1. ENTOURAGE “Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.” Vance Packard

2. FAMOUS QUOTES Share it aloud What is the value of using these quotes? How can you use this with –Kids? –Staff? Enrichment Classes –Arts & Crafts –Leadership

3. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION Projects in the past Over 3,500 Participants Focused on AIDS Education and Awareness The Elders The Environment Hunger and Homelessness Literacy Social Change What did you see?

4. SERVICE = LEARNING What comes into your mind? What’s the definition of service learning? Give an example?

5. CLUBS INTO ACTION Haiti –Art Class (mural in the community) –Crafts (selling jewelry) –Garden ( planting $5 quotes) Come up with different clubs What are some of the community needs? What’s the focus?

6. SERVICE LEARNING REQUIRES… TIME AND PLANNING TIME AND PLANNING ACADEMICS ACADEMICS HEART AND MEANING HEART AND MEANING VOICE VOICE RESPECT RESPECT COMMUNITY COMMUNITY REFLECTION REFLECTION PROGRESS PROGRESS

7. WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE Investigation, Planning, Action, Reflection, Demonstration Investigation, Planning, Action, Reflection, Demonstration Classroom to Hands-On Classroom to Hands-On Personally relevant, attainable and visible outcomes Personally relevant, attainable and visible outcomes Decision making process Decision making process Interpersonal skills; understand and value diverse backgrounds Interpersonal skills; understand and value diverse backgrounds Relationship Building Relationship Building What?, So What?, Now What? What?, So What?, Now What? Goals and Outcomes Goals and Outcomes

8. STEP BY STEP You investigate You investigate Opportunity for Planning and Preparation Opportunity for Planning and Preparation Understanding the Action Understanding the Action Time for Reflection Time for Reflection Having a Demonstration/Celebration Having a Demonstration/Celebration

9. STEP ONE : INVESTIGATION Walk/Drive through the community Walk/Drive through the community Environment, community agencies that serve people in need, nursing homes, homeless people Environment, community agencies that serve people in need, nursing homes, homeless people Media Media Local newspaper, internet, news Local newspaper, internet, news Student’s interests Student’s interests Identifying an existing program Identifying an existing program Reflection Reflection Surveys Surveys Peers, parents, schools Peers, parents, schools

10. STEP TWO : PLANNING Providing service to? Providing service to? Goals and Outcomes? Goals and Outcomes? Voice and Choice Voice and Choice Collaborate Collaborate Research, Solution, Action Plan Research, Solution, Action Plan Meeting content standards Meeting content standards Assign duties and responsibilities Assign duties and responsibilities Who will do what? Who will do what? By when? By when? What resources are needed? What resources are needed?

11. STEP THREE : ACTION Involved and engaged Involved and engaged Flexibility in schedules Flexibility in schedules Leadership within each group Leadership within each group Adult supervision/Safety Adult supervision/Safety Success and Failure Success and Failure Intrinsic value over extrinsic value Intrinsic value over extrinsic value Interview questions/Comm. Skills Interview questions/Comm. Skills Invitation Invitation Snap Shot/Take One Snap Shot/Take One

12. STEP FOUR : REFLECTION Before, During, and After Before, During, and After Sharing thoughts and feelings Sharing thoughts and feelings What? What? What did you do? What did you see, hear, smell, taste? What happened? What did you do? What did you see, hear, smell, taste? What happened? So What? So What? What does it mean? What difference did our actions make. What do you think and feel about it now? What does it mean? What difference did our actions make. What do you think and feel about it now? Now What? Now What? What changes will you make? How will you apply this to everyday life. What changes will you make? How will you apply this to everyday life.

13. STEP FIVE : DEMONSTRATION Closure to project Closure to project Looking ahead for the future Looking ahead for the future Recognition Recognition Creating awareness Creating awareness Presentations, videos, testimonials, pictures, bulletin boards, school website Presentations, videos, testimonials, pictures, bulletin boards, school website Evaluations/Surveys Evaluations/Surveys

14. PLANNING FOR SERVICE LEARNING NOW ITS YOUR TURN TO PUT WORDS INTO ACTION COME UP A SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT WITH YOUR GROUP MAKE IT SIMPLE, SEE THE BIG PICTURE

15. THINGS TO REMEMBER Passionate staff Passionate staff Start small, see the big picture Start small, see the big picture Clear roles and expectations Clear roles and expectations Flexibility in schedule Flexibility in schedule Link between service and standards Link between service and standards Give the students a voice; feeling of empowerment Give the students a voice; feeling of empowerment

16. RESOURCES www.servicelearning.org www.servicelearning.org www.servicelearning.org C.B.Kaye, The Complete Guide to Service Learning. www.abcdbooks.org C.B.Kaye, The Complete Guide to Service Learning. www.abcdbooks.orgwww.abcdbooks.org www.nationalservice.org www.nationalservice.org www.nationalservice.org QNA, www.ecs.org/QNA QNA, www.ecs.org/QNAwww.ecs.org/QNA KIDS Consortium, kidconsortium.org KIDS Consortium, kidconsortium.org NYLC, www.nylc.org NYLC, www.nylc.orgwww.nylc.org