Saturday 14 December 2013
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Have you heard about the
term CS in your school before?
You might notice that sometimes there’s a
student in your class who just sits at your teacher’s desk, marking some
papers, doing something on the computer or just organizing some of your
teacher’s files. When I was still new in Canada, I was really curious why
he/she didn’t do any work or project that the teacher assigned, so I asked my
friend and she said, “Oh! That’s a CS.” Since
then, the idea of a CS has made me curious. So I tried being a CS this year. I
have a free block (which means I have a period on a day where I do not have any
class), so many people advised me to take CS. I think it is a very good
opportunity for me.
What is a CS?
CS stands for Community
Service. In some schools, it might be called a “service block”. In high school,
it is usually associated with two meanings. CS can refer to the Community
Service class itself, which is a period in your timetable that requires you to
help or give “service” to someone. CS is also the term used to refer to people
who are in taking that class, volunteering to help a teacher or any staff at
the school.
What does a CS have to do?
A CS has to help teacher
from what she/he assigns. Sometimes, CS might have to find information from the
internet, check student’s homework, or type the assignments. (depends on who is
the teacher you are CS for)
Benefit of being a CS?
You will have free blocks!!
Yeahh!… just kidding. It actually depends on the teacher. For me, it is not
actually a free block. My teacher usually gives me some work to do. However, she
is really nice and she assigns easy tasks, which is why I regularly have free
time during that period. Another beneficial thing is that you can receive
credits for being a CS, too. The credits are the same as the ones you get for your electives. Being a CS is really worth it because you get to help others, get graduation credits for yourself, and do something interesting outside of your own home works/projects/quizzes!
How can you become a CS?
Well… My friend told me that
you have to be in grade 11 or 12 first. For the international students, you
have to be in grade 12, so you can take CS. I am not pretty sure about this, it
might depend on the rules of your school. Also, you have to have a free block
so that you have time allotted for helping someone (usually a teacher).
Probably the hardest step to becoming a CS is finding a teacher that you want
to help. This is really hard because usually, the teacher that you want to help
is going to be chosen by other students who are taking Community Service.
Chances are your favorite teacher has already been chosen by somebody else. But
after you select a teacher that you want to help out, you have to get the form
from the counselor’s room and fill in the form.
I definitely recommend
signing up for Community Service!
-Bam
