Community Service and Cultural Events Guidelines

To receive credit for Community Service and Participation in cultural events:

• The activity provides the student opportunities to use the immersion language in the community or experience the culture related to the immersion language.
• Student participation is voluntary.

Community Service includes but is not limited to:

• Volunteering in a target language classroom
• Volunteering for a school tour by using their target language
• Volunteering somewhere and using their immersion language
• Using their target language, order food, or buy products

Examples of participation in Cultural Events

• Perform at International Days or Culture Events in or outside of school
  • Rehearsal time will be granted in a 1-to-1 ratio.
  • For example, a student who performs for one hour at an event will earn two hours of credit (one hour for performance and one for rehearsal).
• For participation in Culture Events outside of school
  • There are many cultural events in the Denver Metro that qualify.
  • The school newsletter periodically posts local events.

For questions about whether an activity qualifies for credit:

• Please contact the Biliteracy Award Coordinator at your school.

Documenting Hours Served

• The student must record the service hours and report them to their Biliteracy Award Coordinator.