Despite the raging global pandemic, a national, state, and local partnership supporting service-learning in out of school time (OST) is taking hold in Texas. With projects large and small, this effort exposed young people to the needs and challenges of their peers and their communities, and demonstrated unequivocally that they can and must be a part of the solution.
Born out of a desire to prepare young people for careers that are both local and also future-oriented, the Satellite Center was built in 2005, and opened after a six-month delay post-Hurricane Katrina. Located in Luling, Louisiana, the school embodies more than state-of-the-art technology. It is dedicated to “Building a Better You” – as its tagline reads, for high school juniors and seniors. As such, teachers are “facilitators” and students are “team members”, reflecting an ethos of collaboration and youth leadership designed to support graduates as they apply their skills and passions to community needs.
This tool asks educators to consider how social justice can and should be part of the service-learning process, with an emphasis on reciprocal partnerships, diversity, reflection, and youth voice as students examine the institutions, systems, and barriers that are at the roots of the issues they are addressing.
Use this tool to identify your current location on Hart's Ladder in regards to classroom interactions and spur conversations about how to increase youth involvement and youth voice in the classroom and beyond.
Every Hour Counts released a framework to help intermediaries achieve a common set of outcomes.
Policy update from the National Association of State Boards of Education.
Use this worksheet to understand how to develop community partners.
Why are youth-adult partnerships important? What's the value in them? Read on to find out how these partnerships encourage youth to use their voice.
Check out how neighbors acted as partners for social justice in Chicago.
Learn how parents can have a role in your service-learning project.
Please fill out the form below to nominate an individual for the Service-Learning Practitioner Leadership Award.
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Please fill out the form below to nominate an individual for the Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award.
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