Volunteering & Service Learning
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Service Learning experiences involve students in authentic services to their communities. These experiences enable students to learn and apply academic, social, and personal skills to improve the community, continue individual growth, and develop a lifelong ethic of service.
How to Record Service Learning/Volunteer Hours in x2VOL:
x2Vol : Students track their service learning hours through x2VOL, which can be accessed through Naviance by following these steps:
- Go to the Naviance login page .
- Log into your account.
- Click on the Careers tab and select “x2VOL.”
- If you have never signed into x2VOL, follow the prompts and complete your profile. **Assign yourself to the Class of (year you will graduate)** and this information will be verified by JMHS.
- x2VOL Dashboard is where you will Add Hours, Find Opportunities, View Groups & Goals Progress.
- Students must use x2VOL to get credit for their service learning hours. SENIORS who complete 40 hours during grades 9-12 are eligible to wear a black Service Learning cord at graduation. Hours must be logged by April 24, 2026.
Additional Items to Note:
- Students should track hours in x2VOL
- Students are able to earn a diploma in the Commonwealth of Virginia without having to complete service hours.
- 40 hours = black service learning cord to wear at graduation.
- 50 hours with additional criteria = apply for The Board of Education’s Seal of Excellence in Civics Education
- 50 exclusive hours related to science service with additional criteria = apply for The Science & Environmental Seal
- Students who do not complete yearly service hours or who complete fewer than 40 hours over the course of high school will still be able to graduate
Service Learning Opportunities
- Alexandria Archaeology
- Belong! Vienna
- Bringing the Lessons Home Program, Holocaust Education for the Community
- Britepaths
- Children's Science Center
- Cornerstones
- Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Association : For most departments, the minimum age is 18, however, the Vienna, Centreville, and Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Departments accept 16 and 17 year olds as junior members.
- Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Service (NCS)
- Fairfax County Park Authority
- Fairfax County Public Library Volunteers
- Fairfax County Volunteering
- Fairfax County Volunteering - Invasive Plant Management Calendar
- FCPS Service Learning
- FCPS Service & Work-Based Learning Google Site
- Food for Others
- Frying Pan Park Volunteer Opportunities
- HART (Homeless Animals Rescue Team)
- INOVA Healthy Plate Club Volunteers
- INOVA Hospital Volunteer Information
- Keen Greater, D.C. (local opportunities)
- Library of Congress
- Reston Association
- Volunteer Fairfax
- Volunteer Reston
- Women Giving Back
- x2VoL (Naviance > Careers > x2Vol)
Disclaimer: Opportunities offered by organizations other than Fairfax County Public Schools are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or a specific school. These opportunities may utilize technology tools that have not been assessed by the Fairfax County Public Schools Department of Information Technology. Students should gain permission from their parent or guardian before engaging in any non-FCPS enrichment opportunity and families should review the Terms of Service, User Agreements, and Privacy Policy for any technology platform that the enrichment opportunity may use before participating.
