School Life
Community Service
Service Builds Caring and Leadership
The Community Service program at The Benjamin School supports the School's mission by inspiring students to develop personal responsibility, concern for others and a commitment to serve society. The program also reinforces the School's character traits and strives to teach children how to apply knowledge and interactive skills that address important school and community needs. Students discover new interests and abilities, learn to work cooperatively and assume leadership roles, as they experience the value of caring and helping others. The entire Benjamin community of students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff work together to make a positive difference through a variety of community service efforts.
2026-2027 School-wide Community Service Initiative
Dear Members of The Benjamin School Community,
Benjamin’s school-wide community service initiative has become one of the annual highlights of the Benjamin experience. This is thanks to all of you who have done so much to make these year-long partnerships successful and meaningful. Concern for others and a commitment to serve society are included in the School’s mission statement and have always been an important part of Benjamin's culture. Each year, applications for projects are accepted from organizations within our community. A committee makes the selection through a carefully defined process. It is with great excitement that I announce that this year Benjamin will be collaborating with the Center for Child Counseling.
The mission of the Center for Child Counseling is “Building the foundation for playful, healthful, and hopeful living for children, families, and communities.” They provide the counseling, education, prevention, and training that help children heal from adversity, build resilience, and thrive - while strengthening the adults and systems that surround and support them every day. For more than 25 years, this organization has worked to strengthen families across Palm Beach County. They envision a community where every child feels safe, seen, and supported and where positive childhood experiences are the norm rather than the exception. http://centerforchildcounseling.org/
Previous Benjamin school-wide projects have addressed issues in the areas of food insecurity, homelessness, health, education, veterans, foster care, and hurricane relief, to name a few. This year’s project focuses on the mental health and well-being of children and their families.
As we begin this year’s partnership, I would like to highlight some of the plans for the year that are already being made. These always seem to expand because of the creativity and generous spirit of the Benjamin community. Below are some of the many wonderful TBS-CFCC initiatives already planned so far for this school year.
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WOW - Trike-a-Thon to benefit the Center for Child Counseling
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Board game and puzzle collection led by Grade 2
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Grade 3 Halloween Costume Drive - Lower school students will donate gently used costumes
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Birthday Boxes - Grade 6 will assemble boxes with everything needed to put on a festive party
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Collection of items to be used in gift baskets for the CFCC Baubles and Baskets fundraiser
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Annual Holiday Toy Drive - The drive will be held December 1 - 14 in all three divisions
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Creation of hygiene kits
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Drive to collect gently used clothing and towels
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Center for Child Counseling will provide speakers for student assemblies, faculty professional development, and parenting workshops
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Benjamin Parents’ Association project
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Various other grade-level, advisory group, and upper school club projects
This is a sampling of what is being planned. I hope something here piques your interest. We encourage all members of our school community to participate as we build upon our culture of kindness, generosity, and empathy. Benjamin takes great pride in its commitment to the school’s mission and to positively impacting our community.
Sincerely,
Susan Poncy
Director of Student Services PK3-8
A premier PK3 - Grade 12 independent, coeducational day school with campuses in North Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens. Since 1960, The Benjamin School has provided a challenging college preparatory education to a diverse student body in a structured, nurturing community environment.
