It is the goal of the Community Service Program to instill in children a lifelong commitment to caring for others. The students actively participate in grade level age-appropriate programs that involve many local community organizations, like Heal the Bay and One Voice.

Additionally, John Thomas Dye offers opportunities for students to extend their learning through Community Service Clubs and All-School Fundraisers.

Student Council, fourth through sixth grades, plans fundraisers for student-chosen philanthropic organizations. Our programs are hands-on and anchored in real life situations, which provide positive learning outcomes. By teaching a variety of social and environmental issues, our hope is that the children of John Thomas Dye will realize the need for action and the power they possess to make a difference.

Caring about others is an integral part of the school’s basic philosophy of the “Five C’s,” Caring, Courtesy, Consideration, Cooperation, and Common Sense. This philosophy is at the heart of community service.

As a caring school community we pride ourselves in the knowledge that we are assisting future citizens to embrace action and seek change for the good of the community.