In 1961 Sevenoaks School established a pioneering Voluntary Service Unit( VSU) with two goals: to make life easier for people in the local community and open student minds.
Launched in 2016 the Institute of Service and Partnerships builds on Sevenoaks’ historic and significant tradition of service learning. Today our Service programme is one of the largest and most ambitious of its kind. Its objectives remain the same.
“ A unit like this creates students who ask questions about purpose based on the actual experience of being useful. Sadly, in the present time, it is more fashionable to be cynical than to do anything which might be labelled unselfish or positive.” Kim Taylor, VSU Founder and Headmaster, Sevenoaks School 1954-68
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