Category Archives: Service Learning

Tiger Topic (Social Issues Day)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Jasmine Davis

Service Learning has become a big component of the Ensworth School curriculum. From Pre-1st grade, students are taught to give back and care for those in their local community and the broader outside world. Mayor Karl Dean served as keynote … Continue reading →

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Toms for Prom

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Allison Costello

As the Quad-Wizard tournaments come to an end and Prom is waits right around the corner, students participated in one of the final events of the week…decorating their Toms for Prom. Part of the service based prom initiative, as you … Continue reading →

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Tiger Topic (Harris Hillman & Service Learning)

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Jasmine Davis

The Ensworth fourth grade students embraced the winter weather and icy conditions with their recent trip to Harris Hillman. Since 1984, the fourth grade class has spent an afternoon on the ice with Harris Hillman students in their wheelchairs and … Continue reading →

Posted in Lower School, Service Learning, Tiger Topic | 493 Comments

Kenya comes to Ensworth (Tiger Topic-Service Learning)

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Allison Costello

“Even though we were on the other side of the world and completely out of our comfort zones—sleeping in tents, with no running water or electricity, surrounded by unfamiliar faces and languages—it still felt like home. The hospitality of the … Continue reading →

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Love at First Sight (Tiger Topic-Service Learning)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Allison Costello

It truly was Love at First Sight for the 1st graders on Tuesday as 2 of the 4 1st grade classes visited Love at First Sight! puppy and kitten adoption center. The remaining 2 classes will visit on Thursday. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Lower School, Service Learning | 232 Comments

Tiger Topic of the Week (Service Learning!)

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Allison Costello

Ensworth’s commitment to giving back continued today as a campus wide Service Learning day took place at EHS. Service Learning is an important part of the curriculum for Ensworth HS students. Through the program students study and research issues and … Continue reading →

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Tiger Topic of the Week (Service Learning!)

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Allison Costello

Stephanie VanDyke, Head of Volunteer Services for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, was on the Red Gables campus on Tuesday to meet with the 2nd grade students. For the last 6 years, the second grade has chosen to collect travel size toiletries … Continue reading →

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Shirts Off Our Backs

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Jasmine Davis

Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Ensworth high school and lower school communities, over 2500 t-shirts were collected for Haiti in the month of April. With a special thanks to Josh Wheliss, Ensworth parent and president of National Embroidery … Continue reading →

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The Special Olympics Come to Ensworth

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Jasmine Davis

On Wednesday, Oct. 7 the Ensworth 10th grade class worked hard and played hard with some Special Olympic athletes during their Service Learning Day. Each year the sophomore class puts together a Special Olympics Sports Festival to help train athletes … Continue reading →

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