All Oak View students are participating in the school’s service learning unit, designed to showcase the importance of giving back. Students join one of the dozens of service learning groups throughout the school and spend time creating/designing/donating to their project. This is a powerful example of teamwork and a commitment to community.
Game Day for DCG Special Education Students
- Students will be creating, organizing and running a fun game day for special education students throughout the district. Stations will be created and run by the students.
Animal Rescue League Donations
- Students will make dog and cat toys for the animals at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa.
Mustang Mentors
- Pairing up with an elementary classroom to offer mentoring and community: provide elementary students with advice, friendship, fun and a glimpse into their future.
Creating Audiobooks
- Students will be making recordings of books for elementary students. The recordings will be attached to the books, allowing younger students to listen to the story as they read it.
Kindness for Kennybrook
- Students will study kindness and compassion and also create a May Day craft for Kennybrook residents.
Wellness Workshop
- Students will be focusing on their social, emotional, and physical well-being. Students will create positive affirmations to hang up around Oak View. Students will be learning strategies to help them with stressful life situations. Activities will include meditation, yoga, walking, and creating a calming musical playlist.
Tie Blankets for Kids
- Students will make fleece tie blankets that will be donated to law enforcement officers serving Dallas Center and Grimes to distribute to children facing emergency situations in our communities.
Student Tutoring with Videos
- Students will be making instructional videos on difficult concepts that are taught in 8th grade classes. Students will make a video explaining these concepts. Videos will be shared with teachers to help with transitions.
Clean Up the Courtyard
- Students will be cleaning up the Oak View Courtyard. We will be planning flowers, pulling weeds and painting kindness rocks to add to the space to make it more welcoming,
May Day Baskets for Staff & Earth Day Appreciation
- Students will be participating in activities such as planning and creating May Day baskets for staff, and promoting Earth Day.
Crafts for Kids
- Students will create items for families and children at Blank Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House.
Mini Tutorials
- Students will make mini tutorials on WeVideo that can be shown on New Learning days in Advisory.
T-Shirt Bags for the Food Bank of Iowa
- Students will make t-shirt bags for people to use while getting food from the Food Bank of Iowa. The Food Bank will also come talk to let you know how your bags will be used and the impact you are making.
Cross-Stitch Bookmarks
- Students will make cross-stitch bookmarks to donate in the community. Don’t know how to cross-stitch? We’ll teach you! If you can sew a button, you can cross-stitch!
The Team vs. Team Equipment Vault: Donations
- Students will collect donations and organize equipment for Team vs. Team activities. From sports equipment to board games, they will build a stockpile to expand our Team vs. Team activity options.
Meals on Wheels
- We will write positive messages/notes to those who will be receiving Meals on Wheels.
Student Ambassadors of Belonging
- Students establish new ways to connect with classmates throughout Oak View.
Wellness Workshop
- Students will be focusing on their social, emotional, and physical well-being. Students will create positive affirmations to hang up around Oak View. Students will be learning strategies to help them with stressful life situations. Activities will include meditation, yoga, walking, and creating a calming music playlist.
Can Drive for Mustang Munchies
- Students will be creating posters for a can drive to be held at Oak View on Saturday, April 26th. The proceeds from which will be donated to Mustang Munchies for supplies to grow their business and help our students gain work and life skills.
Posters for Hallways
- Students will be making a poster with messages to keep the common areas clean or safe.
Creating Sports Book for Youth
School Employee Appreciation
Service Learning Photo Gallery
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- Service Learning at Oak View
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- Service Learning at Oak View
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- Service Learning at Oak View
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- Service Learning at Oak View
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- Service Learning at Oak View
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- Service Learning at Oak View
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- Service Learning at Oak View
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- Service Learning at Oak View