GFA has a long tradition of community service. For generations, the school has partnered with organizations in Fairfield County and around the world, with students in the lead: volunteering at area eldercare facilities and Bridgeport elementary schools, maintaining trails at the Audubon, biking for Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, sharing their talents at the annual Harmony for the Homeless fundraiser. Community Service Coordinator, Sue Wilchinsky, has supported these efforts, firm in the belief we all share: there are no more important lessons and habits for young people than the ones they develop through service.
Service Learning
Service is at the core of who we are. It furthers our mission of preparing students for a life of purpose. Through the program, students practice empathy, understand citizenship, and begin a lifelong habit of service.
In every division, students engage in on-going projects on and off campus. Through these projects we build rich partnerships with the surrounding community. The projects are also linked to the curriculum, expanding the classroom and allowing students to see the world beyond themselves. There are also several school-wide donation drives and fundraisers throughout the year.
Service Learning:
Service in Action
The GFA Community Service Board, in conjunction with the Connecticut Food Bank, invites our school community to participate in a food drive on Saturday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to noon — rain or shine, with all appropriate safeguards in place.
Green Farms Academy was recently chosen by Connecticut Food Bank as the 2019 School Volunteer Group of the Year. Throughout the last year, GFA students and staff accumulated more than 320 service hours from more than 104 volunteers.
Last Friday the Middle School's annual Bike-a-Thon for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp changed format slightly due to impending weather, but that didn't damper spirits.