Student Life
Community Engagement
Student Life
Community Engagement
Community engagement is an integral element in the Trevor curriculum. Through service and engagement, students develop a sense of responsibility and empowerment to better the world. Our program strives to integrate knowledge and understanding with compassion and social responsibility, while promoting community connection through a range of projects and commitments addressing local and global issues. Trevor's approach to community engagement requires students to think about how they would like to become active members in their communities, what issues are important to them, and how they can use their skills to have an impact.
Lower School
Our youngest students are actively engaged in a variety of community activities. Throughout the years, first graders have spent time caring for Central Park. Through their study of the Lenape, 3rd graders have learned about the importance of their elders and used that knowledge to become Elder Buddies. Fifth graders have led toiletry drives for individuals living in homelessness and assembled lunch bags for NY Common Pantry.
Middle School
In our Middle School, students focus on the theme of Belonging and Impact. What does it mean to belong to a community? What impact do they want to have on those communities? How will they make change in the world? Students participate in a variety of local engagement activities including partnering with and volunteering for Cassidy’s Place, Harlem Grown, Concrete Safaris, Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, Community Kitchen, and New York Common Pantry.
Upper School
Upper School students participate in two school-wide service days every year. Students in 9th grade focus on social justice within their advisory and investigate their role in our community through the Ethical Foundations curriculum. Our 10th- and 11th-grade students come together to engage in an impactful way within our local community. Twelfth-grade students are encouraged to incorporate community engagement into their Bridge projects. In place of submitting individual service hours, we encourage each student to develop their own long-term community engagement project ranging from delivering meals to homebound elderly to tutoring students.
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Ambitious Academics.
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Engaged Students.
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Balanced Lives.
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