Student Life

Community Service

Since our founding in 1970, our students and faculty have participated in community service. When Tandem became a Friends school in 1995, that original spirit of service was re-affirmed and encouraged by the Quaker testimony of service as a value in life. Service here has never been reduced to a certain number of hours or to a particular graduation requirement. It is part of life in and outside the classroom. Throughout their years at Tandem Friends, students explore the many ways to help their community be a better place. Their concerns extend from the local to the global.

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Emphasis Week & Service

During Emphasis Week each spring, students and teachers put aside regular school activities and take part in faculty sponsored courses, activities, week-long field trips, or career-oriented internship programs. A significant number of Emphasis Week offerings are service oriented.
Mosaic Days & Service Learning

On our calendar are occasional breaks in our color rotation that we refer to as "Mosaic Days." These days are set aside for students and faculty to participate together in interdisciplinary projects and service learning work. One of these Mosaic Days is directed by Upper School student leaders who choose a theme for the day, invite speakers, and lead workshops for students in grades 8-12.

In Middle and Upper School grades, service learning is an integral part of the Tandem Friends curriculum. Based on classroom learning, students and teachers turn lessons from class into action in the community. Experiential learning grade trips include a service component each year - from serving the homeless to working on camp trails. Tandem Friends students share local and global concerns with one another, then work together to find ways to get involved.
Organizations Served

Click on Read More to review a partial list of the organizations Tandem Friends students have been involved with recently. Additionally, under the guidance of the Student Senate, Tandem Friends' students and faculty donate food for, assemble and deliver holiday food baskets at Thanksgiving and winter holidays for the needy that contain full holiday meals, from turkey and stuffing to dessert.
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Contact our Director of Community Service, Jocelyn Camarata, by email or by phone at 434-296-1303 x325 if you have questions about community service at Tandem Friends.