• Feb242012

    POSTED AT 02:02 PM

    Join a group!
    Find an organization related to your topic that ALREADY EXISTS
    Contact them. Figure out what they are doing to make a difference in their communities. Borrow an idea they have and plug it in to Lakewood/Tacoma.

    Go to a meeting in the area--take notes, talk to members, find out how they are working in their communties.

    Create a branch of that organization in Lakewood--get other CPHS students to become involved.

    Educate!
    **Put a brochure together that educates a target audience about your topic

    **Write 3 mini lessons that address aspects of your topic and end with a product/project you audience can create (such as a poster, skit, etc)

    **Create a community blog where folks can write, comment, and engage in critical conversations about your topic.

    **Set up international/cross-state pen-pal program
    Figure out what forum you would use (email, letters, other??)
    Find a class, group of students, etc who want to connect on your topic
    Begin exchanging ideas!

    **Research legislation being proposed in Olympia and Contact a legislator!
    Talk to Coker/Teague how to do this

    Take picturesof yourself in action!

    Create a finished productyour audience will produce (a poster, pamphlet, survey).
       **Collect this product, take pictures of it, or compile survey answers

    Film!
    Take video footage of yourself in action! Film classmates, colleagues, etc being involved in your project.

    Organize an Event
     **
    An Exhibition that shows various aspects of your project. Ex. A sustainable fashion exhibit where students present projects related to ways to recycle and reuse materials in a stylish way.

    **Raise Money Walk-a-thon/Run-a-thon
    Use ideas from MADD, H20, etc to organize an event that ALL CPHS students can participate in. Create flyers, a fund-raiser component, and get others involved!

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    Feb242012

    POSTED AT 01:16 PM

    Many of you have expressed struggling for service learning ideas.

    Here are some organizations that deal with your topics AND a handful of examples of students making change across the nation!

    Procession of the Species--environmental awareness event

    Girls for Change

    Women in Black for Justice Against War

    Teens Making a Difference

    Pierce County Public Health (waste management, smoking/alcohol abuse programs)

    Support for Parents/Preventing Child Abuse

    Lakewood Family Support center --check FB

    Making a Change in your Life--Kids Health

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    Feb092011

    POSTED AT 02:42 PM

    Do you have any suggestions for where I can go to find information on my country?