Community Service Hours for Public Schools

Students and Sligo Make Service Hours Count In Sligo Creek Park

Help the Plants and Wildlife in Sligo
Work with Friends
Gain Experience
RIP, the Removing Invasive Plants Project, welcomes help from school students in restoring the Park. No previous knowledge is necessary.

To join scheduled events, tell the Leader in advance that you are earning hours. RIP Event Schedule
To request work at other hours E-mail the RIP Coordinator.
For special interest students who want to identify invasive plants, investigate removal techniques, and/or participate in organizing activities E-mail the RIP Coordinator.
For non-plant types of work in the Park E-mail the FoSC president.

The Maryland State Department of Education mandated student service learning as part of the high school diploma requirement in public schools in 1994.

If five students earn fifteen service hours in Sligo over the course of a school year, 75 hours of work is done. This accomplishes an amazing amount of plant work!

Adopt-a-Site Projects in Sligo
One or more students may adopt a project area in Sligo. An Adopt-a-Site project can include fun projects. There is an opportunity to learn some common plants, take photographs, become the designated note taker, design a web page for display by our webmaster, learn a greater array of native and invasive plants, to observe wildlife such as box turtles, aquatic life, birds, and so forth.

More Information Prince Georges County Schools

Prince Georges County students can start their service learning the summer after eighth grade, and they must complete 36 hours by graduation. For information see your school service learning center.

More Information, Montgomery County Schools

Montgomery County students can start earning their service hours after they complete Grade Five. Sixty hours of community service are required by high school graduation (or ten hours for each year the student attends school in the County).

General information provided by schools
www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/ssl/

To download Student Verification forms
/www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/ssl/pdf/560-51.pdf
This form needs to be submitted to the Service Learning Centr by the end of each semester.

To download a Middle School Application for Superintendent's Award, for students who perform 75 or more hours of service in one year
www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/ssl/pdf/supt_award.pdf