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Contains the results of a survey in which 1,847 principals of K-12 public schools responded on the prevalence of community service and service-learning in their schools. Offers the policies and...
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The State Farm Youth Advisory Board plans to fund $5 million in service-learning projects, with grants of $25,000 to $100,000 each. The request for proposals focuses on four project areas: disaster...
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A program of the Hitachi Foundation, the Yoshiyama Award annually honors up to 12 high school seniors from around the country for their community-service activities. The award is accompanied by a...
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An energy education program — Knowledge Is Power! (KIP) — in California's Ojai Valley, uses peer to peer interaction and experiential learning to educate elementary school students. A marionette show...
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Besides recruiting volunteers, service-learning fairs can exist as a forum for educating students about the big picture of civic engagement, social issues and careers in the nonprofit field. Choosing...
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In junior high and elementary schools, after-school service-learning can work effectively as part of a larger overall systems-change initiative. By providing after-school enrichment for students who...
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California State Parks offers educators a unique opportunity to establish service-learning projects. For example, the Dunes Restoration Project, a partnership between the California State Park...
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Through a partnership with the Cosumnes River Preserve, students in the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District are helping to restore valley oak riparian forests. The Cosumnes River Project is a...
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The Salmon and Trout Education Program (STEP) is a hands-on curriculum that uses a thematic approach to the preservation of salmon and steelhead trout. The program was originally developed for use in...
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Learn and Serve America Provisions for General School-Based and Community-Based Programs; Higher Education; State Education Agencies; School-Based Grantmaking Entity; Community-Based, State...
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Middle school students who have been expelled from Metropolitan School District in Indianapolis are given the chance to reenter the district without falling behind in school. The non-traditional...
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Research shows that students who participate in high quality service-learning experiences typically become more engaged in learning as shown by increased attendance and motivation to learn. But how...
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Each year students and teachers in the Lake-Lehman School District (PA) build capacity for service-learning by taking part in Project GIVE (Gaining Insights with Volunteer Experiences). During...
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This effective practice offers a collection of community service and service-learning project ideas appropriate for young students. The ideas were compiled from a discussion on the ACList (AmeriCorps...
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An elementary teacher led her class through an environmental service-learning project on school grounds. By allowing for considerable student input, school-wide buy-in was achieved and many valuable...
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Including service-learning activities in a student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) is one way to maximize the impact that service-learning can have on students with disabilities. Many states have...
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During the summer of 2002, teens from all over the country traveled to the 87,000 acre Chico Basin Ranch in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving as ranch hands to accomplish much-needed manual labor...
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Performance measures are intended to be a useful tool for program managers to define and communicate the needs their program will address and the impact the program will have. This effective...
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Searchable Program Directory of Learn and Serve America (LSA) Grantees.
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The official Learn and Serve America site of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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In Gates County, North Carolina, high school and middle school Peers Empowering Peers (PEP) volunteers promote literacy by producing book dramatizations for and with students at local elementary...
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While studying citizenship, sixth-grade students at Marathon Elementary School in Marathon, Wisconsin, produced a Bill of Responsibilities — addressed to themselves, their parents, and their country...
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The restoration and preservation of historic St. Paul's Cemetery in Ellicott City, Maryland, enables eighth graders to perform service and enjoy cross-curriculum educational experiences. Students...
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Service-learning enriches students academically, advances teachers professionally and strengthens the community. This effective practice offers examples of model programs in service-learning that...
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The Environmental Protection Agency's publication, Service-Learning: Education Beyond the Classroom, describes five environmental conservation projects that schools and community groups have...
