myService Intersession Homepage (#SI2023)
Questions? Email Holly.Metzger@chca-oh.org
Grade 7
10/31/23 - 11/02/23
Grade 7 Service Intersession is a multi-day service immersion experience that includes service experiences throughout Cincinnati at various non-profit organizations. Students will engage in reflection activities as tools for learning and to enrich the service experience.
- All activities are in Cincinnati with a variety of on-campus and off-campus locations; transportation is provided when necessary
- Students will spend time in similar, but not identical, service immersions with a variety of Cincinnati organizations
- Students must arrive on time (buses depart shortly after 8:00 a.m.) and will not be available for pick-up before 2:40 p.m.
- Lunch:
- Tuesday - School provides lunch
- Wednesday - School provides lunch
- Thursday - Family provides portable packed lunch
- Tips:
- Review program overview in the Parent Letter.
- Students should bring a reusable water bottle each day
- Student may bring a small backpack/cinch sack each day
- No refrigeration available for packed lunches
- Students should be dressed for hard work, including cloed-toed shoes, with the possibility of getting dirty each day
- Students should report to their service group classrooms each morning. Please be timely as busses depart shortly after 8:00 a.m.
- Cost: $125 covers activity charges, supplies, 2 lunches, daily snacks, transportation, and activity charges associated with the organizations we serve
Register in UltraCamp/
Submit Course Options
Starting 09/13/23 at 4:00 p.m.
Due 09/29/23 at 11:59 p.m.
Important Dates
- 09/13/23 during SDL – Students review the Thursday choices
- 09/13/23 at 4:00 p.m. - Online Registration opens. Families indicate student service preference during UltraCamp registration.
- 09/29/23 at 11:59 p.m. - Deadline to register online and have student in "round 1" Thursday service placement. Students registering after this deadline will be in "round 2" Thursday service placements.
- 10/16/23 at 11:59 p.m. - Online Registration closes
Grade 8
See Course Descriptions below for travel dates outside 10/31/23 - 11/02/23 and times for local courses outside the normal school day.
Grade 8 Course Options
- All Creatures Great and Small (Max: 20)
- Serve Cincinnati: Clutter2Care (Max: 15)
- Explore Cincinnati Service (Max: 20)
- Appalachian Service (Max: 30)
- Mexico Service Intersession (Max: 50)
All Creatures Great and Small (Max: 20)
Serve Cincinnati: Clutter2Care (Max: 15)
Explore Cincinnati Service (Max: 20)
Appalachian Service (Max: 30)
Mexico Service Intersession (Max: 50)
Register in UltraCampStarts 08/25/23
Due 09/01/23
Important Dates
- 08/09/23 - Course Options announced to current US 8 students and on website
- Starting 08/09/23 at 1:00 p.m. - Online Course Optioning opens
- 08/21/23 (noon) - Deadline to submit online course option and be considered on time
- 08/25/23 after 3:00 p.m. - Parents receive email confirmation on tentative student placement and registration opens
- 09/01/23 - Deadline to complete online registration and pay deposit to secure place in assigned course
- Starting 09/14/23 - $25 Late Registration Fee applied to all students who have not completed their online registration
- 09/25/23 - Automatic balance payment for all courses (Reminder sent 10 days prior)
Course Optioning Tips:
- Review program overview and how placement works in the Parent Letter.
- Use the Course Options detail at left to review courses and set guidelines for your student (examples: budget, distance, etc.)
- Hint: Use the US8 Service Immersion 2023
Overview linked above to review each choice - Hint: Use the Course Descriptions linked above for more info about any specific course
- Hint: Use the US8 Service Immersion 2023
- On-Time deadline to submit online course option is 08/21/23 by noon.
- Deadline to submit Online Course Options and be considered on time. (Parent signature only required if more than 1 submittal for Student ID.)
Hint: This is not UltraCamp; you go there after you receive an email with your student's tentative course placement.