Summer Service Trips
As an extension of the Chapel Program and in fulfillment of the US community service requirement, the Service Learning Program at St. Paul’s School provides opportunities for students to learn by engaging in meaningful service with local communities beyond their familiarity. Students are encouraged to deploy academic and life skills to solve real-world issues, linking established learning objectives with genuine needs. Service Learning Trips immerse students into a community constituted of peers and strangers with the expectations that close individual relationships will be formed while simultaneously stressing the value of communal life.
Upper School Eastern Shore Trip FULL
Based out of beautiful Rehoboth Beach, The Eastern Shore Trip provides students the opportunity to serve a diversity of needs at a location close to home. Students can serve with a prison-release ministry, a Hispanic Community Center, and Habitat for Humanity. Students will learn about the environmental and cultural impact of the poultry industry and the fragile ecology of the Chesapeake Bay. Service Learning Trips are rare opportunities for students to create a small community out of acquaintances and friends that work, play, and learn together. Join us for this amazing experience!
$300.00 per student (financial aid is available) FULL
June 15-21, 2008
Upper School West Virginia Trip FULL
Travel 6 hours west to Spencer, WV for a week of side-by-side serving with local high school students. Our hosts, “Take It From Us,” will be planning our projects and working side-by-side with us. Projects will include trail-blazing, assisting at a youth program, helping seniors, working with local water-ways and learning about water ecology. After a week of work and fun, we’ll take a day and go camping and rafting with our hosts! For students seeking an adventure, this is the trip for you!
$525.00 per student (financial aid is available)
July 6-12, 2008
Middle School Western Maryland Trip
In late June the Middle School Service Learning Trip will offer an opportunity for students currently in the 5th, 6th and 7th grades to travel to the Western Maryland town of Lonaconing, located in Allegheny County. With St. Peter’s Episcopal Church providing accommodations, students will spend time working at the home of a low income resident of the community. The tasks with which they will be involved are painting, light carpentry work, and basic yard and garden care. During the late afternoons or early evenings the group will explore Dan’s Mountain. The State Park’s beautiful surroundings provide a nice respite with opportunities for swimming, hiking, and other outdoor activities after a hard days work.
$200.00 per student (financial aid is available)
June 23-27, 2008
General Information
All trips are open to students of SPS and SPSG. Friends of students are also welcome.
Questions about service trips should be directed to the Office of the Chapel:
Father Dan Meck (Middle School Chaplain) – (410) 821-3063
Chaplain Sanford Groff (Upper School Chaplain) – (410) 821-3067
Chapel Assistant – (410) 821-3053
410.825.4400
410.427.0390