The Peddie School Work Program aims to develop a keener sense of responsibility in the Peddie community. By fostering the philosophy that the welfare of the whole depends on the contributions of the individual, the program strives to broaden each student's educational experience and create a more unified and involved school community. Each Peddie School student is required to contribute energy and time to the Work Program, in a job assigned by the Director of the Program.
Every student is assigned to a job for one term each academic year.
The jobs students perform are varied. Students work as assistants and messengers in campus offices, others monitor the Mariboe Art Gallery or work in the library, while others help in the kitchen or set tables for family-style dinner. The Director of the Program schedules each student's job around his or her academic and extracurricular commitments. Although the logistics of scheduling is given priority, returning students have the opportunity to choose their assignments based on seniority. Students are held accountable for fulfilling their responsibility to Peddie.