Alwan Club
1S & 2S
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25/16
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Students are involved in mutual visits and joint trips between 2 schools in order to discover the national heritage; students will also be involved in awareness activities, planning and implementation of community service projects
NB: The duration of the project is 2 years
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Equip students with training on the concepts of religious diversity and partnership, openness to others, co-working in serving society and active citizenship
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Mrs. Roula Khoury
Mrs. Rose Sawaya
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Saturdays and/or Fridays afternoon
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Archeology and Anthropology Club
1S
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25
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The members of this club will discover the history of Lebanon through its archaeological heritage and its oral rural history and culture; they will meet with field archaeologists, anthropologists and people, visit villages, discover sites and museums etc., take notes and photos
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Equip students with appreciation for our forgotten material and immaterial heritage and raise awareness about the specificities of the visited sites either by creating a video clip or a brochure at the end of the activity
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Mrs. Rita Kalindjian &
Mrs. Maria Araktingi
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Saturdays
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Book and Beyond Club
1S & 2S
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10
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Students share their favorite books through storytelling to our young ones at school and in other institutions; students read aloud stories or news to the blind or the elderly; they promote new books to their friends through book talks, and maintain the school library collection
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Create a culture of reading at School and in our community. Through reading diverse books, our students will gain deeper understanding of the world around them and of themselves
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Mrs. Carla Mitri
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Weekdays afternoon and Saturdays
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Company Program - Injaz
2S
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25
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Students will participate in an entrepreneurship program to create a product that has an added value to the community
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Inspire and equip students with the skills and mindset that they need to become entrepreneurs and business leaders in their local communities
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Mrs. Cynthia Madi
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Fridays
afternoon
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Disabled Friends Club
2S
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30
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Monthly visits to Psychiatric hospitals (Deir El Salib-Jal El Dib) to share love and care with the suffering and forgotten.
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The purpose was to develop a Youth
Community dedicated to serve human
dignity and to foster cultural diversity in Lebanon by:
Restoring the dignity to the mentally challenged people through one-on-one care, love and lasting relationship
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Mrs. Cynthia Madi & Mr. Raphael Zakkar
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Saturdays
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Ecology Club
2S
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25
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Students are involved in ecological activities such as visiting a local nature reserve, waste sorting and composting, and planting.
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Equip students with environmentally sustainable practices and awareness of implications on the planet; equip students with valuable skills such as public speaking, organization, management, and leadership
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Miss. Fida Abi Karam & Mrs. Mona B.Khazaal
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Weekdays afternoon
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Elderly Companions Club
2S
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30
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We provide the elderly with special care and attention to draw their smiles through:
- Regular Lunches at the Centers of the Order of Malta in Ain el Remmaneh, Chabrouh, etc.
- Guardianship Program with families from the region of Ain el Remmaneh
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The purpose was to develop a Youth Community dedicated to serve human dignity and to foster cultural diversity in Lebanon. We do so by:
Enhancing the well-being of abandoned senior citizens around the socio-medical centers of the Order of Malta in Lebanon.
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Mrs. Maria Araktingi & Mr. Raphael Zakkar
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Saturdays
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Help in Studies Club
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34
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Students will be visiting the children of 2 associations in SOS-Bhersaf and AOA (All One Association)-Sed el Bauchrieh so as to provide them with assistance in doing their homework
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Give students the opportunity to help and offer relief, and live in communion and experience joy
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Mrs. Ghada Jalkh & Mrs. Roula Rizk
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Mondays/
Fridays afternoon
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Leadership Outreach Club (Inspired by the Simulation Programs
Organized by LAU & the Human Rights Trivia Competition Organized by NDU)
1S & 2S
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45
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Leadership conferences/workshops using experiential learning and self-reflection techniques
Outreach and civic engagement activities that build up volunteering capacity and project management skills (e.g. campaigns supporting the Red Cross or physically challenged people,etc.)
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Increase cognition about global issues
Build research and interpretation skills
Exercise diplomacy and peaceful communication
Practice public speaking, role playing, conflict resolution and negotiation
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Miss. Petra Bou-Hadir & Mr. Wanis Khoury
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To be affirmed
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Next to the Refugee’s Club
1S
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23
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Students will be involved in awareness sessions for kids and parents on how to maintain the cleanliness of the body for a better life for refugees in a public school
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Educate students on the importance of dental hygiene, hands and body cares; educate parents on the importance of the child’s growth in a safe environment; secure methods of hygiene and follow-up the child through stages of growth
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Mrs. Rita Nahed
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Fridays afternoon
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Road Safety Club
1S
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17
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Students explore the key theme of the Road Safety project and create an awareness campaign, participate in an international contest that will be held in many countries across the world, and share ideas and initiatives with other schools, communities and countries
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Enable youth to take action and raise awareness on the importance of Road Safety for a better environment in a creative way
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Mrs. Christelle Eid
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Saturdays
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United Sport Team Club
2S
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22
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It involves a combination of a team competition and a description of the school’s culture. 4 schools from different religious background will compete to strengthen friendship among each other. Students will be able to work collaboratively to establish a safe and challenging sports environment
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Compete and challenge self and others, collaborate and live together in the physical activity settings, create new strategies and rules for a play, and be responsible for personal and social behavior that respects others in the sports life
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Mrs. Imenda Aoude & Mr. Pierre Gemayel
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Saturdays
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