June 4 Professional Learning Session
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Grade K-12 educators, sign up for the Service in Schools webinar:
Helping Out the Community from Home: Strategies and Resources for Remote Service-Learning
, held on June 4, 12:30-1:45pm.
Participants will learn about the five stages of service-learning and how to incorporate them into their virtual classrooms. Through the exploration of an at-home project guide on helping with hunger and food insecurity, the Service in Schools team will share strategies and resources that guide students in identifying, understanding, and taking action on a community need. The session will be held via Zoom conference on June 4 and will include a webinar as well as a live Q&A for questions and sharing ideas for student service initiatives. Participants are eligible to earn up to one hour of CTLE credit.
Register today!
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At-Home Service-Learning Project Guides!
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Check out the
Service in Schools online resource page
, featuring remote learning resources for carrying out service-learning at home. Access Service in Schools’
project guide
on helping out with hunger. Investigate the root causes of hunger and food insecurity and how you can help those in need. From learning facts about childhood hunger in America to finding local food pantries and soup kitchens, students of all ages can engage in the stages of service-learning while socially distancing.
Enjoying our project guides? Reply to this email and let us know what topic you’d like to see us cover next.
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We Want to Hear From You!
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We want to feature your school’s service-learning projects on social media or in our newsletter, especially if they relate to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Let us know how you are taking service-learning remote and how you and your students are supporting each other and their community. This can include school-wide, class-based, and individual projects. Send us an email at
serviceinschools@schools.nyc.gov
for a chance to be featured.
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P.S.
/I.S. 178 The Holliswood School - Queens
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Students in grades 5 and 6 at The Holliswood School are participating in the
365give Challenge
.
The challenge involves doing one act of kindness a day and logging it on the 365give website to inspire others and create lasting positive global change. Holliswood students have completed over 100 “gives” so far since they began the project. They connected with Jacqueline Way, the project’s founder, on a video call and were featured in her blog twice.
Some students’ acts of giving were small, such as making birthday cards for the school custodian and donating items like a favorite book or stress ball to a teacher’s “Cozy Corner” for students who need to calm down.
Other “gives” took more planning and time. These included making dog treats in the classroom and donating them to an animal rescue organization and collecting 245 pairs of socks for
Knock Knock Give A Sock
. The class took a trip to donate the socks and learned how their donations would support people who are homeless.
The “gives” have even continued during remote learning! Here are some service actions students have completed that are great options for anyone wanting to conduct service at home:
- Cleaning out a closet and donating clothing to St. Mary’s Church Clothing Drive.
- Calling a friend or family member and letting them know how much they’re appreciated.
- Playing games on BeanBeanBean, a website that donates ad revenue from games played to food banks and other charitable organizations.
- Posting compliments to classmates on Google Classroom.
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At-Home Service Project Ideas
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Learning to Give
Learning to Give
has launched a virtual collection of Simple Safe Service activities that students can do from home with families and teachers. These brief activity guides encourage youth to share their time and talent and feel the pride of making a difference. Learning to Give also provides
resources for educators
that infuse philanthropy, caring, and civic engagement into K-12 academic content and serve as a foundation for a student-centered approach. Explore the
Simple Safe Service project ideas
and encourage students to #DoGoodFromHome while #LearningtoGive!
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City Harvest
CityHarvest
invites children and adults of all ages to participate in their Draw Hope to Drive Hope campaign. For over 37 years, City Harvest’s trucks have been a symbol of optimism, relief, and hope for children and families struggling to put food on their tables. Today, their work is more important than ever before, as they
scale up operations in response to the growing need for food amid the COVID-19 pandemic
. Color or draw on one of their four downloadable illustrations, and then help to spread the word and raise funds to help feed NYC‘s children as part of the Draw Hope to Drive Hope campaign.
Learn more
about how to participate.
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Resources for Remote Service-Learning Instruction
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Lead4Change
The
Lead4Change Student Leadership
program offers teachers digital lessons that are free, ready to use, and can be student-led. The program provides students the opportunity to lead, create, and implement virtual team projects designed to meet a need in their community by partnering with a public nonprofit organization.
Register
for access to lessons and resources and to receive weekly tips, ideas, support, and encouragement. Explore the
student page
for virtual service project ideas.
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The NYC Department of Environmental Protection
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Contact the Service in Schools Team
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Does your school have a great service project to share? If so, the Service in Schools team wants to know!
Invite the Service in Schools team to visit your service project. We want to see your students and school community in action. Email the Service in Schools team at
ServiceinSchools@schools.nyc.gov
with two weeks’ notice, and we’ll schedule a visit to your school to learn about your project and see the impact you’re making on the community.
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Follow
@ServicenSchools
on Twitter and
@ServiceinSchools
on Instagram
to receive program updates, upcoming service opportunities, resources, and more. We encourage students who use social media and are interested in service opportunities to follow us.
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Mission:
Service in Schools
strives to expand the number of NYC students engaged in transformative community service and service-learning experiences that enable them to use their voice, skills, and critical thinking to strengthen communities.
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