ABSTRACT
The development of Antietam's service program was classic in the sense that the headmaster formally charged a faculty committee to examine the school's curriculum. Antietam is a Middle Atlantic state boy’s boarding school with approximately 350 students in grades 9—12. A rural school, Antietam is approximately 90 miles south of a major city. Antietam's required service program was started in 1980. Students must complete a total of 60 hours of community service during the school year and/or during the summer. The Antietam service program director was a member of the “Curriculum Study Group” (CSG); in fact, he "was personally charged with being an advocate for ungraded extracurricular activities" because he was seen as the faculty member most involved with such activities. The service program director has been at Antietam since his graduation from college in 1976. The director believes that the service program is "built in" at Antietam, that it is a permanent part of the school.
