Christian Service and Volunteerism
As part of the Catholic Christian identity of the Academy, and as part of the Academy's objective to distinguish the need for serving their immediate community and ministering to those in need through interactive service opportunities, students apply their Catholic Christian values by practicing them in projects that expand the student’s awareness of God, others, and themselves. Students are therefore asked to complete between 12 and 25 hours of service, depending on their grade level, which consist of both Christian service (focused on the elderly, the sick, the poor or hungry and children or adults with special needs) and volunteerism (focused on their school community, their own local parish or church, their town, a non-profit organization or on younger children, such as a daycare center, youth program or elementary/middle schools.)
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