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St Leonard's College | Independent School Melbourne

¡° The service domain of experiential education encompasses various programs aimed at fostering students’ sense of social responsibility and community engagement.”
In the Junior School, service learning is integrated into the curriculum, culminating in actions related to their learning. Cocurricular activities like the sustainability club provide further opportunities for practical involvement, such as promoting recycling and leading community initiatives.
In the CUE Program for Year 9 students, community service placements expose them to volunteering, placing them in local organisations to contribute to their community.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Program and IB Diploma Programme CAS emphasise voluntary service and personal development through community projects.
Moreover, initiatives like the Noble Park English Language School English Teaching Program and student leadership roles across all levels of St Leonard’s reinforce the importance of service and leadership, providing students with opportunities for personal growth, skill development, and ethical reflection.
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Junior School?

Service Programs
Throughout the Junior School, multiple opportunities exist for students to engage with the experiential learning cycle through its challenge, reflection, and planning components.???
Service learning is integrated throughout the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) of inquiry. Each unit of inquiry culminates in an invitation for the students to take action in relation to what they have learned. Along with action in the classroom, co-curricular opportunities exist such as the sustainability club (The Green team). The Green Team, meet weekly and engage in sustainability initiatives, like promoting separation of waste, including caring for our two worm farms, recycling and reusing. This recycling and reusing was enacted in term 3, 2023 by the team leading the collection of winter coats for BayCISS, promoting empathy and social responsibility. Our students are encouraged to challenge themselves to make a difference, to plan how best to do this and then reflect on their actions, participating in an on-going cycle of action and reflection with the aim of working together to meet the IB Mission to make a better, more peaceful world.??
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CUE Program

Year 9 Community, Urban, Environment (CUE) Program
The Community Service Domain aims to develop a principled sense of service to others and the concept of contributing as a volunteer.
It puts each student in a community placement with an organisation that serves the local area or beyond.
This may include working in a primary school, a childcare centre, a nursing home, or an organisation for those with disabilities. Students are placed in an organisation in groups of two or more.?
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Duke of Edinburgh

Duke of Edinburgh¡¯s Award Program – Years 9 to 12
The Voluntary Service section of the Award encourages young people to volunteer their time and understand the benefits of this service to their community.
Participants identify a cause or project that will allow them to connect with their community and give service to others and their communities.?
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Student Leadership

Student Leadership ¨C Years 1 to 12
The overall student leadership development model is in place to give students opportunities to experience leadership in a supportive and encouraging environment.
At the core of leadership is service. Students are given formalised and informal roles to practice the skills involved with being a successful leader. This includes captaincy and leadership positions from the Junior School through to the Senior School.
Leadership training includes forums and discussions on the values and ethics of leadership, demonstrable and observable behaviours, mentoring students through the process and providing valued and valuable feedback throughout the journey.?
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NPELS Program

Noble Park English Language School (NPELS) – English Teaching Program ¨C Year 11 and 12
St. Leonard¡¯s College students make a two-term commitment to work on a project which supports learning in other English classes at the Noble Park English Language School (NPELS).??
NPELS provides an intensive English language course for newly arrived migrants, refugees and international students from non-English speaking backgrounds.???
Previous student projects have included writing recipes; creating a Brochure Promoting an Australian Landscape; comparing sustainability practices; writing a character study from a novel; and the Foot in Two Countries project, comparing food, education, home life and culture in Australia to their home country.??

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IBDP CAS

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme CAS – Year 11 and 12
Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) is a core (required) component of the IB Diploma Programme.
In addition to participating in service activities organised by the College and in the wider community, students are required to define, organise and lead a CAS project which serves the needs of others at the College, locally, nationally and/or internationally?.??
In their CAS projects and activities, students are required to address seven key learning outcomes. These include identifying personal strengths and areas for growth, tackling challenges to develop new skills, initiating and planning CAS experiences, demonstrating commitment and perseverance, understanding the benefits of collaborative work, and recognising the ethical implications of their choices and actions. Through these outcomes, students engage in holistic personal development, fostering skills, values, and ethical awareness essential for their roles as responsible members of their communities.
Students collaborate with their peers to identify goals, develop strategies, and determine further actions for personal growth.?In completing their Service project, participants demonstrate they understand they are members of local and global communities with responsibilities towards each other and the environment.?