IB Community Service Projects
Concord Middle School 8th graders recently completed
their yearlong IB Community Service Projects and made an
impact on our community. Students identified areas of need
including domestic violence, education, bullying, animal
abuse, homelessness, discrimination, hunger, and more.
After completing research using articles, books, videos,
and community visitors, small groups of students identified
ways they could help these needs. Among the many projects
students taught lessons about kindness and nutrition at
Irvin Elementary, several students made items to sell such
as dog treats and baked goods to raise money for different
nonprofits, one group of students collected personal stories of
immigration and made a book for a local nonprofit, and some
students made craft kits to
donate to the patients at Jeff
Gordon Children’s Hospital.
Through a grant from
the Corning Incorporated
Foundation, students were
able to acquire supplies
needed to make an impact
and make their goals reality.
Students made fleece
blankets, hand-sewn pillow
cases, and motivational
bracelets to donate to CVAN
for domestic violence victims.
Other groups of students
decorated cards for a local
nursing home and created hands-on games and craft kits for children
at an afterschool program.
The IB Community Project enables students to participate in a
sustained, self-directed inquiry demonstrating skills, attitudes,
and knowledge within a global context. Students are challenged to
investigate, plan, take action, and then reflect as the culmination of
their middle school IB education.
Cabarrus County Schools
Kids:Plus Program
• safe and healthy environment
• unique enrichment and recreational program
incorporating learning and fun
• breakfast (morning programs and full day programs)
and lunch (on full day programs)
• after school snack
• 4H included in curriculum
• staff members trained in CPR & First Aid
• all staff members are Cabarrus County Schools
employees
www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/kidsplus
704.786.5699
The Kids:Plus Before & After School Program includes:
KIDS:PLUS is the
only before and after
school child care
in Cabarrus County
conveniently located
at each elementary
school.