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Cohen, Amy – Our Children, 2003
Service learning can improve communities while preparing students for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. It helps students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized services that occur in and meet the needs of communities. Volunteering at a young age can lay the foundation for a lifelong commitment to community…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Service Learning, Student Participation
Villaire, Ted – Our Children, 2002
Discusses how parents can get their children to volunteer for community services, examining how volunteerism benefits children, how to choose a volunteer activity, and how to get children involved (e.g., having the parents serve as role models). Two sidebars focus on whether fund-raising teaches children about giving and how service-learning…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Fund Raising, Service Learning, Student Motivation
Sullivan, Patricia – Our Children, 1998
Through Nickelodeon's Big Help program, and with assistance from the Chicago Region PTA, students at six Chicago schools learned about the satisfaction of making a difference in their communities. Over the course of one week, students participated in various community service projects and were rewarded for their hard work with a visit from the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Public Service
Empson, G. Raymond – Our Children, 2003
Suggests how parents can help their children learn to be good and productive citizens, explaining why it is important and offering six ways to get started: listen to one's children and explore their interests, learn more about the cause one's children care about, participate, partner, be a leader, celebrate the good results of family stewardship…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
Our Children, 1997
Discusses the importance and history of volunteerism in America in the context of President Clinton's 1997 Volunteer Summit for America's Future, which promoted the spirit of community service. A sidebar discusses reasons to volunteer. Another sidebar presents the story of elementary school students who participated in a multifaceted community…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Community Responsibility, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Oleksak, Rita A. – Our Children, 1997
To help improve the community's image of their school, middle school students participated in a community service learning project that involved teaching Spanish to kindergartners. Students worked collaboratively to develop lessons and teach classes, and they were responsible for leaving and reporting back to class. The project was overwhelmingly…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students
