Is Community Service a requirement at Phillips Academy?
The Community Service Program at Philips Academy is intentionally voluntary. Participants choose their projects and their time commitments. To help volunteers make these choices, information is available from any of the student coordinators and community service staff. Students who are involved in other extracurricular activities must make sure those commitments will not interfere with full involvement in their community service project. Phillips Academy students choose to participate in a range of community service projects. Over the course of their Phillips Academy careers approximately 80% of students participate in one of over 50 programs. Every term between 400 and 500 students participate in community service programs. Starting in 2007, Phillips Academy opens the school year with “Non Sibi Day,” a community-wide day of service. Over 2000 students, faculty, parents, and alumni participated in the initial event. Every student participates in Non Sibi Day.
