Service Day 2025: A Meaningful Day of Reflection and Giving Back

This year, our annual Service Day, held on Thursday, February 13, was reinvigorated with new opportunities to serve our local community thanks to the creativity and dedication of our Faculty-Staff Service Learning Committee.

The day began with an assembly led by our 7th and 8th graders, who shared reflections on service as well as the history of our school's Service Day through interviews with Holy Child faculty and alumni. Throughout the morning, students of all ages participated in hands-on service-learning projects, preparing donations and creating murals for CHOP and crafting gifts and needed items for the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, local community helpers, and All 4 Paws Animal Shelters. Representatives from Greener Partners also joined us for the morning sessions, educating students about gardening science and the impact of their work around food access in our region.

In between activities, students reflected on their experiences, what they had learned, and the impact of service overall. The day culminated in the fundraiser carnival, a tradition hosted by our 7th and 8th graders and enjoyed by students across PreKindergarten through Grade 6. It was a meaningful day of service-learning for our whole community, exemplifying the motto of our foundress Cornelia Connelly: "Actions, Not Words."