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Institute for Responsible Citizenship

Hutchison Serves

Living with Purpose

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  • Service Learning For The 21st Century Classroom

One of the hallmarks of a Hutchison girl is a genuine interest in connecting with the community and having a meaningful impact on others. Servant leadership is an important aspect of the Hutchison experience.
Hutchison Serves connects classroom learning with service in the real world. Girls will discover that the concepts and ideas they are discussing in the classroom, whether in their history, science, or English classes, have relationships to issues in the community. Girls in all school divisions, from Early Childhood to Upper School, work on developmentally appropriate service-learning activities and topics. Older girls are encouraged to take part in hands-on service opportunities on campus and in the community. Hutchison Serves seeks to empower students to make a difference in the lives of others, both locally and globally, inspire them to be change agents in their communities, and instill a lifelong interest in philanthropy.

Hutchison Serves was created by a generous gift from Kirby Dobbs Floyd, Hutchison class of 1982, and her husband Glenn Floyd. “The most fulfilling things that I have ever done have come out of what I’ve given to help others,” Kirby Dobbs Floyd said. “Hutchison Serves empowers girls to become change agents in the community and create a lifelong interest in service and philanthropy.”

Providing Service Learning & Leadership Opportunities

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  • Wilson Society

    Girls are given the autonomy and support to research, design, propose, and implement their own sustainable service project in collaboration with a local non-profit organization. Through this work, girls are able to practice project management and financial literacy and learn more about themselves, their community, and the issues they are tackling. They also learn valuable leadership lessons that they can apply to everyday life. The Wilson Society at Hutchison was established by the Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation.

  • Community Partnerships

    Hutchison girls meet with, plan, and work together with many of Memphis’ nonprofit and community organizations. These partnerships involve all ages of Hutchison girls. In the early childhood division, girls take part in an annual Trike-A-Thon to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In middle school, girls serve at the Mid-South Food Bank. In the upper school, girls take part in larger service projects with Memphis organizations such as Refugee Empowerment Program and Girls on the Run.

    Our Partners

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    American Cancer Society
    American Red Cross
    Arrow Creative
    ARTSMemphis
    Back the Blue
    Binghampton Christian Academy
    Binghampton Development Corporation
    Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis
    BRIDGES
    Cancer Kickers Soccer Club
    Carpenter Art Garden
    Children's Museum of Memphis
    Church Health
    City Leadership - Give901
    Collage Dance Collective
    Company d
    Concord Academy
    Creative Aging
    Daily Memphian
    Dixon Gallery & Gardens
    Down Syndrome Association of Memphis & The Mid-South
    FedEx Family House
    Forrest Spence Fund
    Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce 
    Girl Scouts Heart of the South
    GIRL 24
    Girls on the Run
    Greater Memphis Chamber
    Hattiloo Theatre
    Hospitality Hub
    Joy Life 901
    Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South
    Kingdom Community Builders
    Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
    Lester Community Center
    Lichterman Nature Center
    Liquid Legacy
    Lisieux Community Center
    Literacy Mid-South
    Memphis Animal Services
    Memphis Athletic Ministries
    Memphis Botanic Gardens
    Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
    Memphis City Beautiful
    Memphis Library Foundation
    Memphis Public Libraries
    Memphis Teacher Residency
    Merge Memphis
    Mid-South Food Bank
    MIFA
    More Than a Meal
    Multinational Memphis 
    Museum of Science and History (MoSH)
    My Cup of Tea
    My Town Miracles
    Paint Memphis
    Palmer Home for Children
    Panther Creek Stables
    Porter-Leath
    Refugee Empowerment Program
    Room in the Inn
    Salvation Army
    SEED
    Shrine School
    Society of Women Engineers 
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Su Casa
    Tennessee Shakespeare Company
    Theatre Memphis
    Thistle and Bee
    Trezevant Manor
    Vance Avenue Youth Development Center
    West Cancer Foundation
    WKNO
    Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis
    YMCA

  • Service Learning Themes

    Girls in all grade level divisions find connections between their curriculum and service. Topics such as wellness, social justice, and education and empowerment are used to frame service activities.

  • Kirby and Glenn Floyd Excellence in Service Scholarship Award

    The Kirby and Glenn Floyd Excellence in Service Scholarship Award is awarded annually to a Hutchison girl whose service efforts create lasting, positive changes in the community. Considerations for the selection of a winning project include the girl’s commitment to sustainability, overall impact, innovation, and servant leadership. The award winner may focus on a project that is local, national, and/or global in focus and implementation. Those seeking the Floyd Award and Scholarship should exemplify a genuine heart to serve others. All Hutchison girls in Early Childhood, Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School are eligible to apply.

    The award includes a $5,000 college scholarship in recognition of the award winner’s significant achievement in service.

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1740 Ridgeway Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38119
Phone: (901) 761-2220

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Hutchison is the leading private girls school in Memphis for ages 2 years old through twelfth grade.