Student Engagement
Leadership, Service, and Extracurricular Activities
MCPS students can engage and access several different experiences through leadership, service and extracurricular activities. Students are encouraged to participate at the school level and visit this website for additional learning experiences and information, which are often student led. New content and information will be updated throughout the course of the school year.
Engagement Leads to Success
Successful student participation in leadership, service, and extracurricular activities positively engage students in their schools and the greater community. This engagement leads to greater attendance to school and performance and achievement in the classroom.
Mission
The Student Leadership & Extracurricular Activities Unit aims to provide equitable access to a diverse range of student experiences (leadership, service, and extracurricular programs) in which students develop core competencies, make connections with peers and mentors, and have fun. We seek to support schools in creating a welcoming environment where all students are encouraged to broaden their engagement and prepare them for college, career, and community.
Engagement Opportunities
Student Leadership
There are several district-wide student leadership organizations and opportunities to serve as a student leader and share student voice.
Student Service Learning
Students are encouraged to continue earning student service learning hours towards their graduation requirement, even during distance learning. The MCPS SSL program has made some significant changes to allow students to earn SSL hours virtually if they: Read More
- Are serving a community need through a non-profit organization
- Monitored by a supervisor of the non-profit agency or MCPS staff member
- Sponsored by an MCPS teacher or staff member
Extracurricular
It's important for students to connect to their schools by engaging in extracurricular activities. MCPS schools offer a plethora of extracurricular activities so that students can get involved and discover their passions!
Student Leadership & Extracurricular Activity News
Summer 2024 has been busy! The 47th Student Member of the Board, Mr. Praneel Suvarna, was sworn in on July 1, 2024. Our unit hosted two Summer RISE students who designed student service learning materials and redesigned the student-to-student extracurricular activities. Over 30 student volunteers spent a week sorting 252 boxes of donations and repurposed 4,539.6 pounds of school supplies saving them from our landfills. Today we connected those school supplies to 1,465 students from across MCPS to help them be best prepared for the start of the school year.