Community Service
Community Service at AOA
AOA has instituted the Community Service program as a conduit for students to:
- Gain a greater understanding of their community and their own personal responsibility for the welfare of others.
- Give students an opportunity within their education to move beyond academic endeavors and broaden the ways they experience, view and reflect on the world around them.
- Develop the vision and courage necessary to succeed as responsible citizens beyond AOA in the local, national and world community.
Andrews Osborne Academy requires all Middle and Upper School students to participate in a community service program by completing a minimum required number of service hours. Projects must occur outside the home and are not to be confused with expected family obligations. The focus is on serving others in need within our community. All community service projects are volunteer based - a student cannot be paid for the service. Middle School students are required to serve a minimum of 10 community service hours each year (a minimum of 5 hours each semester), while Upper School students are required to serve a minimum of 16 hours each year (a minimum of 8 hours each semester). The form used by students to submit their community service hours is available by clicking here.
On Campus Opportunities
Click here to view various community service opportunities on the AOA campus. If you are interested in volunteering for the summer camps, click here.
Mr. Linamen, our Athletic Director, is looking for volunteers to help during games and sports events. His office is located in the Field House, next to the big gym in the Osborne Building. He can also be contacted at vlinamen@andrewsosborne.org.
Off Campus Opportunities
Click here for opportunities off campus. Please also check the Community Service bulletin board in the Dining Hall for phone numbers and other supplemental information regarding the opportunities listed below.
Big Brother Big Sister of Northeast Ohio
Volunteers of all ages are needed as mentors for elementary age school children on-site at one of 14 elementary schools throughout Lake, Geauga, or Ashtabula counties.
Requirements: Volunteers should have the ability to form relationships with elementary school children.
If interested, meet with Ms. Berthet for further details.
Lake Humane Society
If you like pets, mostly cats and dogs, then come and help at the Lake Humane Society.
They are looking for volunteers who can pet a cat or a dog for a few hours or walk a dog.
Where: Lake Humane Society –
7564 Tyler Boulevard
Mentor, OH 44060-9400
(440) 951-6122
Who can help: Students between 15-18 years old (boarders- non-boarders).
Group volunteer: It is possible to go as a group. If interested in going as a group, talk to Ms. Berthet. The time and day will depend on the number of students (a maximum of 8.)
Individual volunteer: If you are interested in going individually, you have to be 16 years old or older with a “minor release” form signed by your parents or guardians and have your own transportation. You may have a parent or a guardian with you.
If interested to volunteer as an individual or as a group, please let Ms. Berthet know. There are forms to fill out.