COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
What You Need to Know!
How to Register for Hour Republic
Follow the link below if you still need to register for Hour Republic.
How to Register for Hour Republic
How to Get to Hour Republic
How to find the Hour Republic link and what you need to do to register:
Go to D2L: then click on the External Tools where you will find
the Hour Republic link:
4 things YOU need to add when you register in Hour Republic:
All the following information can be found in the Community Involvement subsite on the SWC website:
Graduation Requirement
Every student who begins secondary school in Ontario must complete a minimum of forty (40) hours of community involvement activities as part of their diploma requirements.
Community involvement activities may take place in a variety of settings, including not-for-profit organizations, public sector institutions (including hospitals) and informal settings (charities, city events, political campaigns).
Students may not fulfill the requirement with “for-profit” organizations or businesses or through activities that are counted towards a credit (for example, Cooperative Education and work experience), through paid work or by assuming duties that would normally be performed by a paid employee.
Where Can I Do My Community Service Hours?
ELIGIBLE Activities would include:
EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
Coaching/Assistant Coaching Youth Sports, Camp Volunteers
Volunteering at Parades, Summer Fairs, Community Events
Provincial and National non-profit Organizations
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES CONTINUED...
Fundraising or Awareness Runs/Walks Events
Other Local Volunteer Opportunities
EXAMPLES OF INELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
Activities that would normally be performed for wages by a person in the workplace
Activities during instructional/ class time within the school day
Required activities of a course where you earn a credit
Participating on school sports teams or clubs
Experiential learning (e.g. “Take Our Kids to Work Day”, job shadow )
Regular family responsibilities (chores)
Court ordered community service programs
EXAMPLES OF INELIGIBLE ACTIVITES
Examples of Ineligible Activities | Examples of Similar Eligible Community Involvement |
Volunteering at a landscaping company (replaces paid employment) | Landscaping and gardening at a local church, community vegetable garden (rely on community volunteers because the focus of the organization is on community benefit) |
Stocking shelves at a local grocery store (replaces paid employment) | Stocking shelves at a local food bank (focus of the organization is on community benefit) |
Shoveling snow at home (family chore) | Shoveling snow for a neighbour who requires community support to stay in their home (e.g. person with a disability or a senior citizen) |
Babysitting younger siblings (family chore) | Child minding at a community event (e.g. Welcome to High School parent evening) |
You can view the full Community Involvement booklet here:
If you have any further inquiries about your Community Involvement hours or activities, come into Guidance.
How To Add Hours
On the dashboard, make sure the hour type is set to volunteer and then click the HOURS link on the left hand side.
Once you get to this screen, click on the green +Add Hours link on the top right side of the page.
This is where you will add the Organization name and contact, hours completed, and a parent email. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE CATEGORY IS SET TO VOLUNTEER IN THE DROPDOWN MENU.
On that same page, you will put in the skills learned from the dropdown menu and the description of what you did during the volunteer time. Finally, verify the activity and hit Save and Submit at the top right side of the page.