Community Service Opportunities
Below are some of the ways students can participate in community service throughout the school year. For more information, please contact John Eaton, Director of Service Programs, at john_eaton@stsebs.org.
Grades 7 & 8
Annual Cradles to Crayons Needham Clothing Drive
Lower School students lead the community clothing drive and deliver clothes to Needham High. Students then help at the community sorting drive, typically the first week of April.
Father Bill’s Food Pantry
Lower School students prepare and deliver sandwiches to Father Bill’s food pantry. Father Bill serves families in need throughout the South Shore.
Cor Unum Christmas Toy Drive
Students collect Christmas presents for this annual toy drive that benefits families in need in the Lawrence Area.
Grade 9
Miracle League of Massachusetts
Students assist young adults with disabilities as they play baseball on Saturday mornings. This event is held twice in the fall and twice in the spring in Acton, MA.
Grade 10
After School Tutoring at St. Pope John Paul II Academy
Every Wednesday of the school year, the students travel to Lower Mills section of Dorchester to tutor and mentor elementary students of St. Pope John Paul II Academy.
Miracle League of Massachusetts
Students assist young adults with disabilities as they play baseball on Saturday mornings. This event is held twice in the fall, and twice in the spring in Acton, MA.
Grade 11
After School Tutoring at St. Pope John Paul II Academy
Every Wednesday of the year, the students travel to Lower Mills section of Dorchester to tutor and mentor elementary students of St. Pope John Paul II Academy.
Catholic Charities food packing
Each Saturday, members of the National Honor Society help prepare bags of food that are brought to Catholic Charities food distribution center in Dorchester.
Grade 12
Senior Service Program
Beginning in mid-April, each senior is required to commit a significant number of hours to service in the community. Through weekly discussion groups, seniors are required to reflect upon the meaning of their experience and to articulate those reflections in an oral presentation.
Art Projects
Memory Project
Students in all grades paint portraits of young people from developing countries that are delivered to the students. Countries that students have created art for include Haiti, Malaysia, and Peru.
Avita Memory Care Art Initiatives
Students in grades 10 and 11 travel to local memory care residential facilities one time each quarter. Students lead workshops with the residents in music, art, and theatre.
Immersion Projects
During March break, Immersion Projects have also taken place. In past years, students have traveled to Haiti and New Orleans, as well as participating in an Urban Immersion in Boston.
Community Projects
Father/Son Chop-A-Thon
Fathers and sons chop produce, which will be used later in the week at a homeless shelter. This opportunity is led by the Men’s Association at the Pine Street Inn and is typically held on a Sunday in late January.
Partnership with San Miguel
Service opportunities include backpack packing, Homecoming, Christmas Book Drive, Annual field day in July
Pope John Paul II Field Days
St. Sebastian’s hosts field days for students from grades 5 through 8 during the second week in June.