At Viewpoint, we are dedicated to the education of our students’ hearts as well as their minds. We strive to develop both intelligence and conscience. Volunteering helps students to explore their particular talents and skills and to learn from others with experiences different from their own.
Goals of the program include:
- To teach the value of compassion and caring.
- To learn how to put ideas into action.
- To become more aware of society’s needs and of an individual’s civic responsibility.
- To learn how one individual can be important to others.
- To gain personal experience and skills.
- To build self-esteem and self-reliance.
For our youngest children in Primary and Lower Schools, we seek to instill a spirit of community service through age-appropriate activities on campus. Students have sponsored and participated in activities that have supported such organizations as the West Valley Food Pantry, Haiti Relief, Book Ends, St. Jude’s Cancer Research, Saving the Rainforest and Coral Reef, Habitat for Humanity, Guide Dogs of America, and Children Helping Poor and Homeless People. Primary School contributes annually to their Pennies for a Purpose Project. This project supports School on Wheels, which provides one-on-one tutoring for homeless children in Los Angeles. In addition, the pennies collected also help support UNICEF. Pennies for a Purpose shows that even the smallest denomination in our currency, much like the smallest students in our community can make a significant difference in our world. The discussions and lessons that correspond with these activities enable our youngest students to understand the needs of others while learning to contribute to their community.
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