Service Learning
Service Learning
We put a strong emphasis on learning through service at ICS.
We call it 'Service Learning and Community Engagement' to accentuate the importance both of learning about service and offering service - the 'engagement'. At ICS, students learn about service in various ways.
Students can learn about organisations that provide help to others and work with them directly. As an example, Primary students recently met a representative from the Swiss Red Cross to learn about the Swiss scheme '2xChristmas' where boxes of donated gifts are delivered to families in need. Secondary students organise an annual winter food drive for Socialwerke Pfarrer Sieber, a Zurich organisation supporting the poor and homeless.
Parents new to ICS often ask how many hours of service students have to undertake. But there is no defined time commitment in terms of hours. Instead, we encourage students to understand that service to others is a responsibility that the ICS community fosters and to try to involve themselves in some form of service activity. Students document and reflect on their service in their Service Learning booklets.
Service Projects
ICS has its own Service initiatives including:
Round Square Membership
We are also a member of the Round Square organisation. This is a global community of schools whose students are working hard to make a difference in the lives of others, while also learning more about themselves. Read more here about the opportunities we can offer our students thanks to our membership with Round Square.