Community service opportunities
NYU in London recognises the importance for students attending our programme to meet and integrate with the wider community. We believe that Community Service can provide a unique opportunity to meet people from very different walks of life in a range of situations that they might not have experienced before. Community Service also enables students to give something back to the local community, to learn new skills and to have fun!
NYU in London offers both ongoing and one-off Community Service opportunities. For students with a little more time, each semester we offer 30 placements in local schools for students who wish to work with teachers and help 5-7 year old children with their classes. We also have a limited number of semester-long placements at local volunteering organisations, including the American Church in London, Médecins Sans Frontières and Maggie’s Centres.
For those students with less time to commit, we also offer a programme of one-off events which enables students to volunteer for a day or just a few hours. These events can vary from semester to semester. Previous students have acted as stewards for the Metro Life Hike in conjunction with Open House weekend to raise money for Maggie’s Centres; formed “cheering squads” for charities to support their runners during the London Marathon; helped out by feeding meals to the homeless at the local Soup Kitchen; and taken part in environmental projects such as local gardening initiatives, clearing a conservation area and removing litter from the River Thames.
If you are interested in Community Service/Volunteering while you study in London then please get in touch via our email: volunteering@nyu.ac.uk
Community Services Journal newsletters
At the end of every semester we provide an opportunity for students who have been involved in community service or volunteering to write about their experiences and we compile responses from the students into a glossy journal. If you're interested in the sort of community service that happens at NYUL then you should read the journals as they are very insightful, and full of nice pictures too!