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Student Service Learning Hours (SSL)

To learn more about the MCPS SSL program, please view our program overview at https://bit.ly/SSLOverview2020.

  • SSL Awards Deadline - April 5, 2024
    • The required deadline for documentation that qualifies students for the Superintendent’s SSL Award (middle school students who earn 75 SSL hours for the first time in middle school) and the Certificate of Meritorious Service (high school seniors who earn 240 hours or more) is April 5, 2024.
    • Please announce this deadline to all students and families via your school’s communication outlets. Prepared messaging can be found at https://bit.ly/SSLAwards2024.
  • March SSL Opportunities (for which students can earn up to 44.5 SSL hours!)
    Please share the information below with students still in need of SSL hours:
    • Students may earn 4 SSL hours for attending and learning this important information so that they can help to spread awareness about these topics and participate in Narcan training to support in the case of an emergency. 
    • To learn more, please click here.
    • Students may earn 2 SSL hours for participating in this dialogue with the council. 
    • To learn more, please click here.
    • Montgomery County Public Schools Girls Summit (March 9, 2024, 9AM-1PM) - Session topics include healthy relationships/dating violence, social media use and mental health, identifying symptoms of depression and anxiety, Narcan training, and much more! 
    • MCPS National History Day (March 9, 2024, 8:00am - 2:00pm) - For MCPS Students 18+ - MCPS is looking for HS students 18+, to judge student projects at the National History Day County Competition on March 9, 2024, at Loiederman Middle School!
    • Annual Youth Voice Roundtable (March 12, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM) - The Montgomery County Commission on Children and Youth is hosting a virtual opportunity for middle and high school students to share their perspectives on the following issues: civic engagement, career readiness resources, and LGBTQIA+ support. 
    • The Keeping It Safe Student Video Contest (Deadline: March 31, 2024) is now open! Students may earn 5 SSL hours for quality video submissions. Interested students may view the contest rules and additional information at this link.
    • The Living Organ Donor Video Contest (Deadline: March 31, 2024) is now open! Students may earn 10 SSL hours for quality video submissions. Interested students may view the contest rules and additional information at this link.
    • C&O Canal and Potomac Riverside Cleanup - April 13, 2024 (9 AM - 12 PM) - Join us as we work together to clean up the Potomac River and its huge watershed area! Some of the many cleanup sites in our region are in your backyard! 
      • Students may earn 3 SSL hours for participating. 
      • Interested students may view additional details and sign up at the following link.
    • Earth Day SSL Opportunity (April 22, 2024, 9:30am - 2:00pm) - Build the first MCPS farm, and earn SSL hours while giving back to the Earth!
      • Students may earn 4.5 SSL hours for participating. Breakfast, lunch, and transportation will be provided.
      • To learn more, please click here.
    • Student-to-Student Extracurricular Series - 10 SSL hours -- VIRTUAL/REMOTE – MCPS is seeking students interested in developing a video presentation with either a leadership moment or extracurricular skill to inspire, teach, and share with their MCPS peers and the greater MCPS community. Students may earn 10 SSL hours for successful submission of all items identified in the Student-To-Student Extracurricular Series Form.
    • Additional March SSL Opportunities

If you have any questions about the SSL program, please email your school’s SSL coordinator (https://bit.ly/SSLCoordinatorsMS and https://bit.ly/SSLCoordinatorsHS) or the MCPS SSL office at SSL@mcpsmd.org. Thank you! 

 

Contact Info: 

Amalia_D_Triantis@mcpsmd.org