Striving to encourage volunteerism among your students for National Volunteer Week?
Student volunteers across America will get involved in the community by joining the National Volunteer Week movement. Here’s what you need to know:
What is National Volunteer Week?
So, your student has an x2VOL account. Do not be stressed; it’s a good thing.
At its simplest, x2VOL helps keep track of your student’s volunteer hours. When they need to apply for a job or college, they can refer back to their account where their hours have been diligently noted.
What does a student do on x2VOL exactly?
Topics: volunteering, service tracking
As a high school student, you are becoming adept at building relationships. This is an imperative skill to help you succeed in the “real world.” Something that you’ve probably figured out by now is that building relationships looks different in every scenario. There are some commonalities though between groups of people. You wouldn’t invite your teacher to go to the movies, just like you wouldn’t interrupt a heartfelt speech from a friend. There are unspoken Do’s and Don’ts for building relationships. Here at x2VOL, our realm is community service. We feel like we have valuable advice about building relationships with nonprofit organizations, and we would like to share them with you.
Before we begin, you might be thinking: Why do I need to build a relationship with a nonprofit? Usually when you volunteer, you will choose to do something you’re passionate about or maybe something you are considering for a career. People at nonprofit organizations are very knowledgeable about their cause and will have advice and valuable insight to offer you.
When looking for a place to volunteer, a student is probably interested in something familiar. While there is value in serving at the same place for a long period of time, it is also important for students to diversify their volunteer experiences.
The scholarship search can be challenging for students. We hope the following sites will help students with a place to start. Each site is structured differently and allows students to search based on a variety of criteria. Please share the sites below with high school students!
Fastweb members are matched to relevant scholarship opportunities completely free of charge. With roughly 1.5 million scholarships worth more than $3.4 billion, there are scholarships for every student’s educational goals, activities and interests. Members also get insider financial aid tips, advice on high school and college life, as well as job and internship matches in their area.
Service Programs vary in many ways. Many public schools and districts recognize students for their service to the community during graduation. Many private schools require service each semester or each year. Although they vary, there are service program challenges that every school faces at one time or another.
Diversity is something we value. At its core, diverse means different than what we know. The familiar becomes mundane. Introducing diversity spices things up, creates a change of pace, and teaches us how to adapt. We want our students to experience diversity because our world is diverse. We want to grow adept individuals who succeed in whatever environment they encounter.
