Community Involvement: A Secondary School Graduation Requirement

Students who begin secondary school must complete 40 hours of community involvement as part of the requirement for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The purpose of Mandatory Community Involvement is to encourage students to develop an understanding of the various roles they can play in their community and to help them develop a greater sense of belonging within the community.

Students must complete and submit their “Community Involvement Activities Record.” The fillable PDF is linked below. You may print it off, or you may fill it out electronically.

To achieve the mandatory 40 hours of community involvement, students may choose to:

  • Help their community
  • Help their neighbours
  • Help their school

Keep in mind that community Involvement is:

  • To be completed outside scheduled class time
  • Not to be part of a credit course
  • An unpaid activity
  • To be completed after finishing Grade 8
  • To occur in a safe environment
  • Not to misplace workers

Eligible Activities:

The activities listed below are approved by Trillium Lakelands District School Board for the completion of the community involvement requirement:

  • Help the elderly, sick, isolated, disabled or disadvantaged in an organized setting or on an individual basis
  • Work for non-profit organizations
  • Serves as a youth leader
  • Work for service clubs, community organizations and church groups
  • Tutor/Mentor
  • Provide child care
  • Work in a public sector (e.g., Community Policing, Hospitals, Schools, and Libraries)
  • Community development and beautification
  • Environmental concerns
  • Ambassadorship
  • Work for political parties/causes
  • Coach, referee, score keep

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