Rural

Students in rural schools can benefit from participating in service-learning programs. Service-learning in rural communities can provide students with hands-on experience, opportunities for career exploration, and foster a sense of civic engagement. Following are some of our most relevant resources for this topic.

NSLC-Produced Resources

• Higher Education Service-Learning in Rural Communities

NSLC Library Items (How to Borrow)

• The State of Rural Service Learning (2010), Rural Alliance for Service Learning (DOC)
• Create a Youth Council in Your Community in 10 Easy Steps (2008), Rural Youth Working Group and Ontario Rural Council
• We Learn What We Eat:  Putting Local Food on the Table and in the Curriculum (2008), Howard L. Sacks
• Connecting Rural Communities:  Volunteering and Neighboring (2005), Mary Conley (PDF)
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SLICE Ideas and Examples

• Energy Express: Putting Books in the Hands of Children (K-12)
• Learning to Tolerate Difference (K-12)
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Related Websites

• National Rural Education Association
• The Rural School and Community Trust