Service Learning is using our education to make a difference in our community—at school, in the surrounding area, and around the world.  We work with people, animals and the environment.  Our students learn about a variety of issues, and how we can use the material we learn in school to help them.

Our Mission: To foster respect and compassion for all living things, to promote understanding of all cultures and beliefs and to inspire each individual to take action to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment.   Goals:   To implement positive change through active learning about, caring for and interacting with the environment   To demonstrate care and concern for all animals   To enhance understanding among individuals of different cultures, ethnic groups, religions, socio-economic levels and nations   To help young people develop self-respect, confidence in themselves and hope for the future  from Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots.

We begin teaching our youngest students with these goals in mind.  By the time they have required service projects in high school, we hope that they will have developed a passion for a cause and their innate compassion will move them into action.

Just click the buttons to the left to see the many ways in which CCDS students participate in worthwhile endeavors.