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GRADE 9 STUDENTS

Student Name: ___________________________________

Student Number: ________________

School: _________________________________________

Principal: _______________________

Please make sure the volunteer experience you are planning to do to complete your 40 hours qualifies as legitimate volunteer work, read the back of this page or see your Counsellor for details. As part of the Explore High Skills program, grade 9 and 10 students interested in earning an EHS certificate at the end of their grade 10 year must complete 20 hours of volunteer work and ensure that those 20 hours are related to Business and/or Justice sectors. If you are not sure about volunteer eligibility for certification, read back page, or ask your Counsellor for more information.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. YOU MAY NEED TO WRITE SMALLER.

Volunteer Activity

No. of Hours

Date of Completio n

Name of Location and Full Address

Phone No.

Name of Supervisor

Signature of Supervisor

Student Signature: ________________________ Parent Signature: __________________________ For Office Use Only Completion has been noted on student’s OST.

__________________________ Signature of School Official

_____________ Date

Eligible Activities The Ministry of Education has developed guidelines about what kinds of activities are eligible. Generally, students can complete 40 hours of service in events or activities that meet the following criteria:  Supports not-for-profit agencies, institutions or foundations  Structured programs to promote tutoring, mentoring, visiting, coaching whose purpose is to assist others  Supports work of a global nature  Promotes environmental awareness  Promotes and contributes to the health and well-being of any group  Affiliated with a club, religious organization, arts or cultural association, or political organization that seeks to make a positive contribution in the community  Benefits the community  Any activity not specified as ineligible Examples of Eligible Activities Include the Following:          

Fundraising – walk-a-thons, celebrity games, gift wrapping, galas Sports/Recreation – coaching, track meets, summer games, working with a buddy, pool assistant, organizing special Olympics in the community Community – helping to organize winter carnivals, parades, summer fairs, community events Community Projects – helping out at a food bank, support services for community groups Religious Organizations – programming for children, child-minding, helping with special events, clerical tasks Senior’s Programs – assisting in a senior’s residence or community programs Youth Programs and Child Care – helping to run youth programs such as Scouts, Guides, drop-in centres, breakfast programs, after school programs, March Break programs, leaders in training, summer playground activities, camps Work with Animals – helping with animal shelters, the local zoo, petting farms Arts and Culture – assisting at a gallery, performing music, being involved in a library program Activities for Individuals – helping seniors by shopping, reading letters, shoveling snow, visiting chronic care hospitals or helping young people through tutoring, transcribing, reading buddies, respite care

The Ministry has indicated that the following activities ARE NOT eligible:               

Student activities that displace paid workers Any activity where you are normally paid (for example: babysitting, part-time job) “Take Our Kids to Work” experience in grade 9 Job shadowing or a work experience component of a course Co-operative education experiences Any required activities of a course or program in which you can earn a credit Playing on a school sports team Activities that are regular family responsibilities (for example: regular chores) Court-ordered community service programs, alternative measures programs or any diversionary programs that uses community services Any activity involving the operation of a vehicle, power tools or scaffolding Any activity where you might administer medication or medical procedure Any student under 16 involved in a logging environment Any student under 15 involved in a factory environment Any student under 14 in any working environment (except health and residential care environments) Activities involving banking, securities or other valuables

As well the Peel District School Board has determined the following activities to be ineligible:  

Any activity that provides direct financial revenue or gain to the student or to the student’s immediate family Any association with an organization or activity that does not comply with the policies of the ministry, the Peel Board and Human Rights legislation

Some Examples of Eligible Activities for Explore High Skills Certification Include:  

Soup kitchen, food bank, Peel Police, senior homes, hospital volunteers (Justice) Animal shelter, local churches, hospital volunteers (Business)

**** If you are thinking of a volunteer opportunity and are not sure if it will fall under the Justice or Business categories, please speak to your Guidance counsellor before you begin the volunteer placement to ensure it will count as part of your 20 hours for certification.

Volunteer Lear Learning ning Skills R Reflection eflection Now that you have completed your 20 hours of community service related to either BUSINESS or JUSTICE, we would like to learn more about how your experience helped you further develop your learning skills. Please write clearly in the space below and provide details about WHAT YOU DID and HOW that has developed your: Teamwork, Responsibility, Organization, Initiative and

Collaborative skills. Teamwork

Responsibilit y

Organization

Initiative

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