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Community Service

community service at ESK All Episcopal School of Knoxville classes participate in community service projects. By emphasizing the responsibilities we have as citizens and members of God's created world, we hope that every child will serve people in need and find a deep sense of purpose through compassionate ministry. Our service projects range from serving meals to the homeless to collecting toys for needy children. We emphasize student service over projects that require collecting funds. We encourage parents to participate by supporting their child, but families should not feel obligated to take part in all projects. We hope you wil support those events or programs that are most meaningful to you and your family.

To foster a love of servanthood in the heart and mind of each child who passes through these doors, Episcopal maintains a commitment to community outreach through out Service-Based Learning Curriculum. Through this program we help each student to identify their talents for service and to become involved in a variety of community service projects, both local and world-wide in scope. The Service-Based Learning Curriculum includes:
• Planning and preparation by the students
• Service projects that are meaningful, academically related, and developmentally appropriate
• Reflection about the service through journal writing, discussion, art, or presentations
We hope that you will encourage your child in his or her volunteer efforts. The box to the right provides an outline of the projects our faculty and students are serving this year. We welcome your time and talent too.

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Quote from Headmaster

"We are a school that promotes a thirst for service in the life and mind of each one of our students. To be successful, the school provides multiple opportunities for our children to practice being a servant to others"
- Jay Secor, Headmaster

Fifth Grade prepares lunch for homeless people each month at Volunteer Ministries

Service Projects

All students participate in community service; various community service projects include preparing and serving meals at the Volunteer Ministry Center and Ronald McDonald House, collecting Christmas presents for Montgomery Village, collecting food for Second Harvest and Hams for the Hungry, participating in environmental work at the Turkey Creek Wetlands and Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont, collecting toys for the Holiday Bureau, creating a tree at the Fantasy of Trees, and offering mural artwork and choral presentations at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.