Community Involvement and Outreach
LCDS participates in Children Deserve a Chance, a program organized to offer educational opportunity to young African-American children. The school also has a partnership with Schreiber Pediatric. Community service is a large part of the LCDS life from early years. In the Middle School, grades vote on a class project for the year, which could include tutoring/mentoring younger children or performing skits at senior citizen centers. In the past, eighth graders have volunteered weekly at Milagro House, a facility for homeless mothers and children. In the Upper School, there are a variety of service oriented clubs, such as Community Service Club, Peer Mentoring Club and Free the Children. Students are encouraged and supported in their efforts to volunteer for regional charities targeting a diverse range of causes, such as animal welfare, education, green issues, health, hunger, political activism and poverty.
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