Adding Community Engagement (CP and non-IB) Activities

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Quick answer

Go to Year Groups, open the CE tab and select Add CE Engagement. Fill in the form and select Add CE Engagement to send it to your CE advisor.

For CP and non-IB students recording a new Community Engagement activity and keeping it up to date.

⚠️ Service Learning is now Community Engagement

ManageBac+ now uses Community Engagement in place of Service Learning (SL). Your school may still show Service Learning or SL. The steps are the same. If you are not sure which one your school uses, ask your coordinator.

Screenshot: Community Engagement worksheet on the CE tab of a CP year group, with Add CE Engagement at the top right
Where to find it: Year Groups > CE

Open your Community Engagement worksheet

Select Year Groups in the left menu, then the CE tab. Your Worksheet lists your engagements, with tabs for Documents and Notes & Review Points.

Add a new engagement

  1. Select Add CE Engagement.

  2. Choose a cover with Select Cover, or pick an activity your school has set up under Select Activity From a Group.

  3. Enter the Engagement Name. Tick CE Project if this is your Community Engagement project.

  4. Choose a Type (Community-building and organizing, Participation, Advocacy, Community-based learning and research, or Other) and your Approaches (Personal, Relational or Systems).

  5. Set the Start Date and End Date, and add your supervisor's name, title, email and phone number.

  6. Add a Description and Goals, then tick the Learning Outcomes you plan to work towards.

  7. Keep Notify CE advisor via E-mail ticked and select Add CE Engagement. Your CE advisor reviews the engagement.

Screenshot: Add CE Engagement form with cover, engagement name, type, approaches, dates, supervisor details and learning outcomes
Add CE Engagement form with cover, engagement name, type, approaches, dates, supervisor details and learning outcomes.

The new engagement appears in the Engagements list on your worksheet.

Edit an engagement

Select the engagement on your worksheet, then select Edit CE Engagement at the top right. Engagements marked as completed can no longer be changed by students.

Screenshot: an approved engagement with Edit CE Engagement at the top right and the Summary and Reflections & Evidence tabs
An approved engagement with Edit CE Engagement at the top right and the Summary and Reflections & Evidence tabs.

To add reflections or evidence, open the engagement's Reflections & Evidence tab.

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