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More than fifteen years ago, a high school in a small, coastal Oregon town began a senior project that fostered civic engagement in its students. Set within the context of a community-wide approach...
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A small, coastal Oregon town that has experienced many transitions in employment and lifestyle has come together around community-wide service-learning projects that benefit its citizens. Their...
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RSVP of Worcester, Massachusetts, initiated an innovative classroom program, Math Magicians, that assists local elementary schools in cultivating students’ appreciation of mathematics and enhances...
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With support from Learn and Serve America, RSVP of Northern Arizona, headquartered at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, recruits baby boomers and assigns them to tutoring projects in local K-...
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In response to the Seniors Assisting Youth Engaged in Service (SaYES) initiative, Shelby Public Schools Service-Learning Program launched a campaign to recruit older adult volunteers and partner them...
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The Wisconsin Intergenerational Network (WIN), a program of the Dane County RSVP, accepted the challenge of generating interest in the Corporation for National and Community Service’s SaYES...
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North Dakota State University, sponsor of six regional RSVP programs in the state, has formed an innovative partnership with the North Dakota Cooperative Extension Service agents to train RSVP...
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During summer break Foster Grandparents from the Mexia State School Foster Grandparent Program partnered with local city libraries to provide reading programs for children with special reading needs...
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The RSVP program director of Cumberland County, North Carolina, was looking to find a way to encourage visits to residents in local nursing homes, and thought that pairing students with elderly...
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As the general population enjoys increased longevity, traditional notions of old age and retirement are no longer applicable, and more and more older workers wish to remain economically active. Other...
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Literacy development is intensely social, and senior tutoring meets this important need, as well as others, for students who are learning to read. This 2000 National Service Fellows study by Amy...
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Research has found that as girls enter adolescence their capacity to "find their own voice" and express their authentic selves conflicts with new social pressure to maintain tension-free...
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For a kindergarten at Haverford School in Pennsylvania, service-learning begins with discussion aimed at raising awareness prior to a trip to a local nursing home. Service-learning educators who were...
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An intergenerational pen pal buddy program is a great way for students to increase their literacy skills and build lasting friendships. In Riley County, Kansas, 15 RSVP volunteers were ready to team...
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For Earth Day 2001, RSVP of the Capital Region of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, partnered with several governmental and nonprofit agencies to hold a "Water Snapshot" at a nature center to correspond with...
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Elementary students do not always get a chance to learn about local history because it is often overlooked in textbooks. RSVP of Meigs County, Ohio, developed a program which provides students with...
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Many young people have stereotypes about seniors that affect how they relate to them. Seniors may have a wealth of information and wisdom for young people to draw on, but stereotypes often get in the...
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High school students in North Adams, Massachusetts, concluded a year-long study of the elderly in society by hosting a senior-senior prom for local senior citizens. The students built relationships...
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RSVP of Scioto County, Ohio compiled the WWII memories of seniors in their community and published them in a book titled, Memoirs of WWII - A Time to Remember. Once the book was published, the senior...
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Volunteers with Northwest Iowa RSVP and students at Spencer Middle School were linked through an intergenerational pen pal project that culminated with each student writing a life story of her/his...
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Chapter five, from Seniors for Schools Effective Practices Guidebook, seeks to help a literacy program select an effective tutoring approach. Questions in seven key program areas are provided. By...
