The Creation Village learning journey
Service Learning
We serve because Jesus served first. Service is not an event. It is a way of life, built into learning from PreK3 to Grade 12.
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. Mark 10:45
Service in action
Love your neighbour, starting this week
Every CREATION Life unit ends in a service project, so every student, from PreK3 to Grade 12, serves eight times a year. Add House service, Eco Life and whole-school events, and service becomes a habit, not a requirement. Each project ends with reflection on how we loved our neighbour as Christ loves us.
The IPARD cycle
How students serve
Every project follows the same five steps, so students learn to serve thoughtfully, not just busily.
Investigate
Students notice a real need in the school, Celebration or beyond and research it.
Plan
They decide what to do, who to partner with and what success looks like.
Act
They serve: packing, planting, building, teaching or advocating.
Reflect
They look back on what changed, in the community and in themselves.
Demonstrate
They share the story with families, partners and younger students.
Across the IB continuum
Service at the heart of every programme
Action
Student-led action grows out of every unit of inquiry, and the Grade 5 Exhibition ends in action for a cause students choose.
Service as Action
Students plan and lead service through their Houses, Eco Life and the Personal Project, and reflect on the MYP learning outcomes.
Service learning
Upper school students design sustained community engagement linked to their career pathway.
CREATION Life service projects
What service looks like at every age
A sample of this year's projects, from handprint blankets in PreK3 to student-led Service Days in Grade 12.
- Handprint fleece blankets for babies in a hospital NICU
- "Love Soup" jars for church leaders
- Care packages for military service members
- Food baskets for families who need food
- Plant Patrol: caring for a living plant together
- Letters to seniors and kindness projects
- Hope Lanterns for anyone who needs encouragement
- Care for Our Space days in classrooms and gardens
- Pressed-flower encouragement notes
- Baskets of Blessings for local Celebration shops
- Restoration Days that clean up and plant a community space
- A student-led Service Day for the school or community
- Native planting and recycling restoration projects
- Love in Action: an act of kindness or advocacy
- Mentoring younger students
- Charity walks and team challenges
- Better Together: mentoring and volunteering in small groups
- Faith in Motion community events
- Nourish to Serve wellness fair for the whole school
- Plan and lead a school or community Service Day
- Community Design Challenge: an environment-improving solution
- Building Bridges Café and legacy projects for the school
Whole-community service
Serving Celebration and beyond
Meal packing
Our whole community packs meals side by side for local families in need.
Donation drives
Students collect, sort and deliver food, clothing and supplies with local partners.
Hospital volunteering
Students serve alongside our healthcare partners.
Community cleanups
Students care for the streets, parks and waterways of Celebration.
Farm and Garden FoodShare
Harvest-to-home nutrition kits and lessons, grown in our gardens and shared with families.
Market Days
Students grow, price and sell their own produce, learning to feed themselves and others.
Where our pillars meet
Caring for creation is serving our neighbours
Students grow food in our gardens to share, restore habitats, and raise the animals that teach younger students to be gentle and responsible.
See nature-inspired learning
For upper school families
Service that counts
Students in Grades 9 to 12 keep a verified record of their service, signed by the organisations they serve, for Florida Bright Futures scholarships and university applications.
Is your church, charity or business looking for student volunteers or a project partner? Email info@creationvillage.com and tell us what your community needs.
Businesses can also sponsor Feed the Need, our whole-school meal packing that also builds our Physics Lab and Nature Center Lab.
See it in action
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