Service Learning March Newsletter
Service Learning Announcements & Updates Upcoming Professional Development for Teachers and Community Partners ENGAGE YOUR STUDENTS IN PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH Learn to engage students as researchers and leaders in their communities -- for CPS teachers in all content areas. Community partners also welcome! Click here for more information March 19, 2018, 4:30-6:30 pm 2651 W. Washington
More Professional Development Opportunities for teachers and partners here
March to the Polls! #voteOR is a march to the polls held by the Young Urban Progressives on March 10th in McKinley Park. The event is split up into two parts: a pre-rally with speakers (12-1:30) and voting (1:30-4). Please RSVP using the google forms link: https://goo.gl/forms/7FEP7HY3Rwj11jHk1
See more Elections Resources here!
IMMIGRANT YOUTH CONFERENCE 2018: MARCH 10TH The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and partners would like to invite you to our Immigrant Youth Conference, Saturday March 10th from 9AM-2PM at Northeastern Illinois University, El Centro Campus. This conference is centered on reaffirming the importance of immigrant youth in the fight for immigrants rights and provide resources through workshops and networking opportunities. Allies and educators are invited to to join workshops on allyship and how to support undocumented students. Register at bit.ly/YOUTH10 If you have any questions, you can email
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Click here for more great youth leadership opportunities!
Ignite and deepen service
learning projects through upcoming contest opportunities! * Celebrating
Student Voices: Facing History’s 2018 Student Essay Contest Facing History and Ourselves teaches us to think about the world in new ways, igniting conversations about how we can build societies free from racism, antisemitism, bullying, and hatred of all kinds. This contest will invite students to reflect on the stories and ideals that have helped shape the ways they think about their roles and responsibilities as engaged members of their communities. Tell a story that you believe shows the power of uniting people, building bridges, or orienting us to what we share and the common good. * Don’t miss your chance to register for the Spring 2018 YES!
Student Writing Competition: Letters of Hope. The deadline for registration is this Friday, March 9. Register your class today! Click here for contest details. These can be chaotic, uncertain times. For young people, it can feel overwhelming as they look to the future—their future. It can also be an opportunity to reflect on what is most important to them and how to take charge of the change they want to see. Just like the students in Parkland, Florida. Just like students standing up for DREAMers. Just like students who started a prayer camp at Standing Rock. For the spring contest, students will read the YES! article, ”Love Letters to the Resistance,” by Auro Bagado. The article reviews the book, Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times, that spotlights letters penned by 30 writers and sent to people—past, present, and future—who hold importance in their lives. In these letters, the writers seek hope from elders, grandparents, activists, children, even strangers who mirror the despair—and hope—that people are feeling at this moment in time. Your students will have plenty to write about as they ponder this question: Think about what matters most to you about our country’s future. Write a letter to someone important to you, describing that future you imagine and hope for. The contest is under way, but it’s not too late to sign up. Just do it by this Friday! Essays are due April 20, 2018.
NYT Fifth Annual Student Editorial Contest: Write About an Issue That Matters to You *
* Lead2Feed Challenge Teachers and youth club advisers can register their classrooms by filling out the Lead2Feed Registration form. If you are a student, you can register too! You will still need to have a teacher or adviser submit your entry to the Lead2Feed Challenge. Why should I participate? The Lead2Feed Challenge gives students a jump start into the real world of leadership by offering comprehensive lessons aligned to standards and 21st-century skills. But what excites students and teachers alike are the opportunities to put leadership skills into action in their communities. What is the reward? Log in to your dashboard to complete your Challenge Entry Form. Students select their project, partner with a registered 501c3 and compete for a chance to win grants and tech products for schools and youth clubs. We accept Challenge entries at any time. You will be entered in the Challenge for 2017-18, which will close April 6, 2018. To see examples of Winning Submissions click here!
* Great Lakes
Stewardship Project Contest
Submit your project to educate citizens about how to improve Great Lakes literacy throughout their community.
RESPONDING TO PARKLAND: RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS In response to the tragic events that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, CPS has developed a resource guide for schools to engage students in productive conversations around gun violence and civic engagement.
Al so se e : Newsmuseum
Youth in Front SERVIE s
Service Learning Project Idea! Space still available! Global Forest Link is an authentic global collaborative-learning project combining environmental science and journalism. Students explore local forest health and share their results as digital stories and photographs with peers from across the United States, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Russia, and Taiwan. Participants use Global Forest Watch – an innovative online visualization system using satellite images to monitor forest dynamics and other related environmental changes.
Learn More or Register Now at: GlobalForestLink. com I nterested in your students chatting with the head of the U.S. Forest Service? Rick Cooksey is the Acting Director for Forest Health Protection in State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service in Washington DC. Rick will share important information about how forest health affects our own health. Rick will address specifics concerns that may exist in your local area. Contact Shanti to schedule a virtual call with your class during the week of March 19-23!
Check out these great Women's History Month Curriculum Resources: from Zinn Education Project from Teaching Tolerance
from Teaching for Change
Visit the Service Learning Knowledge Center page for more great resources! W omen's History Month Events Calendar Chicago Community Events Calendar Have you submitted your
SERVICE LEARNING GRANT REQUEST ? APPLY SOON!!! Keep in touch: Shanti Elliott, Service Learning Manager,
[email protected]/773-553-6147
