 | At Savannah Country Day, each student lives by the motto, Service
Through Knowledge and Character. That’s why community service is an
essential component in the education of each Savannah Country Day
student.
Service learning gives students the chance to see beyond themselves and
their close-knit families and groups of friends to see the larger world
of which they are a part. Community service experience also serves to
reinforce what is learned in the classroom.
But service isn’t a requirement. It’s an expectation. And our students
never fail to meet that expectation. Whether it’s organizing a blood
drive and then lining up to donate, or traveling over spring break to
build houses with Habitat for Humanity, our students treat their
community service commitments with the same determination and
professionalism that they treat their studies.
And just as the rewards reaped from diligent study and high academic
performance are many, so are those reaped from helping others. Perhaps
even greater, if you ask our students.
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“We saw it all – houses turned upside
down, boats on top of cars, Voodoo stores, broken levies, and
several other unordinary sights. But perhaps most remarkable
were the residents’ attitudes towards life. How positive
they were that everything would turn out okay. They were some
of the most welcoming, friendly, happy people I have ever met
in my life. In fact, I did not meet one person, that did not
take it upon them self to smile or wave.”
Lindsay Paulsen, 2010
After traveling to Louisiana with Pickin' Up the Pieces Relief Corps for an alternative spring break
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| | Savannah Country Day students are constantly using their time, talents, and resources to help others. Recent service activities include:
- Food drive for the Second Harvest Food Bank
- Site clean up for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Cooking meals at the local Ronald McDonald House
- Red Cross blood drive
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