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All students in the 较低的部门 participate in a special school-wide community service project, “结束”.Wrap In在节日期间为那些不幸的人提供服务. Students write letters and donate gifts to children at the local Redlands Christian Migrant Association. 全年, students also support other community service projects sponsored by the Middle and 上师s, 比如捐赠旧衣服.

Many 较低的部门 students, with their parents, also participate in family service events. 就在寒假之前, 家庭, and 教师 travel to the Feeding America and help sort food for those less fortunate. 在春天, 家庭 and 教师 gather to package meals for low-income 家庭 supported by Feeding Children Everywhere to enjoy over Spring Break.

All 较低的部门 grade levels adopt their own unique community service outreach initiatives:

• Pre-Kindergarten – Students participate in school-wide service projects such as the Wrap In and grade level canned food drives.
• Kindergarten – Students support a service project created by a Berkeley 上师 student called Socks for Love. 学生们组成装配线，把基本需要的东西塞进袜子里, 比如牙膏, 牙刷, 洗发水, 肥皂, 和防晒霜.
• 一年级-学生制作产品, 比如书签和铅笔笔头, 把“销售”作为他们经济部门的一部分. 顾客用罐头食品“付款”. 然后一年级学生把书包装起来，支持结束68小时的饥饿. 除了, 在书信写作单元中, 学生们列出了一份影响他们生活的教职员工名单, 包括教师, 维护, 管家, 还有餐厅员工, 然后给他们写一封感谢信.
• 二年级学生烘烤南瓜面包，并向棋牌游戏大全捐赠.
• Grade 3 – Students travel to Harbor Chase Senior Center to bring the gift of holiday cheer to the residents. 在西班牙语和音乐老师的帮助下，孩子们唱着节日歌曲. Third graders also assemble gift bags that are delivered to the Ronald McDonald House during the holiday season.
• 四年级学生为儿童之家的居民制作万圣节礼物袋. 今年晚些时候，学生们参观雷德兰兹基督教移民协会. 我们的孩子和三、四岁的孩子一起玩，分享零食. 学生们还用西班牙语唱歌给孩子们听，给他们读故事.
• 五年级——所有五年级学生都参加服务委员会. 委员会包括社区服务委员会, 牧师委员会, 技术, 游乐(校报), 艺术工厂, 图书馆俱乐部, 和大使. Members of the 社区服务 Council help organize a school-wide food drive to benefit the Feeding America food bank and support both a book drive and the Turkey Trot (where students collect basic needs items for The Children’s Home). 作为一个高潮活动, 社区服务 Council members research service organizations and pick one to support with a break sale (bake sale) for 上师 students. 前几年，学生们支持人道协会、微笑列车和One Sight.

The 较低的部门 as a whole responds to the community and the world on an as-need basis as well. When natural disasters occur, the 较低的部门 children are quick to respond to help those in need. Teachers, staff, and administrators guide the children in their desire to assist others.

学校不仅鼓励学生为校外社区服务, but also meet routinely as a community to instill a strong sense of social responsibility. 这些社区惯例包括低级别会议, where students learn about core values and people in the world who are making positive differences. 学生每月还参加两次探索小组. 探索小组是多年龄段的, small student groups who meet with a 教师 member other than their classroom teacher. In these groups, a sense of community is further 开发ed beyond a student’s class and grade. Discovery Groups provide students with additional opportunities to embrace habits of service, 比如随便做些善意的事，做个温柔的朋友.

As our vision states, “Berkeley puts people in the world who make a positive difference."通过所有低年级社区服务项目, 学生们知道他们可以真正实现学校的愿景.