Service Learning
Social activism has long been a hallmark of the Episcopal Church and of Episcopal schools. Service learning has been a vital component of a Trinity School education since our founding in 1961. Service is an ethic that imbues the daily life and mission of Trinity.
Students develop an awareness of both the local and global communities around them through active participation and implementation of a wide range of service projects throughout the year. Students learn skills in leadership, teamwork, and organization as they take the initiative in finding ways to exercise their ability to interact with and learn from others. Service learning synthesizes and applies academic learning beyond the boundary of the classroom in the “real” world.
Every year, each class designs and implements at least one service-learning project that connects to that grade’s curriculum. In addition to these projects, the Student Teacher Leadership Team (STLT) designs three school-wide projects. Representatives from Grade 2 through Grade 5 that rotate quarterly compose the STLT teams, meaning that over the course of a year, 40 students serve. The School intends that every child will have the opportunity to serve on STLT at least once before graduating from Trinity. The team is structured to model inclusivity, to empower students, to teach leadership and collaboration skills, and to build community both within and beyond the boundaries of the School.