Reducing Academic Achievement Gaps
nylcstaff2023-08-30T12:08:39-05:00How does service-learning work to make education more equitable? Read this research article to learn more!
Digital Health: A Handbook for (Online) Service-Learning in Afterschool
nylcstaff2023-08-30T12:08:39-05:00Since 2020, virtual service experiences have become increasingly popular. This handbook teaches educators how to move service-learning to a virtual space, while still engaging with students' interests.
Where Service-Learning Meets Design Thinking Crosswalk
nylcstaff2023-07-13T13:34:39-05:00Like service-learning, the design thinking process is not a linear process. It is often illustrated as a cycle that includes the steps of inspiration, ideation, and implementation -- with an emphasis on the empathy that grows out of human-centered design.
Global Panelists
nylcstaff2023-06-28T10:30:22-05:00Hear from leaders on the power of service-learning experiences and learn how you can continue to support service-learning experiences for young people around the world.
Ready, Set, ENGAGE! Service-Learning Resources & Tools from the National Youth Leadership Council
nylcstaff2023-06-24T15:20:02-05:00Looking for resources to start your service-learning experiences in your program? Looking to use service-learning as a strategy in your youth programming or classroom? Get a preview of some of the resources that NYLC has created to help you with that. The ENGAGE series and other Sustainable Development Goals Handbooks are free with subscribing to NYLC's membership program.
Peace-Building A Service-Learning Handbook for Afterschool Programs
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:26-05:00Written to complement our Engage handbooks, NYLC presents a series of resources guides topically focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.This first of eight guides has peace-building writ large as its focus. Middle and high school students move through an exploration of how they cultivate inner peace, to how they foster peace within a group through team-building activities, to exploring peace-building needs in their communities, and discovering resources before taking action. The session plans are designed to take approximately an hour each, and the guide spans 14 sessions, by which point young people will have not only taken action but also shared their experiences with others.
No Poverty: A Service-Learning Handbook for Afterschool Programs
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:25-05:00Rooted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this handbook is focused on reducing poverty. Middle and high school students move through an exploration of the topic, strengthen group dynamics through team-building activities, explore needs in their communities, and discover resources before taking action. The session plans are designed to take approximately an hour and span 14 sessions, by which point young people will have not only taken action, but also shared their experiences with others.
Responsible Consumption and Production: A Service-Learning Handbook for Afterschool
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:24-05:00Rooted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this handbook is focused on responsible consumption. Middle and high school students build a team among themselves, then investigate their communities to discover relevant local actions tied to the global need for conscientious consumption and production. The session plans are designed to take approximately an hour and span 14 sessions, by which point young people will have not only taken action, but also shared their experiences with others.
Gender Equality: A Service-Learning Handbook for Afterschool Programs
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:21-05:00Rooted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this handbook is focused on gender equality. Middle and high school students build a team among themselves, then investigate their communities (defined as narrowly as a school or site or broadly as a neighborhood or community) to discover relevant local actions tied to the global need for equal rights for all. The session plans are designed to take approximately an hour each, and the guide spans 13 sessions, by which point young people will have not only taken action, but also shared their experiences with others.
Education Equity: A Service-Learning Handbook for Afterschool Programs
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:19-05:00Rooted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this handbook is focused on education equity. Middle and high school students move through an exploration of the topic, strengthen group dynamics through team-building activities, explore education equity needs in their communities, and discover resources before taking action. The session plans are designed to take approximately an hour and span 14 sessions, by which point young people will have not only taken action, but also shared their experiences with others.