education

Servathon 2008

eshupin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:19:42 -0600

Be a part of something amazing -- the Greater DC region's largest day of service. Choose from a list of projects all designed to help DC schools as part of Greater DC Cares' 2008 "Volunteer for DC Public Schools" campaign.
Come join us at the next Servathon, Saturday, May 3, 2008.

Creating a nonprofit for a school in rural Hawai'i

monicadear — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:41:17 -0500

We are a small leadership team on a rural Hawai'ian island looking for volunteer assistance in getting our 501(c)(3) certification to develop a community-based nonprofit focusing on improving the lives of children through school-based or other educational programs. We would like your help in the following:

STRATEGY: developing an outcomes list and clarifying organizational goals
DESIGN: graphic design, logo, print brochure
CONNECTIONS: connections to other community-based nonprofits that focus on children and education
IDEAS: any ideas you'd like to share

Please contact us!

No CREATIVITY Left Behind = Mentor on HelloCREATIVITY.com

lheinsman — Thu, 24 May 2007 03:11:33 -0500

Got Five Minutes? Use it to mentor a child. HelloCREATIVITY helps children grow self-confidence and personal courage through artistic expression and connection to mentors worldwide.
HelloCREATIVITY.com provides a supervised, online connection between children and mentors who nurture and empower the young artists. By encouraging children to claim their creative voice, we strengthen their opportunity for a more understanding, hopeful, successful, and peaceful future.

i-SAFE: Internet Safety Team

handsonogeechee — Tue, 22 May 2007 08:53:27 -0500

The i-SAFE curriculum is designed to foster active participation between students (K-12) and their instructors (teachers and community volunteers) through classroom discussions and cooperative group learning activities. Integral to each lesson, in all grade levels, is the incorporation of an empowerment activity, which provides students with the opportunity to share what they have learned about Internet safety with their peers, their families, and other community members.

Grade-level appropriate activities cover the following topics:

Agents of Change

agent_M — Fri, 11 May 2007 11:48:02 -0500

The members of Agents of Change feel that the solutions to many of our society’s problems are very simple; we must learn to want for our brothers and sisters what we want for ourselves. We must learn to see that our respective communities have shared interests, universal values, and regardless of race, creed, or religion; we can be brought together in common solidarity for the creation of a just society.