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Community Service

 
Community Service
Community service helps a person become a better citizen and leader. Committing to one's community through service builds a person's ability to empathize with others. To that end, James River endeavors to incorporate community service into our students' lives and learning.
 
Some examples of recent service projects are:
James River Day School's fourth-grade school patrols helps with morning carpool
as a service project, James River students create valentine cards and share them for anyone who would like to use one
  • Students make cards and decorations for Meals on Wheels.
  • Fourth-grade students handle the collection of the school's paper for recycling, while middle-school students collect and clean drink containers for recycling.
  • At different times of the year, students collect clothing and/or toys/stuffed animals for donation to charitable organizations.
  • One of the school community's biggest projects every year is the Thankful Hearts Canned Food Drive. Each November, students, parents, faculty, and staff work together to collect more than 10,000 cans of food for local emergency food pantries and kitchens.
  • Fourth-grade students serve on the safety patrol at morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up during the carpool periods for younger students, assisting the younger children in and out of cars.
  • Older students serve as Cardinal Buddies for younger students. This school-wide program features one "Buddy" event each month.
  • Eighth-grade students serve as peer mentors and tutors to younger students.
  • Middle-school advisory groups engage in litter cleanup along the roadsides bordering the campus and cleaned debris from a small stream as well.
  • At Christmas, many advisory groups and homerooms sponsor an angel from the Jubilee Family Development Center, gathering gifts to brighten the holidays for children at the center.