The Shipley School: Upper School: Senior Service Project Information

During senior seminar classes in February, students will begin to explore the possible SSP organizations.
Think about the organizations that are available and what type of people or organization you would be most interested in serving.
Choose 3 organizations and turn in your choices by April 4th. Students will be assigned to organizations on a first come, first serve basis.
During the following week, students will receive the name of the organization, contact person & phone number for their SSP site.
Shipley faculty will volunteer to sponsor students' SSP's. In late April, seniors will be notified of their Shipley faculty sponsor.
Contact the organization to set up an interview and site visit. If the only mutually convenient interview time is during school hours, student may request permission to be off campus for the interview. Your contact person must sign the interview completion form. The deadline for the interview is April 28th.
Based on the interview and information gathered about the organization, complete the detailed proposal and permission slip by May 2nd. Your faculty sponsor must sign off on your detailed proposal and plans for weekly contact.
Complete your SSP from May 12th to May 30th. Contact your faculty sponsor at least once per week, fill out your weekly timesheets, and coordinate a site visit by your faculty sponsor. Remember to take pictures, video, etc. during the SSP so that you can use them for your presentation.
Write your final paper and plan your presentation. You may include some type of visual or experiential activity as part of your presentation. Your faculty sponsor can help in the planning of your presentation.
On June 2nd, present your experiences to a group of 8-10 students and 1 faculty member. Each student in the group will give a 15-minute presentation. Turn in your final paper to your group’s faculty facilitator.
Your SSP will be graded as pass, pass with honors, or fail. The grading expectations and guidelines are available on the web.