MIKVA STUDENT JUDGES - Training Feb 11 & 12 - you must attend
Beginning with the 2011-12 academic year CPS high schools will phase in a
new service-learning graduation requirement. The graduation requirement for
all high school students will be the completion of three (3) substantive,
high quality service-learning projects during their four years in high
school. Each project must equal a minimum of 10 on task hours.
Hours Equivalency – all projects should reflect a minimum of 15 hours
spent during investigation, preparation, action, and reflection phases of
service-learning. Hours will be accumulated during and/or after class
time.
Personal projects by students must be approved pre approved by a staff
member in conjunction with S.L. coach
UIC and KEEN Chicago making a big splash!
High school volunteers are welcome and KEEN provides student
service hours. Spaces for high school student volunteers are
limited, and to reserve a space, they need to register for each
session. Registration may be done on-line.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Sport & Fitness Center
828 South Wolcott Ave
For volunteer opportunities please contact Ayana
info@keenchicago.org.
Volunteers need to be at least 15 years of age and to
provide their social secruity number and date of birth for a
background check at their first session
http://www.keenchicago.org
Change in policy!!
Free Rice Service Learning hour credits MUST be done with a
classroom teacher (or classroom assignment) or in the
Library.
Over 92 billion grain donated to Central Africa
Earn ONE HOUR for every 1,000. So spend some time - donate
rice to people who really need it and improve your skills! Over
81 billions grains of rice sent to Africa due to your efforts!
Free Rice
Cook County Forest Preserves
Six week conservation service learning experience. Each crew
will consist of 10-12 HS students and 2 adult leaders. As a
team, the crew will perform ecological restoration and trail
maintenance projects for 6 weeks. Participants are compensated
for the 5 weeks (32 hours a week) maximum rate $1,504. Apply on
line - questions? see Ms. Eshoo
Summer Jobs - Chicago Conservation Leadership Corps
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago are always looking for
mentors, tutors, art instructors, computer aids, and
coaches/referees. They have locations all over the city. Contact:
312/235-8000 or www.bgcc.org.
http://www.nbgc.org/
Heifer International
Get a group together and sponsor an animal to be donated to
people that have next to nothing. It's not much money and you
can do a lot of good.
http://tinyurl.com/6uyb8tr
A non-profit organization with a mission to connect people
through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and
a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets
individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity
around the world.
http://www.kiva.org
The National Runaway Switchboard
3080 N Lincoln. Students are needed to answer the runaway
hotline to offer support for runaway, at-risk and homeless teens.
Students will attend an intensive training before getting
started. Contact: 773/880-9860 x218.
Ms. Eshoo - Library - bseshoo@cps.edu - 773-534-3291