K-8 Teachers: Apply to a 2022 Service in Schools programs!
Are you interested in engaging your students in helping their community? Would you like to provide your students with authentic connections to academic curriculum and social emotional learning? Review program FAQs and complete an application by 11:59pm on Monday, January 10 to be considered for a 2022 Service in Schools program.
Service in Schools is excited to offer three professional learning and student programs for K-8 schools for winter/spring 2022: Kids Action Team, Race Against Waste (in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability), and Students Taking Action Today. These programs are designed to support teachers in leading students through a service-learning project to address a community need, in either a classroom or club setting. Each program will run from February through June 2022 and includes professional learning sessions (in-person and virtual), access to digital resources, connection with a community-based organization, and personalized support from the Service in Schools team. Based on your responses in the application, Service in Schools will consider you for participation in the program that best matches your service interests and student grade levels. Email ServiceinSchools@schools.nyc.gov with any questions.
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Calling all NYC public school students and educators! Service in Schools is looking for stories of students who have been supporting their communities to feature in upcoming editions of the Service in Schools newsletter and on Twitter and Instagram. If you know a class, club, or individuals in grades K-12 who have done amazing acts of service, let us know at ServiceinSchools@schools.nyc.gov!
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Grant & Volunteer Opportunities for Youth |
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Lead4Change
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity for Grades 6-12
Lead4Change is what students want to do right now! They want to have a purpose, learn skills to turn passion into action, and make change happen. Lead4Change Student Leadership Program is a great fit for students in grades 6-12. Lead4Change is celebrating 10 years of leadership success and invites schools to join the movement.
Educators, students, and families can register for free access to the program. Through the program, educators can register to enter students’ work in the Lead4Change Challenge to win up to $10,000 for their school or community organization. All students who are part of a challenge team will receive certificates of completion and are eligible for graduation honor cords. Register your school today!
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Service-Learning Resources for Educators
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CBK Associates
A national expert in K-12 service-learning, Cathryn Berger Kaye (author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning) and CBK Associates provide a robust portfolio of service-learning resources, as well as free and on-site consultations. The CBK Associates website includes free curriculum for educators and numerous articles that illuminate the process and benefits of service learning with examples of youth taking meaningful action. CBK Associates lead in-person and virtual single- and multi-day professional development workshops, and frequently present and keynote at conferences for teachers, school districts, and nonprofit organizations on how to develop and expand service-learning programming, including engaging teaching strategies, social justice and equity, social and emotional dynamics, and youth leadership.
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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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