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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t even know how this is possible. They give out SSL hours like they are candy on Halloween! My 8th grader already has enough to graduate and he’s barely even tried! [/quote]

Do share your knowledge then of how it was so easy for your kid--where they got the hours and how. I have a middle schooler, and unless I drive them around to volunteer opportunities, I'm not sure how you would get the 75 done in middle school.[/quote]

I don't have a full recollection of all the hours - but all the kids got like 10 hours for Outdoor Education. They get some for other in-school events too, not sure exactly what they are because I haven't been there for those. My son participated in some bake-sales and a club at school to get some. He also volunteered as a CIT helping with little kids at a camp over the summer  - got like 30 hours that way. He did a film camp with our rec center (so this was actually a very affordable camp) and got like 20 hours for that because they produced a film on a local non-profit / international food market. We packed food once or twice for Tommy's Pantry. A friend of ours organized 5-6 kids to do a local trash pickup a few times too. That helped him get maybe 8 hours. He also referees for Takoma Soccer, but they offer either payment or SSL - so he has chosen to get paid instead, but that would rack up the hours big time. The county has a massive database with a range of options. It's really not hard. [/quote]

It's not that hard for your kid because he's privileged. Being a CIT likely means he was likely a paid camper before. That's not accessible to most students.    If not, please name the camp that allows CITs who haven't been campers before.  Presumably you bought the ingredients for bake sales and drove him to the food pantry.  And some kids aren't in MCPS middle school so they don't get Outdoor Ed hours...

It frustrates me that kids who don't have those same privileges and parents who have the resources to support are being insulted here and more importantly, at risk not to graduate...[/quote]

MC and City of Rockville have neighborhood camps with CITS (for 13 year old).  You do not need at attend the camps to CIT and they are in local parks so walkable for many.  Schools also have SSL available for lunch time tasks.  My DD got all her hours over lunch in middle school.  I never drove, baked, purchased.  You can make it seem impossible but its not.[/quote]

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