For STC Learn & Serve Grantees: Click here for Work Plan Form (Word Doc)

Teacher Appreciation Week May 4 ~ 10
If you can read this, thank a teacher. How many students actually do? Teacher Appreciation Week is a perfect time to recognize the men and women "who touch the future." To thank our nation's unsung heroes and heroines, students can.

Public Service Recognition Week ~ May 5 - 11
Since 1985, Americans have set aside the first Monday through Sunday in May to publicly acknowledge the enormous range of government services and to thank the millions of federal, state, county and local employees who contribute to the quality of our lives. Here are some ways for young people to reflect on civic responsibilities, consider public service careers, and pay tribute to our nation's unsung heroes.

Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grants – Grade 4-12 Teachers - due May 1, 2003
Sponsored by Dirksen Congressional Center to improve civics instruction, with priority on role of Congress in our federal government and emphasis on practical classroom applications. Areas of interest include, lesson plans, student activities, and instructional technology. Click for more information. Questions: Frank Mackaman.

Earth Day Every Day!
April 22 is Earth Day. Then what? Students who continue to improve the environment with meaningful Service Learning can transform a single day into a lifetime of stewardship. Here are projects and activities that let young people celebrate Earth Day Every Day.

Serve Rhyme and Reason in Poetry Season
National Poetry Month is the perfect time to beat winter blahs and reflect on "April's first-born flowers, and all things rare" (William Shakespeare Sonnet XXI). As middle and high schoolers conduct poetry lessons for younger buddies, exchange patriotic poems with veterans, or organize nature walks, they
make poetry more meaningful for themselves and others:

We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution August 1-9 - due April 11
Northeastern Region Summer Institute, conducted by Center for Civic Education at Northeastern University. Program focuses on US Constitution and Bill of Rights and fosters civic competence and responsibility among elementary, middle, and high school students. Click for application form. For more info: Susan Roe, (800) 350-4223, roe@civiced.org

We the People: National Academy Summer Institute, July 5-26 - due April 4
Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens, conducted by Center for Civic Education at
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. Click for Program Details & Application Form.
For more info: Susan Roe, (800) 350-4223, roe@civiced.org

Boston Teachers of the Year Award - Nominations due April 3, 2003
An awards ceremony and reception, June 2 at the Ritz-Carlton, Boston will publicly honor a select group of Boston's outstanding teachers - educators who have made a unique contribution to their students, their classrooms, and their schools. Click for Guidelines & Nomination. Questions: Martha Pierce, Office of the Mayor, 617 635-4476, martha.pierce@cityofboston.gov.

Extras for Creative Learning/Recycle Center Spring Workshop
Bookmaking Monday, March 31st, 4 – 6 PM Instructors: Juan Antonio Gil & Doris Hicks.
Hand made books, using recycled materials, for poetry, journals, scrapbooks, displaying children’s work.
Click for Details & Registration Form. For more info, call 635-8284

World of Women ~ Spread the Word
To celebrate March as Women's History Month, Boston's TeachNet Learn & Serve team invites students, teachers, and community members to share stories about women who have contributed to local and national history. Here are some ways to showcase women who have served.

East Africa: A Summer Study Tour for K-12 Teachers/Librarians/Administrators – due March 21
Five-week study tour to Kenya and Tanzania, tentatively scheduled from July 7th to August 13th. Contingent on funding from Fulbright-Hays.
Program Info is available at http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach/studytour/index.html
Click for Application. For more info, call 617 353-7303 and email bbbrown@bu.edu

John F. Kennedy Library Women’s History Conference for K-12 Teachers/Librarians, March 17, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
GIFTS TO THE WORLD: Four Remarkable Women and Their Work - Eleanor Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, Helen Taussig, Rachel Carson.
Click for Details & Registration Form. For more info, call 617 514-1650 or email sam.rubin@nara.gov

Black History ~ Beyond February
Why limit Black History to February? When students and teachers describe the role of Black Americans in our nation's history, they explore amazing avenues and reveal compelling stories. Here are some ways for middle and high schoolers to serve their community by proclaiming a lasting legacy well beyond the shortest month of the year.

Kids Quotes - collected by Linda Younis

The President's Student Service Awards - 2 Grants - Applications due February 28
Celebrate National Youth Service Day April 11-13 and beyond:
* AT&T CARES Youth Service Action Fund helps young people engage in community service and service-learning on National Youth Service Day and beyond. Grants of $500 for youth ages 5-25 and organizations.
* The Good Neighbor Service-Learning Award State Farm Companies Foundation, enables youth and educators to bring positive benefits of service-learning to more young people. Grants of $500 for youth, $1,500 for teachers.
Click for Details & Applications

West Roxbury High School selected as a Massachusetts Service-Learning Leader School!
That's the good word from the Massachusetts Department of Education. Bearing news of the "school's long and rewarding history with service-learning," the state's Service Learning Coordinator Jessica Donner read Commissioner David Driscoll's letter to Headmaster Donald Pellegrini at the November 2nd STC TeachNet Learn & Serve Conference. Cited for their "commendable effort" are Westie teachers Mary Ellen Bower, GraceDiggs, Mary Dwyer, Margaret Hoyt, Gabriell Paye, Jeanette Sisco, Demetra Stavrianidis, and Marion Sweeney

Chinese New Year ~ Ancient Tradition with New Service
The New Year begins on the first day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar. It lasts for fifteen days and is known also as the Spring Festival that celebrates winter's passing. This is a special time for children who receive new clothes, shoes, and gifts of money. What could be a better season for youngsters to share traditional joys? Students can serve their home and community by bringing cheer to the elderly and the hospitalized; writing messages to their parents; beautifying their classrooms and school environments; performing skits; and organizing fun activities for their younger peers.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ~ All Year Long
January 20, 2003. How can students and teachers make this a day to learn and serve Dr. King's beloved community? Start learning about Dr. King and his legacy of non-violence long before his birthday. Practice what he preached long after the holiday. Here are some ways to follow the nation's Drum Major of Justice, Peace and Righteousness all year long.

Learn & Serve Resolutions
To ring in 2003, Boston's TeachNet Service Learning team encourages students and teachers to assess community issues, identify solutions, and reflect on service through journals and portfolios. Here are some ways to learn and serve all year long.

'Tis the Season for Learning and Serving
To ensure that holidays are for everyone, Boston's TeachNet Service Learning team encourages students and teachers to reflect on seasonally related issues, brainstorm solutions, and record community experiences in journals and portfolios.

Thanksgiving Learn & Serve
Now comes the season just made for service learning. Time to count our blessings and recall the history of Thanksgiving. Time also to share bountiful harvests with the needy and neglected. Read how students can learn about first settlers and native peoples while serving up thanks to communities.

Click for more Seasons of Service

Extras for Creative Learning/Recycle Center Winter Celebration Wednesday, Dec 4th 5 to 8 pm
Members, friends, & community join us for Music, Crafts, Fun, Prizes & more. Center won't be open for normal distribution, but material kits will be on sale for holiday gift & craft needs! For more info, call 635-8284.

Let us pause ~ September 11 ~ 8:45 AM ~ 9:45 AM ~ 10:10 AM
How will we pay tribute? Service Learning activities enable our youth to connect with community. We have gathered several ways that students and teachers can create living memorials through good deeds. Hopefully, this Web Site List will help us honor our heroes with dignity and sincerity not for one day but throughout the year.

Learn & Serve Teachers Volunteer & Raise $10,000. Thanks for all your help Prize Winners, Donors, and Volunteers!

Girls*Get*Connected Conference
Saturday, March 9, 9 AM - 2:30 PM at Simmons College
TechBoston's free technology conference for middle school girls
To register go to conference web site: http://www.techboston.org/ggc
or contact Felicia Vargas at TechBoston (617) 635.8882 x 411 or email fvargas@techboston.org