2006-06 A Year of Teacher/Student Partnerships in Service Learning CHESP Year 3 Report

With nearly 40 high school teams applying academic know-how to solve real world problems, BPS students & teachers continue to value Community Higher Education School Partnerships.

Highlights from 2005-06 activities & events:

	Learn & Serve America Program Officer’s visit with BPS CHESP Advisory Council including Community Partners from Boston Women’s Heritage Trail (BWHT) & Higher Ed Partners from Tufts University College of Citizenship & Public Service (now Tisch College of Citizenship & Public Service)
	Call Back Session for CHESP Summer Institute Boston Women through the Centuries ~ Lifting their Voices
	20 trips to Adams National Historical Park & 10 trips to John F. Kennedy Library, thanks to transportation funding by Presidents’ Heritage Foundation
	Tufts Scholars mentoring of Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) members
	Posting of CHESP Learn & Serve Adapter Projects selected from 2004-05 CHESP Learn & Serve Projects
	Dissemination of Grant Guidelines for 2005-06 CHESP Learn & Serve Project Teachers/Students as Partners to high school headmasters, coordinators, teachers & BSAC members
	Participation in MA DOE Community Service-Learning Grantee Kickoff Meeting
	CHESP Grant Info Sessions
	Training of CHESP Youth Council & Tufts Scholar for Grant Application Review
	Review of Grant Applications for CHESP Learn & Serve Projects Teachers/Students as Partners
	CHESP Awards Orientation for Teachers & Student Representatives
	Memberships in Boston Women's Heritage Trail, Museum of African American History, Recycle Center – Extras for Creative Learning & The Bostonian Society for Grant Awardees
	Classroom implementation of Education Development Center (EDC) & Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association’s (CHAPA) collaboration on curriculum unit Promoting Affordable Housing through Service-Learning
	Dissemination of articles on CHESP activities through local newspapers & newsletters
	Review of Final Reports & Reflections of Teachers/Students as Partners

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