Community Service
	Community Service has always been central to the mission of Greens Farms Academy. The school instills in students not only a thirst for learning, but a passion for using their time, talents and opportunities toward the creation of a better world. Long time programs include Special Day for Special People, Harmony for the Homeless, weekly tutoring at schools in Bridgeport, Hole-in-the Wall Gang Camp bike-a-thons, Lower School Annual Mitten Tree and outreach to service men and women, shut-ins and animal shelters to name a few. The Upper School Community Service Board is comprised of some 40 members with eight Co-Chairs (four seniors and four juniors). These students meet weekly with their faculty advisor to plan and implement over 20 projects and events during the school year. These events have raised thousands of dollars and provided hundreds of hours of service to agencies, schools and shelters from New Haven to Manhattan as well as to schools, hospitals and camps in the U.S. and around the world. Click HERE to view the current and future in-house Community Service projects at GFA. The goal of the Community Service Program at GFA is: To provide opportunity and awareness for the need of being involved in one's community within and abroad. To provide enriching experiences that may have life-changing consequences. To experience the joy of working together as individuals and as a whole community for the greater good. Click HERE to download the Community Service Reporting Form.

	Builders Beyond Borders
	Each spring, around 60 GFA students participate in Builders Beyond Borders over their spring break. Builders Beyond Borders (B3) is a nonprofit headquartered in Norwalk, CT. B3 works with high schools committed to learning the value of service and community through volunteer construction projects locally and internationally.  You can visit their website at buildersbeyondborders.org. The video below features highlights from GFA's March 2010 projects in Peru.

	Builders Beyond Borders & Greens Farms Academy from Ben Samuel on Vimeo.