Saint Dominic High School
St. Dominic High School is committed to educational excellence. We encourage each student to strive for high academic achievement and to fulfill his or her individual potential.
The school fosters personal development and the values of self-respect, citizenship and respect for others through Catholic education.
The school values a diverse school community. The programs balance academic effort, social interaction and a variety of extra-curricular activities in a safe, structured, stimulating and caring environment.
As a small school with English as the language of instruction within a small community, we design our programs in a Caribbean context with an eye on global orientation and future developments. Within the St. Maarten educational field , St. Dominic High School strives to be a trendsetter in the use of modern technology and innovative approaches towards teaching, learning and assessment.
The school fosters personal development and the values of self-respect, citizenship and respect for others through Catholic education.
The school values a diverse school community. The programs balance academic effort, social interaction and a variety of extra-curricular activities in a safe, structured, stimulating and caring environment.
As a small school with English as the language of instruction within a small community, we design our programs in a Caribbean context with an eye on global orientation and future developments. Within the St. Maarten educational field , St. Dominic High School strives to be a trendsetter in the use of modern technology and innovative approaches towards teaching, learning and assessment.
Community based Learning
"Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn"“We know that service learning benefits young people in a variety of ways. As individuals, service-learning improves self-esteem and self-confidence, and reduces involvement in risky behavior. As citizens, service-learning gives young people an increased sense of civic responsibility and a commitment to community involvement. As students, service-learning helps improve school performance and academic engagement.”
- Dr. William Richardson, President & CEO, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation-
At the start of school year 2006/2007 Community based service learning was introduced as part of the curriculum. The idea behind this was to get students involved in activities outside the regular classroom setting. We also saw for students to get actively involved in the community by doing volunteer work.
The St. Dominic High School has the strong belief that learning should not only take place in the formal classroom setting. Within the learning concept that is based on interactive learning with the community, the students can form a strong point of departure for further innovations and establish a sustainable relationship with the St. Maarten community.
The purpose of the student community service requirement is to encourage students to:
"Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn"“We know that service learning benefits young people in a variety of ways. As individuals, service-learning improves self-esteem and self-confidence, and reduces involvement in risky behavior. As citizens, service-learning gives young people an increased sense of civic responsibility and a commitment to community involvement. As students, service-learning helps improve school performance and academic engagement.”
- Dr. William Richardson, President & CEO, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation-
At the start of school year 2006/2007 Community based service learning was introduced as part of the curriculum. The idea behind this was to get students involved in activities outside the regular classroom setting. We also saw for students to get actively involved in the community by doing volunteer work.
The St. Dominic High School has the strong belief that learning should not only take place in the formal classroom setting. Within the learning concept that is based on interactive learning with the community, the students can form a strong point of departure for further innovations and establish a sustainable relationship with the St. Maarten community.
The purpose of the student community service requirement is to encourage students to:
- grow in the Christian calling to service and reflection, developing a generous and compassionate response to the local community and the world
- foster awareness and understanding of social and civic responsibility.
- experience and celebrate the contributions they can make in supporting and strengthening their local community.
- develop self-esteem and confidence.
- it is a compulsory program for all students whereby 60 hours must be done
- it is to be done at non-profitable organizations
- it consists of good planning and assessments tools
- it defines the content and guidelines for what is considered community service
- it is also required to complete all assignments given in order to have a complete portfolio