Service Learning at World Language High School An individual has not started living until he can ris

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Service LearningatWorld Language High School
An individual has not started living until he
can rise above the narrow confines of
individualistic concerns to the broader concerns
of all humanity.--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Miss Gebhard, Coordinator
• 2006-2007

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Service Learning is....

• Teaching and learning that
• Connects classrooms to identified community
  issues and needs
• Engages students in projects for the community
• Builds social and academic capacities

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Opportunities

• Learn critical skills
• Project development, implementation, reflection
• Organize information, relationships, resources
• Serve people

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Civic Outcomes

• Community Knowledge
• Leadership Skills
• Civic Commitment

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Community Knowledge

• Identify key community organizations
• Identify key individuals in the community
• Articulate policies and issues that impact
  community development
• Analyze community strengths, needs, and challenges

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Leadership Skills

• Conduct action research
• Communicate effectively
• Organize others toward a shared vision
• Develop a strategy and action plan to solve
  problems and make decisions
• Take risks and accept failure
• Be a role model for others

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Civil Commitment

• Participate in civic dialogue
• Take action to solve community problems
• Work for the common good
• Demonstrate positive attitudes about active
  citizenship

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Innovative Projects in Chicago

• Educating Homeless Children
• Students learned about teaching strategies and
  formed relationship with local shelter to work
  with children learned about delays
• Library for Cognitive disabilities
• College Prep school partnered with school for
  disabilities to help put together a library
  learned of appropriate materials, administration
• Practicing World Languages
• Spanish students prepared activities to teach
  Spanish to senior citizens conducted activities
  in Spanish to practice language
• Adopt-a-Beach
• Environmental Science class worked with Lake
  Michigan Federation to learn about quality
  environment worked to protect and maintain beach
• Building with Books
• Help host fundraisers to develop schools
  internationally two students travel to country
  to help build school

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Time Expectation

• 40 hours upon graduation (TOTAL)
• 20 hours before exiting grade 10
• 10 hours each year!
• 1 8 hour day of work 2 addl hours
• 2 4 hour work sessions 2 addl hours
• 4 2 hour work sessions 2 addl hours
• 1 hour per week for 1 quarter
• ½ hour per week for 2 quarters
• 15 minutes per week for 4 quarters
• MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO EARN THEM It is better
  to give than to receive!
• .I think youll want to do more!

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Components

• Preparation
• Learn about issue to address
• Develop project individual and group
• Service
• Do service project individual and group
• Reflection
• Analyze

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Characteristics

• Integrated with curriculum
• What are you learning in class!?!?
• Classroom projects that benefit community can
  count!!!
• High quality
• Be excellent!! Perform quality work!! Be
  detailed!! Think critically!!
• Student voice
• Responsibility
• Collaboration
• Work with others!!
• Evaluation
• Reflection
• Analyze!! How was it beneficial?

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Ideas for Project Development

• Think/Pair/Share
• THINK! Little Village and Lawndale..
• What would you like to see changed in the
  community?
• Where does the community need assistance?
• What are your time, talents, treasures, or areas
  of interest?
• How do the needs collide with your time, talents,
  treasures, and interests?
• BE CREATIVE!

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Now that you have ideas....

• Lets get busy!
• Encourage your teachers!
• Encourage your classmates!
• Be creative and innovative!
• Make it fun!
• Think!

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Create a Chart of Activities Needed to Perform
Service
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Create a Chart of Activities Needed to Perform
Service
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Things to shoot for.

• Student of the Year award
• Prudential Spirit of Community Award
• Presentation (Public Speaking) opportunities
• College Preparation
• Resumes
• Friendships Long term relationship
• Refine your creativity
• Make impact

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Building with Books
Nuevo Belen, Nicaragua
Bassin Cave, Haiti
Ecole de Bougoula Tiemala
Bombala, Mali
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Questions?

• Email them to
• Miss Gebhard
• jgebhard_at_lvlhs.org