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Since 1996, DoSomething.org has honored the nation’s best young world-changers, 25 and under*. Do Something Award nominees and winners represent the pivotal "do-ers" in their field, cause, or issue....
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Viewers observe teaching strategies that effectively support linguistically and culturally diverse children. Helpful for working with emergent readers. Especially relevant to learners of English as a...
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This is a tool from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. It's an easy-to-search database with hundreds of high quality service-learning lesson plans, syllabi, and project ideas. Access...
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List of age appropriate activities for children grades K-5.
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Shows a teacher and third-grade student having a reading comprehension discussion to improve the student's ability to analyze and interpret the characters in a book. Viewers can think about how the...
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Monthly Feature Archive
National Summer Learning Day: July 9, 2009
Seize this great opportunity to showcase your program and get the word out about the importance of summer learning. Host an...
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When evaluating the effectiveness of a program, it is important to collect feedback from all participants, including children. While there are other methods of research and evaluation, well-designed...
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The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is committed to supporting programs and organizations that create opportunity, enhance self-esteem, and increase awareness about cultural and community issues...
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The awards honor high school students in the United States who have organized and led a project that has impacted people in poor countries or raised awareness about global poverty in their own...
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The Captain Planet Foundation supports innovative hands-on programs that empower youth in grades K–12 to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods....
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VSA arts is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 to create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. Arts Connect All grants...
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Tolerance.org invites pre-K–12 classroom teachers to apply for grants of $500 to $2,500 to support projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools,...
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The National Geographic Society's Education Foundation seeks to prepare children to embrace a diverse world, succeed in a global economy, and steward the planet's resources. Teacher grants are given...
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ING awards grants in the areas of financial literacy, K-12 education, and diversity. Visit their website to download guidelines and an application. There are two grant reviews each year.
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The State Farm Youth Advisory Board plans to fund $5 million in service-learning projects, with grants of $25,000 to $100,000 each. The request for proposals focuses on four project areas: disaster...
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A program of the Hitachi Foundation, the Yoshiyama Award annually honors up to 12 high school seniors from around the country for their community-service activities. The award is accompanied by a...
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An effective service-learning project provides a meaningful experience for students, volunteers, or national service participants; includes opportunities for reflection on service; fosters positive...
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Out-of-school time programs encompass a wide range of offerings for young people that take place after school, on the weekends, and during the summer and other school breaks. Important considerations...
