In a constant effort to build values in citizenship, caring and responsibility, La Paloma Academy dedicates each grade to a community focus. Students will become actively involved in serving others as well as working on campaigns to educate other students in different grades of their cause. The following is the layout of our community service projects and examples of projects:
Kindergarten
Focus: Family Literacy
Students will provide books for children across the community.
1st Grade
Focus: Children
Students will hold a diaper drive, and work with Casa de los Niños
2nd Grade
Focus: Underprivledged
Students will work with homeless shelters, Food Bank, Adopt-a-Family
3rd Grade
Focus: Elderly
Students will visit nursing homes/elder care community centers
4th Grade
Focus: Environment
Student will participate in “Seed the Lemmon,” Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, Santa Cruz River Habitat Restoration Program, Tucson Audubon Society
5th Grade
Focus: Woman
Students will work with the Miracle Center
6th Grade
Focus: Military
Students will write to soldiers across seas, support families who have loved ones in the military, and work for national causes
7th Grade
Focus: Sickly
Students will work with Hospice Care Centers, Adopt-a-Family, American Red Cross, Arizona Heart Association, Arizona Cancer Center
8th Grade
Focus: Our School
Students will be responsible for the La Paloma Academy school store, snack bar, deliver “free milk” to classes for snack, organize Spirit Week, Field Day, etc. |
