Community Service at Local Public Schools

You will earn 15 service hours for full participation in this project.

This week provides an opportunity to work with elementary school children and their teachers at two local schools in Kirkland, WA. We will be working with John Muir Elementary School, a diverse, Title 1 public school and Franklin Elementary.  We will be working with a secondary school this year to host two groups of 10 for the week. 

These schools are home to a student body that includes children from around the world, the teachers are challenged to work with unique situations. Each Overlake student will spend the week working with one teacher, getting to know the particular students in that room while providing support for the teacher.  This experience has often been a powerful one for students, giving them an opportunity to see for themselves the complexities of teaching and working with children of widely varied backgrounds. Overlake students will also keep a journal reflecting on their time in the classroom, exploring their own reactions to the experience. Students will need to provide their own transportation to the school in Kirkland (and another site TBA) and lunch.