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Civic Responsibility at ACS Athens

Civic Responsibility is of key importance to the success of democracy philanthropy. By engaging in civic responsibility, citizens ensure and uphold certain values. These values include justice, freedom, equality, diversity, authority, privacy, due process, property, participation, truth, human rights, rule of law, tolerance, mutual assistance, self restraint, and self respect. Schools teach civic responsibility to studentswith the goal to produce responsible citizens and active participants in community and government.

Educating the whole child and fostering socially responsible attitudes is at the heart of the educational philosophy at ACS Athens. For more than 60 years, ACS students have taken a leadership role in the community and have initiated, organized and participated in local and global community service projects that have benefited the environment, wildlife, stray animals/animal shelters, refugees, children with special needs or terminal illness, immigrants, and fellow citizens in marginalized communities.

Teaching and learning through civic engagement can be instrumental in nurturing students' personal growth as individuals and as members of a responsible global society.

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Visit to Hatzipaterion Center

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:07AM

Twice a year, the ACS community comes together to collect food, clothes, books andtoys and shares them with less fortunate members of the Athens community. The "Spirit of Giving" charity drive has been an on-going ACS service project since 1999 that has helped many needy families and organizations.

This winter, donations went to:

Hellenic Ministries Refugee & Homeless shelter
Somalian Refugees
Lyreion Orphanage
Hatzipaterion School for Special Needs Children
Multicultural Day Care School for Immigrant and Refugee Children
Pamakaristos School for Special Needs Children

Habitat for Humanity Newsletter highlights ACS Athens involvement

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:02AM

"As time passes, people tend to become, more and more busy and stressed out with their jobs and lifestyles. Even teenagers in high school are stressed out about juggling school, family and personal time. Let's face it, we are all so preoccupied with our own problems that we sometimes forget one of the most rewarding aspects of life ... helping each other."

With these words, ACS Athens 10th Grade student Eleni Polychronidou opens an article about "Becoming a Better Person," in the latest newsletter of the Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit NGO whose activities benefit the wider Athens community through volunteer service work by different individuals, schools and orgnanizations. ACS Athens Counselor Ellen Froustis-Vriniotis has been guiding our students for many years in their volunteer work and involvement in such projects that help boost their civic responsibility spirit and help the community in general.

Click here to download the latest Habitat Newsletter in PDF format.

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