Community
Service Learning & Community Service at Country
Service Learning at TCS
Service learning is an integral part of life at The Country School, where students are encouraged to look beyond themselves to serve their communities and the larger world.
The service learning program at The Country School has four key goals:
- Engage every child in community service projects.
- Help students understand the importance of service.
- Let students see the results of their efforts.
- Provide opportunities for students to reflect on their service.
Each year, the school implements various initiatives. Some are school-wide, while others are organized by smaller groups. In Middle School, students choose a project. They set aside time to plan activities with their advisors. After completing the project, students reflect on their experiences and feelings.
In Lower School, specific classes or grades organize service learning initiatives based on their desire to help a cause. Initiatives have included a student-led project to raise funds for a well in rural Uganda and creating May baskets for nursing home residents. Students have held fundraisers for disaster relief worldwide and organized a local bike ride to support cancer research.
Some projects continue over time. For over 10 years, Country School families have volunteered each month to prepare and serve dinner at a local soup kitchen. Students regularly coordinate canned food drives for local food pantries and service agencies.
We love new ideas. If you have a suggestion for a service opportunity or one that already exists that you feel fits our Mission, please share it here.
Our Community's Cookbook
Encouraging collaboration, communication, and leadership, Sow, Grow, Savor is a community-wide Country School endeavor that has brought together our alumni, faculty, parents, and students.
The plants were nurtured in our Children's Garden. Once harvested, they were shared with our families who incorporated them into their favorite dishes. Collected here are our community's recipes.
The plants were nurtured in our Children's Garden. Once harvested, they were shared with our families who incorporated them into their favorite dishes. Collected here are our community's recipes.
We encourage our students to look beyond themselves, to work cooperatively with others, and to serve their communities and the larger world.
Sow, Grow, Savor
341 Opening Hill Road, Madison, CT 06443
P. 203-421-3113 | Health Office F. 860-469-2550
P. 203-421-3113 | Health Office F. 860-469-2550
Founded in 1955, The Country School is a coeducational, independent school serving students in PreSchool-Grade 8. The Country School is committed to active, hands-on learning and a vigorous curriculum that engages the whole child.
The Country School is a community where diversity is celebrated and people of Color are welcomed, valued and supported.
We do not discriminate - nor do we tolerate discrimination - based upon age, gender, race, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic predisposition, ancestry, social and economic status, or other categories protected by Connecticut or federal law.
The Country School employs without regard to gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, and sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available to its community. The Country School is an EOE Employer.