Middle School hosts Community Project Fair

Eighth grade students at South Side Middle School presented what they learned working with different community service organizations during the 2024 Community Project fair.

Jonathan Wiesenberg, assistant principal of South Side Middle School explained that the community project is an important facet of the Middle Years Programme, which is designed to prepare students for the International Baccalaureate program at the high school.

“The Middle Years Programme provides a broad and balanced education,” Wiesenberg said. “Each eighth grader at South Side Middle School is asked to complete a community project.”

The community project encourages students to reflect on the keys skills that will prepare them for success in further study, the workplace and the community through the collaboration and pursuit of service learning.

During the event, students discussed their experiences with local nonprofits including the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the Backyard Players and Friends, Love Nana, Harlem Lacrosse, Sounds of Silence, RVC Junior Firefighters, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, the Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre, Long Island Cares, Astronomers without Borders, SIBSPlace, Bethany House, Midnight Run, the Ronald McDonald House, Centre Stage, Project GREAT and more.