At North Carolina Cyber Academy, all high school students are required to complete 25 hours of community service with a nonprofit organization each year as part of their graduation requirements.

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This requirement supports the cultivation of civic literacy which is actively participating and initiating change in one’s community. Research has shown that engaging in community service can enhance a myriad of skills such as problem-solving, collaboration with others, time management, communication and leadership. Our students have shared that through their community service hours they have:

 

1. developed a richer perspective of the world they live in

2. connected what they learned in school to the real world and

3. helped decide on a future career.

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Ask yourself: How do you want your service hours to impact you? Find an experience that strengthens your weaknesses or further peaks your curiosity or challenges your thinking. Sky’s the limit!

 

*Before you begin serving, ask your parent/guardian for their approval of each experience you engage in.​​​​​